The Perfect Jose Fernandez Card to Remember Him By
By Ryan Cracknell | Hobby Editor | Commentary
Like many, I woke to the tragic news of a boating accident that killed Jose Fernandez and two others. My feelings are still raw and they will be for a while.
I didn’t know Jose Fernandez and because he played in Miami, not many of his games made aired over here on the West Coast. A lot of what I knew about the young pitcher came from highlights and baseball cards.
So here I am scanning through Jose Fernandez cards. It’s an act of mourning I often undertake, like cracking open that jumbled box of family pictures when someone close passes away.
This is how I will remember Jose Fernandez.
It’s from 2015 Stadium Club. It’s not Jose Fernandez the pitcher. It’s a card of Jose Fernandez, smiling young man enjoying something at the ballpark. Whether it’s a tremendous play, dancing mascots or something else, it doesn’t matter. It’s all about that massive smile.
And that’s something that’s hard to do right now. RIP to a great pitcher, a passionate player, a friend to many, a father to be and someone who passed away far too young.
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This is very sad news of an incredibly talented pitcher. The Stadium Club card is such a great picture to remember him by.
It was utterly shocking to wake up to this news this morning. Unbelievable… Incredibly saddened for his family, the Marlins organization and anybody else that is affected by this tragic incident. I will miss being able to watch him play/pitch and can’t believe I will never be able to again.
as a marlins fan he will be very sadly missed. its not even about the talent he was but more of the person and teammate he was. the guy is what baseball is about. HAVING FUN and playing a kids game. always smiling and just enjoying what he was doing even when he was not on the field playing. there was rarely a game (maybe ever) that did not show him smiling and having fun. sad day
Let us all take a moment to say a prayer for his unborn child and his girlfriend.
Such a stupid avoidable way to go.
Put it into perspective, Arnold Palmer just passed away at the ripe old age of 87. Vin Scully just retired after 67 years of doing play by play.
This kid had so much freaking talent.
I can only hope that his child is properly taken care
of and that none of his family tries to “inherit” his money by fighting over it.
By all accounts this was a good guy and stuff like this just drives me crazy.
Why do a disproportionally high number of young baseball players die in boating accidents? I’m not commenting. I’m just asking.
escaping cuba on a raft — only to die on a boat in miami beach.
his smile says it all — i can’t imagine the hole in that clubhouse right now.
You hit the nail on the head. Being a braves fan I root against the Marlins, but Fernandez was a player I loved to watch. He should be the blue print for major league players. He represented what I think allot of pro athletes forget, he loved the game like a little leagure and enjoyed life. he counted his blessings and it showed in her persona. The Stadium Club card is a perfect example of Jose Fernandez the person… not the baseball player.