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Originally Posted by Left-handed Badger

Well, the Angels have had their share of wierd injuries through the years. Adenhart was just the most recent in the killed in car crash area. Mike Miley and Chico Ruiz (Ruiz died suddenly in some fashion, I think car wreck) in 1977 and 1972, respectively. I believe in the 1960s they had a car-wreck cause a career-ender for a pitching prospect. Of course, Lyman Bostock got shot down in 1978 (I wonder if Angel fans felt especially cursed in the 1970s). Plus another potential great in Rick Reichardt had an infection lost a kidney, and then never reached his potential.

And in the first couple decades of the 20th century. They had a rash of suicides involved in the game. Many were former players, I think. Though one player-manager (Stahl) and (especially tragic) Bill Bergen's brother Marty went crazy and committed murder-suicide on his family.


So, yeah anything can happen. Though, I obviously never want to see a Marty Bergen in OOTP. (so, maybe we shouldnt want ultra-realistic, I dont know)

I remember the Bostock death and Thurman Munson's as well. I vividly remember grabbing the sports section the morning after Munson's plane went down in flames and taking it with me as I headed off to another stimulating day of day camp (I was 9).