The Ol' Ballfield

Josh Hancock Tragically Killed In Car Accident

This is the kind of news you never want to hear. I have to make it brief, because I'm blogging from work, but Cardinals righty Josh Hancock, was killed this morning in a car accident outside the city. Hancock was the workhorse of the Cardinal's championship team in 2006, enjoying his first breakout year with 62 appearances, a 4.09 ERA and a 1.21 WHIP. He is the second pitcher in less than a year to be killed at a young age, as the Yankees' Cory Lidle died in a plane crash in October.

Tonight's Cardinals game against the Cubs has been cancelled. Our thoughts of course go out to Hancock's family and friends.

Read the mlb.com story here and see Hancock's career stats here.

posted by Carnival @ 4/29/2007