Aces High Bulletin Board
General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: Nathan60 on September 26, 2016, 01:37:12 PM
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Man the news of him passing hit like a brick. One of the few talents you identify a whole city with, the guy was fun to watch and was on his way to being a Hall of famer I think the Mattingly video sums up exactly what I thought of the guy.
http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/mlb/miami-marlins/article104073926.html
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Terrible way to go. Too young.
(http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160925111944-fernandez-boat-miami-dade-fire-exlarge-169.jpg)
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In biscayne bay, I always carry one of those mega bright spotlights though it's usually easy to see unless weather conditions ruin the city lights helping you see.
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Excessive speed may have been a factor. I've seen my share of reckless boaters out there with total disregard for others. :old:
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Appears alcohol may have been part of this based on the news reports this morning.
Don't drink and boat.
We lost 3 persons since I've lived up here near Lake Tapps due to excessive speed boating at night and alcohol.
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It was dark out during the accident right?
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USA Today (http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2016/09/27/jose-fernandez-boat-crash-last-evening-miami-marlins/91156262/) are reporting that drugs or alcohol do not appear to be the cause of the accident.
Coogan
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I don't know how anyone can fly around at night in a boat at high speed. It is just insanity. I CRAWL around at night in mine.
I heard there was no drugs or alcohol involved in this one but clearly speed was a factor.
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Apparently a couple of friends declined the invite. I doubt very much they were drinking sarsaparilla around Midnight but who knows! Maybe!
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Miami Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez was a patron at a Miami River bar and restaurant the same night he and two friends were killed in a boat crash, a spokeswoman for the establishment confirmed Tuesday.
A friend of one of the victims said he warned him against the post-midnight trip, and Marlins center fielder Marcell Ozuna said he and at least two other teammates turned down invitations to go and tried to discourage Fernandez from going out.
American Social Bar & Kitchen spokeswoman Dana Rhoden said in an email that Fernandez was there before the accident. The statement did not say whether Fernandez had been drinking or what time he left.
The bar is along the Miami River in the city's downtown section and allows boats to dock alongside.
Fernandez, 24, died when the boat he owned slammed at high speed into a rock jetty early Sunday just off South Beach, investigators say. Emilio Jesus Macias, 27, and 25-year-old Eduardo Rivero also died.
A friend of Rivero's, Will Bernal, said they texted each other shortly after midnight, before the trio pushed off. Bernal posted the messages on social media.
"Yo please be careful bro," Bernal texted at 12:07 a.m.
"I will bro," Rivero said.
"Try to keep him close to shore if you go out," Bernal wrote back.
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Yea, I didn't realize they were actually at a bar beforehand. The other teammates declining to go is suspicious too.
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I'm sure the relatives of those two others killed will be anxious to see the toxicology report (in order to sue the estate of Fernandez if it shows positive for alcohol)
From what I understand, the bodies were 'cold' and in the sea water so the chances of finding alcohol in bloodstream diminished, or something like that.
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I'm sure the relatives of those two others killed will be anxious to see the toxicology report (in order to sue the estate of Fernandez if it shows positive for alcohol)
From what I understand, the bodies were 'cold' and in the sea water so the chances of finding alcohol in bloodstream diminished, or something like that.
I was under the impression Fernandez was not the one driving the boat as it was not his boat but I could be wrong on that.