A player's untimely passing makes me think for a moment about the times I've objectified these players as performers on the field, generating statistics I pore over on a day-to-day basis and guys whose autographs I have or don't have in my collection - at the end of the day, professional athletes are just like anybody else with their own lives.
I got my last Skaggs autograph is spring training this past year and he always seemed to be linked at the hip with teammate Andrew Heaney - for the most part, it hasn't been Mike Trout or Albert Pujols that end up doing the most 'fan service,' signing autographs and taking pictures with fans, but Skaggs and Heaney.
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I won't claim to know much about Skaggs, except for seeing his name in box scores from time to time and on cards I've pulled out of packs here and there. But seeing the news yesterday was truly sad. I thought of all of the things I accomplished after the age of 27 and quickly realized just how young he was. My thoughts are with him, his family, his teammates, his friends, and his fans.
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