Criticism over Angels celebration of former player is disappointing
Last week the Los Angeles Angels won the A.L. West division title and, as all teams do, celebrated the accomplishment with a champagne and beer party in the locker room following the game. During the celebration the Angels’ players took time on multiple occasions to honor Nick Adenhart who would have been a member of the team had he not been killed in a car accident with a drunk driver earlier this year. The team went out to centerfield to honor the mural of him on the outfield wall and, later, rallied around his jersey giving showering it in victory beer, just as they all were. The latter of the two received some criticism from the media for being offensive and lacking good judgment. The question is why? Granted, the situation drips with irony (pun intended). But is it any more ironic then celebrating a fallen soldier who was shot in battle with a 21 gun salute? How about a pitcher who can almost be killed if a ball were to come back and hit him in the head, but can ...