The St. Louis Cardinals and the baseball world was shocked when it learned that another of its promising family members died earlier last month. Josh Hancock, Cardinal reliever, was driving home after a long night of partying at a St. Louis restaurant bar and smashed into a tow truck that was assisting a stalled motorist on April 28. As baseball mourned the death of a promising athlete, mandates were given to all major league clubs to look into their post game alcohol policies.Now we get word that Hancock's father, Dean, is filing suit against the Restaurant, Shannons', the tow truck driver, and the driver of the stalled vehicle, in an attempt to recoup some damages from the accident. Not only does this reek of something awful, but in this new era of never taking responsibility for one's actions, it seems all too typical.
In what adds up to another reach, Hancock's family is claiming Shannon's management and employees are liable because they failed to cut off the pitcher throughout his 3 1/2 hour drinking binge in the restaurant. Furthermore, Dean Hancock would have you believe that his son was not offered a cab, and was probably forced into his SUV and made to drive home under the influence. As if that wasn't enough, the elder Hancock would have us believe that it was the motorist's fault he got cut off earlier in the evening, spun out of control and became stalled in the right lane needing the assistance of a tow truck, that stopped to help out the motorists. The motorist and tow truck driver should pay out of their noses because had they not been there in that situation, Josh Hancock would have been able to drive through the area completely unimpeded and still under the influence. What a crock of s**t.
Truth is, Dean Hancock should come to the harsh realization that his son was an alcoholic degenerate, who got in his SUV and probably didn't care about anything other than his booze and the ounce of weed the cops found in his car. How about being a man and facing the fact that your son was an idiot, an alcoholic drug addict that thought he was above it all because he was pitching in the big leagues? What a disgrace, next you'll try to tell us that MLB is to blame because they are the one's who scheduled a day game. Give me a break.
This latest incident in the tragedy only goes to show that despite all the best laid plans of mice and men, people are still looking to pin the blame on any sucker they can find. Hancock's reckless attitude towards life in general was well documented, this wasn't the first time he had gotten blitz and driven home. Yet it's the motorist's fault he needed help, and the tow truck company's fault for helping him out. How about Josh's fault, where does that play into the equation? How about if he has all his senses, he doesn't need to get in his car, he can call a cab. How about if Josh has all his senses, he is able to see tow truck lights and the emergency lights of the stranded vehicle and is able to move to another lane and safely pass the scene? How about you just, Dean, accept the fact that your son was an immature baseball player, who thought that he was bigger than life, and paid the ultimate price for his errors?
In the end, there are no winners when it comes to this tragic ending for a promising young player. Instead of defending their world title, the Cardinals are trying to limp through the season picking up the pieces. Instead of celebrating a life posthumously, Dean Hancock prefers dishonoring himself and his family and not face reality.
5 comments:
amen-if he would have killed anyone else his ole man would have probably sued them posthumously too-for not getting out of his drunk kids way.
Unreal...a guy gets drunk, drives too fast, is in possession of illegal drugs...but when he kills himself, it must be someone else's fault. His father is in serious denial. Perhaps he should go to therapy to deal with his grief rather than dragging other people through the court system for no good reason.
This is shameful. The family has all the reason in the world to be upset but they are pointing the finger at the wrong people what happend to you drink and drive you die. They should be embaresed to the core for even considering sueing these people.I hope that this case gets laughed out of court.How am i supposed to teach my kids about sufering the cosiqences when thier heros are not. Furthermore from the fathers additude I suppose we know where the kid went wrong. PS Sue the gas station that provided him gas and the company that rented him the car and sue yourself for not raising him to be more reasponsiable or just grieve and call it a day and leave those poor people who dont have millions for lawyer fees alone.
This is without a doubt the most ridiculous thing I have heard yet.
The person responsible for his son's death is is son. He was old enough to know when to stop drinking. As the spouse of an alcoholic I know that the only person who is responsible is the drinker himself. You cannot make them do anything they do not want to do. This is just another way of getting money out of a senseless death. This father should be ashamed of trying to get money out of hi son's death. I guess maybe it is to make up for any he might have gotten with him alive. How SAD is that if that is all he meant to them. Start working with youngsters to teach them not to do what his son did. That will really be doing something beneficial. Oh, wait....I forgot ...that does not pay anything.
Typical for an overzealous father of a good kid with a talent. I'm sure it began way back, when Daddy made sure his kid played the whole game and "you'd better not take him out coach". Daddy has no one to blame but himself. I feel for the family, they not only lost a son, father, or husband, but now they've gained a real nut to add to their pain.
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