Cardinals Pitcher Josh Hancock Dies in Car Crash

[ManCrushOnNomar]

Word out of St. Louis is that Josh Hancock died this morning in an accident in St. Louis. Cards.com has posted a police release, press concerence is expected at 3 pm central.

 

Post updates as they come please.

 

http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20070429&content_id=1936551&vkey=pr_stl&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl

 

Thoughts and condolences go out to Josh's family and friends.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Tonight's game is PPD.

[Chocolate Milk]

Wow, that is terrible.

[Andy]

Poor Cardinals...how many times can this happen to one team? :(

[ManCrushOnNomar]

I was getting ready to drive out there when I received the news from my fiancee's mother who works at AG Edwards (apparently the accident occurred very close to the building).

[moorecg]

Oh my god.

 

Cards fans, we're sorry for your loss and pray for Hancock's family.

[Jon]

Wow. Such a tragedy.

[d_money]

This is bad news.

 

If alcohol is related, you gotta think this makes TLR think even more about his dui incident earlier in the year.

[Chocolate Milk]

Tonight's game is PPD.

 

Really? I haven't seen anything on this.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Tonight's game is PPD.

 

Really? I haven't seen anything on this.

 

It was in the link in the original post.

[Chocolate Milk]

Tonight's game is PPD.

 

Really? I haven't seen anything on this.

 

It was in the link in the original post.

 

Wow, I'm a complete idiot. Carry on.

[Lockes Eye Scar]

Tonight's game is PPD.

 

Really? I haven't seen anything on this.

 

it's also on the front page of MLB.com where the scores are.

[Outshined_One]

Oh man. :(

 

My condolences go out to his friends and family. This is terrible.

[OleMissCub]

Dang...a Mississippi and SEC boy.

 

Thank God the Cubs have had the good fortune to avoid things like this.

[Schwarber Fan]

Oh jeez...

 

ESPN have some class... take down the damn draft graphic when you are talking about this tragedy - no one cares about the 100567th pick

[Coach C]

Oh jeez...

 

ESPN have some class... take down the damn draft graphic when you are talking about this tragedy - no one cares about the 100567th pick

 

Thanks to Peter Gammons for taking the time to bash the Cardinals rotation.

 

*Censored* Gammons. A man just died. Show some class, eh?

 

My prayers to the Hancock family.

[Schwarber Fan]

Holy crap look at his... Link

 

written just a few days ago...

 

Sports > Cardinals > Story

Hancock shows up late

By Rick Hummel

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH

04/27/2007

 

Reliever Josh Hancock, after pitching three innings on Tuesday, probably wasn't going to appear in Thursday's game, but he almost didn't make it, anyway.

 

Hancock admitted he had overslept on his new comfortable bed, and thinking the game was starting later than it was (12:10 p.m.), didn't get up until the "20th call" he received from anxious teammates.

 

With righthander Darryl Kile dying before a game in Chicago five years ago, the Cardinals don't take it lightly when a player doesn't show up at the park on time.

 

Reliever Jason Isringhausen, the only pitcher still on the club who played with Kile here, said, "(Hancock's) phone always shuts off. Everybody was trying to reach him. That's why it's so different here because of what happened with Darryl. So everybody worries. That's got more to do with it than oversleeping.

 

"We were all a little nervous. We don't care if you're late. That happens. We want to know that you're OK."

 

:shock:

[OleMissCub]

Holy crap look at his... Link

 

written just a few days ago...

 

Sports > Cardinals > Story

Hancock shows up late

By Rick Hummel

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH

04/27/2007

 

Reliever Josh Hancock, after pitching three innings on Tuesday, probably wasn't going to appear in Thursday's game, but he almost didn't make it, anyway.

 

Hancock admitted he had overslept on his new comfortable bed, and thinking the game was starting later than it was (12:10 p.m.), didn't get up until the "20th call" he received from anxious teammates.

