Remembering Nick Adenhart

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The day before his pitching start, Adenhart, a Maryland had called his father and urged him to come out to California to watch him
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The day before his pitching start, Adenhart, a Maryland native, called his father and urged him to come out to California to watch him perform. The pitcher's season debut was his fourth Major League appearance ever, and though the first three had been rocky outings, he felt that he would do better this time. "You better come here because something special's going to happen," he reportedly said to his dad.

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