Angels celebration

Me too Mom. Go Angels!

got me too.

Historically they make it all the way to Boston, then home.

I saw the celebration and was touched by the thoughts of Nick.

However, I was more than a little bothered by the misguided celebratory drenching of his jersey. Given that Nick's murderer was extremely drunk, it was very inappropriate in my opinion.

I never really understood the 0rgy of alcohol at these winning moments. I think it has gotten way out of hand. With all the media coverage of the celebrations, it seems that it is here to stay, and will only get more ridiculous. Is anyone really entertained watching this stuff?

There are other opinions:

Angels deserve kudos, not criticism, for Nick Adenhart celebration

I can sort of understand their rationale. It just doesn't sit well with me, though.

I agree with you infidel, it just doesn't seem right to drench his jury in beer.

The picture of the team pouring beer all over Adenhart's jersy was the front page pitcure in our newspaper (OC Register). I cried when I saw it. I thought it was wonderful that the team would include Nick in celebratory beer he most certainly would want to have participated in.

It made me feel like Nick would have loved it, would have loved being a part of it... and made me really sad that he is missing it.

Lets put the focus where it belongs.

Drinking is not illegal. Pouring alcohol on a jersey is not illegal. Celebrating with a loved one is not illegal.

Driving while intoxicted is illegal.

You know I read this earlier this morning and thought it was kinda cool. I've read it again a few times tonight and really I'm not sure what to think.

I think it is neat that they included him in that way. It's tragic irony I think. I guess while it could definitely be taken the wrong way, the thought is what matters most and they did it with the best of intentions...

You know it was genuine because they didnt care about what other people were going to say. If was from the heart. Those guys in the clubhouse obviously love Nick. And they wanted to win it for Nick. And I will pulling for them like crazy to finish the job. For Nick.

I think that all sensible people know how bad alcohol can be.

I just liked seeing a bunch of guys having a lot of fun and taking the time to remember their friend.

The Angels would have celebrated that way even if the tragedy had never occured or if Nick had never played for them. They celebrated in the way they had the previous two years. Unfortunately the tragedy happened and Nick is no longer with them physically but he is there in spirit. He was in the middle of that celebration last night. My personal opinion is that it was appropriate because they included and honored Nick.

What would have been the reaction had the team not celebrated in the traditional way baseball teams have celebrated such things for decades?

Had they done something different, not sprayed each other with champaign and beer like we have seen time and again over the years, it would have been seen as using a sports event to make a political statement.

A political statement that I agree with. But still, it would have politicized something that was really about something that isn't political at all, the love of a teammate.

These guys loved Nick. The FIRST thing on their mind when winning the division was to show their love for Nick. They celebrated as if he was there, as if he was a part of their joy at that moment, because in their minds, he WAS.

I am glad they made Nick a part of their celebration.

None of us know what the after life will look or be like, other than what we read in Scripture, but Nick Adenhart was a baseball player. We all know lots of them, whether high school, college, or pros. If you consider the circle of players you personally know, you know that Nick's take on it would be "that's just so cool". Every player would feel the same.

I had no problem with the celebration. They loved the guy, they acted like a bunch of kids, not millionaires, and did what their hearts led them to do. That's just fine at any level.

Part of the celebration was walking out to the wall for a group picture... with Nick Adenhart.

I thought the whole thing was genuine too.

(rjm, with the way the sox are playing.... really? )

This had nothing to do with Nick's death, but what he meant to his teammates in life. It was about a locker room of celebration where the players were honoring a fallen "brother" in the only way they knew how. God Bless 'em!

I've had a really hard time reading this and trying to respond.
I think that Nick would have thought it was ok. They did the right thing, and they did what they thought was best, not what other may have thought, that's what counts.

How can one not root for the Angels this post season? I hope he lifts them to a championship. What they have done is amazing.

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If you consider the circle of players you personally know, you know that Nick's take on it would be "that's just so cool". Every player would feel the same.

Great look hokieone!

Most of those critics have never sat in a lockeroom and shared the "blood-sweat-n-tears" a team endures. In general, it's so easy to sit behind a keyboard spew blither yet remain unaccountable and/or cop-out and claim to be misunderstood .

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Originally posted by rz1:

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hokieone quote:
If you consider the circle of players you personally know, you know that Nick's take on it would be "that's just so cool". Every player would feel the same.

Great look hokieone!

Most of those critics have never sat in a lockeroom and shared the "blood-sweat-n-tears" a team endures. In general, it's so easy to sit behind a keyboard spew blither yet remain unaccountable and/or cop-out and claim to be misunderstood .

I agree about the good point and what you put rz1 and would like to add to it. Most people don't know what it's like to lose a team mate the way the Angels did. They don't know / understand the dynamics of the relationships created and how devastated things become when that person is no longer there. They can handle trades or being released or sent down to AAA because it happens all the time but to lose someone is something you don't know how you're going to handle it until it happens. You can't (and shouldn't) plan for this type of loss.

Some people choose to be sad and somber over the loss of someone while others choose to laugh and talk about all the good times they had with that person - there is nothing wrong with either perspective because it's how to cope with the loss. The Angels chose to cope with the loss of Nick by "including" him in their season and then "including" him in their celebration.

I'm going to bet that if you ask any of the Angels or Nick's dad they would say that Nick was on that field celebrating with his "family". Because that is what good teams are - "family".

No offense...but I'll be rooting against the angels!!

I thought it was awesome that they included Nick in their celebration!!

But hopefully that will be the last time they get to do so!!


GO SOX!!

(ironically it was the sox that were the first team to play the Angels after the accident)