In the tragic and strange category, former Red Sox pitcher Jeremi Gonzalez was killed by a lightning strike in his native Venezuela. He was at the beach when he was struck and died. He wasn’t a very good Major League pitcher, but this is very sad.
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October 25, 2008 at 9:43 pm
redsoxfandave
Not sure if mentioning how good of a pitcher he was is in good taste.