Do you know that it’s been almost five years since Oscar Taveras died? Three days from now, in fact, we will pass the fifth anniversary of the young outfielder making a terrible decision and paying the worst price anyone can. Even worse, he took his girlfriend with him, and we should remember that. Killing yourself by your own stupidity is a tragedy; killing someone else in that fashion is not just tragic, but unfair.
It’s hard to believe it’s been five years, honestly. I wasn’t even watching the World Series that night, and hadn’t checked baseball news at all that day.