Cardinals RP Hancoc.k killed in car crash

[seaver41]

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ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Josh Hancoc.k, a key member of the bullpen that helped the St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series last season, was killed in a car crash early Sunday.

The Cardinals postponed their home game Sunday night against the Chicago Cubs.

A vehicle driven by the 29-year-old Hancoc.k apparently struck a truck that was assisting a disabled vehicle, team spokesman Brian Bartow said. The Cardinals and police were expected to make a statement later in the day at Busch Stadium.

Hancoc.k's death is the second of a Cardinals player in less than five years. Pitcher Darryl Kile was found dead in a Chicago hotel room in June 2002. The 33-year-old Kile died of a coronary artery blockage.

Hancoc.k, who pitched three innings of relief in Saturday's 8-1 loss to the Cubs, played for four major league clubs. He went 3-3 with a 4.09 ERA in 62 regular-season appearances for the Cardinals last season and pitched in three postseason games. He was 0-1 with a 3.55 ERA in eight games this season.

Hancoc.k made his offseason home in St. Louis. He was the only player to attend the premiere of a DVD documenting the Cardinals' unlikely run to their 10th World Series championship after winning only 83 regular-season games.

Hancoc.k joined the Cardinals in spring training last season after the Cincinnati Reds released him for violating a weight clause in his contract. He had been a starter the previous year with Cincinnati, but missed 133 games because of groin and elbow injuries. He also pitched for Boston and Philadelphia.


EDIT: The filters must be set to pre-school because it filters out Hancoc.k.

[cardsfan643]

This is a sad day in STL. This is Darryl Kile all over again.

[seaver41]

What a coincidence they were playing the Cubs this weekend. When Kile died they played them as well.

[cardsfan643]

Hanc.ock pitched pretty well yesterday too. A few days ago, there was a story about him showing up late to a game because he overslept. Isringhausen (the only pitcher that was on the team with Kile), called Hanc.ock over and over again because he was worried that something happened like what happened to DK. Now this happened... Jesus Christ...

[Zack Attack Troll]

[Josh]

:RIP:

[Fish Troll]

Sad day for baseball, RIP Hancock.

[cdubble]

man i was at the game yesterday when he pitched, this is really terrible...some good news the press conference stated that no alcoholic beverages were found in his vehicle...however they wont have any blood alcohol information for a few days...hopefully this doesnt kill the team...RIP

[cardsfan643]

[cardsfan643]

WOWWW take c.ock off of the bad language moderator... I can't even post a d a m n link...

[pronk]

Tragedy indeed....

[mactownboy]

A sad day with a sad ending. Man, some cubs fans, on their message boards, are talking bad about him and it is p***ing me off! RIP Handc.oc.k!

[hp93]

What a sad story....He was so young. RIP

[cardsfan643]

This is what I posted on my blog:

These guys are our heros. I know it seems weird for you older guys to consider a guy in his twenties to be your hero, but it's true. They are out there living our dream, and we love watching them do it.

When you're as big of a fan as we are, you watch them for an entire season. You see how they handle certain situations in the game, you see how they interact with their teammates, and you see how they interact with the media. I felt like I knew Hancock, and he wasn't even that popular of a player.

We sit here on our computers for hours talking about all of these guys. We celebrate their success with them, and go through all of the hard times with them.

Some people's attitudes are, "What makes him any more important than all of the other people that die every day?" My answer to that would be; he's not just anybody. Not to take anything away from the people that die each day. But he was a man that was a part of millions of people's lives, because he was on the team that is a major part of millions of people's lives.

I was saddened by Darryl Kile passing in 2002, as you saw by the signature that I had. But now we have to deal with the loss of another part of our Cardinal family. He will forever be a Cardinal, and hopefully he can live forever through our memories of that World Series winning season. A season in which he helped the Cardinal team, who was his family in STL, make an amazing run that none of us will ever forget.

But instead of mourning the death of the man, we should celebrate the man who's dream came true before he passed.

RIP Josh Hancock

[Josh]

The word censor for "cock" is gone, btw.