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What Happened to Brad Halsey?

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Over at the USA Today, Josh Peter has a takeout piece on the late Brad Halsey. 

[Photo Credit: Kathy Willens/AP]

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4 comments

1 rbj   ~  Dec 16, 2014 12:07 pm

Wow. Did not realize he had passed. Self-medicating for undiagnosed mental illness sounds about right. RIP.

2 Ara Just Fair   ~  Dec 16, 2014 12:25 pm

Yeesh. I had no idea about this story. Terrible for Halsey and his family and friends. : (

3 Bronx Boy in NC   ~  Dec 16, 2014 1:00 pm

Scary and sad. In retrospect I may have walked past him one of those days on the San Antonio riverwalk and had no idea.

Of all the things you may need to help a loved one through - injury, disease, disappointment - I imagine the hardest is when the person is incapable of accepting the help, and you just have to watch.

Nit patrol: The ball Jeter caught on the "dive" play was fair. With men on second and third in extras. I've seen a subtle revisionist movement about that play over the years, and while I believe this author just made an honest slip, here I am manning the ramparts.

4 Simone   ~  Dec 16, 2014 6:15 pm

I had no idea that Brad Halsey died or that he was mentally ill. Tragic.

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