MissingJTSnow

Don't know if anyone else has mentioned this, but Albert Pujols went through this with Darryl Kile. He was the one who brought out Kile's jersey when they won in the playoffs. I can't help but think this is difficult and all too familiar for him, even if Kile died 17 years ago. A young unexpected death is just so heartbreaking.

My name is Kelly Curran, and I used to be super active 18 years ago on a baseball forum run by SI and later CBS. Can't even remember the name of the forum! My handle then was the same, so maybe some of you remember me and can help me remember those old forums. After those old forums died out, I moved to Twitter where I frequently enjoy watching and tweeting live Angels games with people who follow the hashtag #angelsfamily and sometimes #halonation I was raised in a town of Dodger Fans in the central valley of California. My sister dated and married an A's fan from the Bay Area, so technically they were the first team I followed on TV. Then I began dating the man who would end up being my husband - our second date was an Angels Game in July of 1993 where we sat in his Dad's season seats, 15 rows up from home/first base side. Needless to say, I was incredibly impressed with the Angels (and my later to become husband) and became a life-loyal fan. I had a huge crush on JT Snow and was devastated when he was traded to the Giants. Hence my handle, Missing JT Snow. That trade was better for him I suppose, and my crush ended when he hit a home run in the World Series against the Angels. My husband gave me an engraved brick outside the stadium for a wedding present. We've raised our children properly and brainwashed them to be Angels/Lakers/UCLA fans. My son has thrown out a first pitch at an Angels Game, been guest announcer, guest bat boy and in a photo shoot for the cover of Little League magazine with Mike Trout. My husband and I volunteer for Little League Baseball and run a program called Challenger Baseball for children with special needs. A field in Santa Ana is named for our family. I was pregnant and on bed rest with our daughter during the 2002 playoffs and World Series - she was born during the World Series while the Angels played in San Francisco. Our daughter suffers from epilepsy and has special needs. In 2008/2009 I beat cancer - Leukemia (AML/APL). I can't believe I haven't joined this forum sooner as I follow Chuck, Ellen and others on Twitter, Instagram and the like. After the passing of Tyler Skaggs yesterday, I really wanted to connect again with my Angels family. Nice to meet and maybe re-connect with many of you. Go Halos!