Wednesday, July 3, 2019

Why Tyler Skaggs' death sends a wave of heartache through baseball

CNN)Tyler Skaggs was found dead in his hotel room Monday morning, the cause of death awaiting an autopsy report.
And I am reminded of my feelings from 17 years ago.
Back in February 2002, I was covering the San Diego Padres' spring training for Sports Illustrated when word hit that Mike Darr, a slugging 25-year-old outfielder, had been killed the night before in a car crash.

Darr would be 42 today
"heartache'=42
Their deaths are 137 days apart
Mike Darr" = 
137

(Reverse Ordinal)
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he played for the 
san diego padres" = 
137

(English Ordinal)
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Skaggs died on 7/1 the 182nd day of the year
"Michael Curtis Darr" = 
182

(English Ordinal)
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1393815123211820919411818

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