Tommy Hanson update

[Docwaukee]

From the LA times.

Tommy Hanson could return for Thursday night's game against the Dodgers.

Hanson will throw 75 pitches in extended spring training Saturday and the Angels expect him to only need one start before he rejoins the team. Hanson is returning from a three week stint on the bereavement list. May 25 - 10:29 AM

[Ray McKigney]

That's a long bereavement period.

[The Dude]

So, BOTH Hanson and Weaver back next week? Send them to the bullpen, OWJ and CY Buckner have things under control.

[Willy J.]

I was hoping we'd see Weaver Thursday night.

[Hollyw00d]

Aren't bereavement leaves only like a week tops? Less than that even? There's something strange about this deal

[AngelsLakersFan]

Aren't bereavement leaves only like a week tops? Less than that even? There's something strange about this deal

 

He's on the restricted list.

[Bruce Nye]

Agree.  Something is fishy about this bereavement situation.

[Stradling]

Or maybe he is really heart broken. Who loses a sibling at that age?

[Ohtaniland]

He's been gone so long we forgot how to spell his name.

[Ray McKigney]

Or maybe he is really heart broken. Who loses a sibling at that age?

 

I can understand being heartbroken, but damn, it's been like a month. Losing someone you love is always tough, doesn't matter what their relation is to you. Still, there has to be something else going on. I've never heard of anybody, in any profession, taking this long of a leave after the death of a relative.

[Pbonetheman]

I can understand being heartbroken, but damn, it's been like a month. Losing someone you love is always tough, doesn't matter what their relation is to you. Still, there has to be something else going on. I've never heard of anybody, in any profession, taking this long of a leave after the death of a relative.

 

What if their son was accused of rape?

[Vladfan]

I can understand being heartbroken, but damn, it's been like a month. Losing someone you love is always tough, doesn't matter what their relation is to you. Still, there has to be something else going on. I've never heard of anybody, in any profession, taking this long of a leave after the death of a relative.

Yes..... I took almost 2 months after my wife passes away.

[Jimmag]

Everyone greives differently. Prayers to you Tommy.

[ukyah]

it's strange.

[Willy J.]

3 weeks doesn't seem unreasonable. . .it just seems like it's been a lot longer than three weeks,

[mtangelsfan]

I would think this would be one of those situations where since people don't have all the information (in fact very little information) they wouldn't be speculating about it.  I guess I'm always surprised by the lameness of people

[Mile High Dreams]

MT you're quick to judge those that judge.

[ScottT]

I would think this would be one of those situations where since people don't have all the information (in fact very little information) they wouldn't be speculating about it.  I guess I'm always surprised by the lameness of people

 

Agreed.

[Stradling]

MT you're quick to judge those that judge.

Only when those people doing the judging deserve it.

[Mile High Dreams]

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[Stradling]

My brother (splint) and I lost our older brother , Paul, about 8 years ago. Paul was 10 years older than I was, so we weren't as close as I wish we were. But I can tell you it took weeks for me to feel normal again. I just felt like something was missing. Doug (splint) who was only a couple years younger than Paul was pretty close to him, and I know it took him much longer to be over it. I would NEVER question the amount of time it takes someone to grieve and get over it. Sometimes real life needs to take priority over the game of baseball.

[Pbonetheman]

More to that point, it is not always about the person that has passed, but the people they left behind. There are parents, wives, daughters, sons, etc. that are now without the someone they love. Even a few weeks will not "solve" the problem. That will simply be the time for him to get back on the field, not get over the loss of a loved one. 

[Willy J.]

My brother (splint) and I lost our older brother , Paul, about 8 years ago. Paul was 10 years older than I was, so we weren't as close as I wish we were. But I can tell you it took weeks for me to feel normal again. I just felt like something was missing. Doug (splint) who was only a couple years younger than Paul was pretty close to him, and I know it took him much longer to be over it. I would NEVER question the amount of time it takes someone to grieve and get over it. Sometimes real life needs to take priority over the game of baseball.

 

 

Well said and I agree.

 

I lost my father to lung cancer four years ago and needed a month before I felt up to going back to work.

 

Everyone deals with grief differently and there's no set timetable. 

[fan_since79]

My mother was eight years old when she lost her 6-yr old sister, who died suddenly of pneumonia. That was in 1937.

 

She has never completely gotten over it.

[Vladfan]

I actually hate the term "get over it" and correct people all the time. I will never "get over" my wife's passing. I will move forward.... That's a better term.

I still grieve everyday and will continue to for the rest of my life.