OT: Tommy Hanson Dies At Age 29

BrunoSkull · Post #1 » by **BrunoSkull** » Tue Nov 10, 2015 5:54 pm

[tweet]https://twitter.com/Braves/status/663965871338057728[/tweet]

Hanson had been in a coma, according to multiple reports.

A source told WSB-TV, the ABC affiliate in Atlanta, that Hanson had trouble breathing early Sunday morning and was taken to a hospital. He suffered catastrophic organ failure, multiple sources told the TV station.

Hanson was selected by the Braves in the 22nd round of the 2005 draft and was once considered the top prospect in the organization.

Source: http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/14095292/tommy-hanson-former-atlanta-braves-losangeles-angels-pitcher-dies

If it's not much to ask, can we the Jays board members put Braves logo on for today to tribute Tommy.

He was my favorite non-Blue Jays pitcher at one point,

farewell fam

Post #2 » by **JaysRule15** » Tue Nov 10, 2015 6:04 pm

Wow, I'm really sad to hear that. 29 is way too early to go. I still remember his amazing rookie season like it was yesterday.

RIP Mr. Hanson.

BrunoSkull · Post #3 » by **BrunoSkull** » Tue Nov 10, 2015 6:13 pm

JaysRule15 wrote:Wow, I'm really sad to hear that. 29 is way too early to go. I still remember his amazing rookie season like it was yesterday.

RIP Mr. Hanson.

Yeah fam I felt in love with his repertoire when he first came into the big league,

equipped with a great combination of nasty slider and wicked curveball at the same arm throwing motion

Man this pitch is goat

sad he fell apart after.

rarefind · Post #4 » by **rarefind** » Tue Nov 10, 2015 6:55 pm

Really thought he was going to be the Ace of that Braves rotation for a while.

RIP

Post #5 » by **JaysRule15** » Tue Nov 10, 2015 7:11 pm

BrunoSkull wrote:
JaysRule15 wrote:Wow, I'm really sad to hear that. 29 is way too early to go. I still remember his amazing rookie season like it was yesterday.

RIP Mr. Hanson.

Yeah fam I felt in love with his repertoire when he first came into the big league,

equipped with a great combination of nasty slider and wicked curveball at the same arm throwing motion

Man this pitch is goat

sad he fell apart after.

Yeah, he just fell off so suddenly. I thought for sure he was gonna lead the Braves' rotation for years to come. It just goes to show how hard baseball is to play. You have to work like hell to make it. And once you do, you have to work like hell to stay there. Otherwise the league will figure you out and push you aside in a second. Look what happened to Ricky Romero.

UN-Owen · Post #6 » by **UN-Owen** » Tue Nov 10, 2015 7:33 pm

Injuries derailed his promising career, but at least he got to live out his dream of playing in the majors

yogimvp · Post #7 » by **yogimvp** » Wed Nov 11, 2015 12:40 am

rip tommy

Post #8 » by **J.Kim** » Wed Nov 11, 2015 8:00 pm

UN-Owen wrote:Injuries derailed his promising career, but at least he got to live out his dream of playing in the majors

By some ATL accounts, it sounds like Nose Candy derailed his career and subsequently cost him his life...

[tweet]https://twitter.com/ZachKleinWSB/status/664219843160367104[/tweet]

But still, sad to see someone young and talented go out at an early age.