http://deadspin.com/5970824/report-former-major-leaguer-ryan-freel-commits-suicide-at-age-36

he was so much fun to watch, and such a good ball player.

12/23/2012 12:56:17 AM

Apparently, earlier in the morning, Freel had been making his trademark pancakes, which he prepares inside a large juice jug. Just as he was about to pour them on the griddle, he heard a loud noise out front and went to investigate, seeing his neighbor. As he got to the side of the road, he suddenly feared that he had left the jug too close to the edge of the countertop. Sure enough, he looked back through his front window and saw the jug tilting ever so slightly. Realizing that his kitchen floor had new tile that hadn't been properly sealed, he was worried about staining and ran back in, but, looking through the window later, the neighbor found that nothing had fallen.

When his neighbor was questioned later by police, he told them that the last time he saw Freel, he was sprinting for home as soon as he saw the pitcher move, but ultimately the batter never made contact.

12/23/2012 1:05:04 AM

^That was like driving 50 miles for Long John Silver's

12/23/2012 2:54:38 AM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Freel#Farney

The lesson here is that you should name the voices in your head God so that you're religious instead of crazy

12/23/2012 3:07:53 AM

^wow

schizophrenia is no joke, but from that he seemed to be handling it well. RIP

12/23/2012 3:23:50 AM

this is one of those threads where it is hard to tell if the topic is serious or not

12/23/2012 4:05:43 AM

The holidays suck so bad.

12/23/2012 8:36:17 AM

^^how?

12/23/2012 9:52:42 PM

^ because of the responses so far. TT10 posted some inane crap and took the thread into the toilet.

As for Freel, he was solid role player, but his suicide is hardly threadworthy. RIP Freel...

12/26/2012 10:29:13 AM