 

With righthander Darryl Kile dying before a game in Chicago five years ago, the Cardinals don't take it lightly when a player doesn't show up at the park on time.

 

Reliever Jason Isringhausen, the only pitcher still on the club who played with Kile here, said, "(Hancock's) phone always shuts off. Everybody was trying to reach him. That's why it's so different here because of what happened with Darryl. So everybody worries. That's got more to do with it than oversleeping.

 

"We were all a little nervous. We don't care if you're late. That happens. We want to know that you're OK."

 

:shock:

 

OMG

[Laura]

Wow, how sad. Condolences to his family and friends.

[Coach C]

Holy crap look at his... Link

 

written just a few days ago...

 

Sports > Cardinals > Story

Hancock shows up late

By Rick Hummel

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH

04/27/2007

 

Reliever Josh Hancock, after pitching three innings on Tuesday, probably wasn't going to appear in Thursday's game, but he almost didn't make it, anyway.

 

Hancock admitted he had overslept on his new comfortable bed, and thinking the game was starting later than it was (12:10 p.m.), didn't get up until the "20th call" he received from anxious teammates.

 

With righthander Darryl Kile dying before a game in Chicago five years ago, the Cardinals don't take it lightly when a player doesn't show up at the park on time.

 

Reliever Jason Isringhausen, the only pitcher still on the club who played with Kile here, said, "(Hancock's) phone always shuts off. Everybody was trying to reach him. That's why it's so different here because of what happened with Darryl. So everybody worries. That's got more to do with it than oversleeping.

 

"We were all a little nervous. We don't care if you're late. That happens. We want to know that you're OK."

 

:shock:

 

Gotta be a coincidience. Has to be.

[UMFan83]

As much as I hate the Cardinals, I feel for the team and the organization.

[Jon]

St. Louis Post-Dispatch[/url]"]Hancock's Ford Explorer slammed into the rear of a tow truck that was parked in the far left westbound lane shortly after 12:30 a.m. The tow truck driver, who was seated in the vehicle at the time, was unhurt.

 

He told police that his emergency lights were on, and that he honked his horn when he saw the Explorer approaching in his rear view mirror, but that the Exploer didn't slow down or swerve to avoid the collision.

 

At the time of the accident, the tow truck driver was assisting a motorist from an earlier accident.

 

Hancock, 29, was pronounced dead at the scene.

[NCCubFan]

What a tragedy. I don't like the Cardinals, but I always feel sorry whenever something like this happens. It seems like whenever the Cardinals have a tragedy it's right before a Cubs game.

[UMFan83]

St. Louis Post-Dispatch[/url]"]Hancock's Ford Explorer slammed into the rear of a tow truck that was parked in the far left westbound lane shortly after 12:30 a.m. The tow truck driver, who was seated in the vehicle at the time, was unhurt.

 

He told police that his emergency lights were on, and that he honked his horn when he saw the Explorer approaching in his rear view mirror, but that the Exploer didn't slow down or swerve to avoid the collision.

 

At the time of the accident, the tow truck driver was assisting a motorist from an earlier accident.

 

Hancock, 29, was pronounced dead at the scene.

 

When reading that, I don't want to make any early assumptions but......

[E.J.]

St. Louis Post-Dispatch[/url]"]Hancock's Ford Explorer slammed into the rear of a tow truck that was parked in the far left westbound lane shortly after 12:30 a.m. The tow truck driver, who was seated in the vehicle at the time, was unhurt.

 

He told police that his emergency lights were on, and that he honked his horn when he saw the Explorer approaching in his rear view mirror, but that the Exploer didn't slow down or swerve to avoid the collision.

 

At the time of the accident, the tow truck driver was assisting a motorist from an earlier accident.

 

Hancock, 29, was pronounced dead at the scene.

 

When reading that, I don't want to make any early assumptions but......

 

Yeah, it's tough not to make assumptions after reading that. Maybe he was just tired and fell asleep at the wheel. Still, it's a tragedy no matter what.