Tyler Skaggs died.

[Demonata]

Drowning is pleasant, quiet and a peaceful way to die after you take your first full breath in of water.. Hurts like hell for a split second then everything just starts to fade away, very quiet, no pain then after the initial shock of taking in water.. I know I've been there and remember it will.. Obviously I was revived.

That would be my 1st choice on how to die other then dying in my sleep.. I fully support death by drowning if we must .. Fire is the worst..

Jibby you were not revived. You are a ghost I'm sorry to say.

[dawg58kahn]

how did he die??

[MrSink]

limited info

sad story

[TheMoneyShot]

So much class in this thread.

Yes... it's tragic... but it happens. Follow sports for 20+ years... life isn't fair at times.

[TheLock]

You always wonder who will make the first cringe inducing jokes in one of these SBR threads when a kid in his 20’s dies.

It happened pretty fast in this thread.

[2daBank]

You always wonder who will make the first cringe inducing jokes in one of these SBR threads when a kid in his 20’s dies.

It happened pretty fast in this thread.

Personally I like to wait a few days if at all. Plenty of ppl to make fun of around here. No need to take shots at the dead.

[TheMoneyShot]

So let's just say theoretically... they do an autopsy... and find out... there wasn't anything in his system. Then... they say... well he had an enlarged or abnormal heart?

So, where do you point the blame? If you say well... all baseball players should automatically have 1 EKG a year... or every 6 months etc... what happens... if they Pass the EKG? This is when everything becomes questionable.

Should every MLB player once a year be given a Stress Test? Could this of been prevented?

[baseballstud]

Very sad news to say the least, seems to follow the Angels around

[packerd_00]

Worst way to go would be getting stuck in a tunnel or small opening between walls. Can’t move and you have to just wait to starve to death. Fully aware the whole time.

Getting eaten by a Croc would probably be the closest to that.

[VeggieDog]

You always wonder who will make the first cringe inducing jokes in one of these SBR threads when a kid in his 20’s dies.

It happened pretty fast in this thread.

It's what Tyler would have wanted.

[Professor1215]

So many immature, ignorant responses in this thread.

Go look up what Tim Kirkjian has to say about him....

[cincinnatikid513]

very sad, guy just got married last year to a very beautiful lady not supposed die so young of natural causes

[JIBBBY]

Jibby you were not revived. You are a ghost I'm sorry to say.

I will be one day buddy!!

[JIBBBY]

I’m sure I’d take OD over drowning, being super high then fading away def feels like best option to me!!!

Panic attacks suck with OD's, I can only imagine the heart starts beating rapidly and out of your chest and you know it's only getting worse. You panic and can't do anything to stop it. Game over when it feels like an elephant is stepping on your chest. (heart attack) That is if you are still awake..

Heroine OD's maybe that's a different story Bankers.. That might just be you get REALLY high and feel good, fade, pass out, then die.. NO PAIN.. Got a point there?? I don't know I never been there, just speculating...

[GunShard]

It seems like baseball players die more often than in other sports. I remember baseball players dying from a plane crash and a boat capsizing.

[Enkhbat]

Any update on what happened? Jibby?

[JIBBBY]

Any update on what happened? Jibby?

They are saying it's probably a heart attack, not suicide and probably not drug related.. Family history of heart disease.

Dude was pretty young to keel over his hotel room out of the blue like that.. Bad ticker and all.. I'm still guessing it was drugs or something of that nature.. No cause of death official yet..

[JIBBBY]

This guy went to the same high school I did.. Santa Monica High School... Just seeing this now.. Staggs was a Viking... That's too bad he died..

[Chi_archie]

they will keep it quiet, good chance it was auto erotic asphyxiation taken too close to the edge

[stevenash]

They are saying it's probably a heart attack, not suicide and probably not drug related.. Family history of heart disease.

Dude was pretty young to keel over his hotel room out of the blue like that.. Bad ticker and all.. I'm still guessing it was drugs or something of that nature.. No cause of death official yet..

This.
My initial knee jerk reaction was “dude death is heart related.”

[stevenash]

It seems like baseball players die more often than in other sports. I remember baseball players dying from a plane crash and a boat capsizing.

Probably because MLB has bigger rosters (40 man rosters) than any other sport besides the NFL

[DiggityDaggityDo]

Live Angels press conference:

https://www.foxla.com/live

[Bluehorseshoe]

Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs had the opioids fentanyl and oxycodone along with alcohol in his system when he was found dead in his Texas hotel room July 1, according to a toxicology report that will be released Friday by the Tarrant County medical examiner’s office.

The cause of death is listed as a mixture of “alcohol, fentanyl and oxycodone intoxication with terminal aspiration of gastric contents,” meaning Skaggs, 27, essentially choked on his vomit while under the influence. The death, according to the report, was ruled an accident. He was found on his bed, fully clothed, and there were no signs of trauma.

The Southlake, Texas., Police Department is investigating the death, and a statement from Skaggs’ family issued Friday mentions that an Angels employee may have some involvement.

The statement: “We are heartbroken to learn that the passing of our beloved Tyler was the result of a combination of dangerous drugs and alcohol. That is completely out of character for someone who worked so hard to become a Major League baseball player and had a very promising future in the game he loved so much.

[slambam]

What a fukking dumbass. Got the world at your hands playing a game and you kill yourself choking on your vomit cause you're plastered and drugged up. Guess I shouldn't be surprised though.

[JORDANISTHEGOAT]

Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs had the opioids fentanyl and oxycodone along with alcohol in his system when he was found dead in his Texas hotel room July 1, according to a toxicology report that will be released Friday by the Tarrant County medical examiner’s office.

The cause of death is listed as a mixture of “alcohol, fentanyl and oxycodone intoxication with terminal aspiration of gastric contents,” meaning Skaggs, 27, essentially choked on his vomit while under the influence. The death, according to the report, was ruled an accident. He was found on his bed, fully clothed, and there were no signs of trauma.

The Southlake, Texas., Police Department is investigating the death, and a statement from Skaggs’ family issued Friday mentions that an Angels employee may have some involvement.

The statement: “We are heartbroken to learn that the passing of our beloved Tyler was the result of a combination of dangerous drugs and alcohol. That is completely out of character for someone who worked so hard to become a Major League baseball player and had a very promising future in the game he loved so much.

His fault. Not China's not the drug dealer's . See the drug dealer isn't stupid enough to take a surgical opioid . He's not a doctor so he can flee ignorance. A millionaire with a new baby should be smart enough to google fentanyl and know it only belongs in the hands of an anesthesiologist. The family hired a lawyer what a joke. TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR OWN WEAKNESSES

[Big John Studd]

sad