That really sucks. And, quite honestly, gives him a pass for his play the past two years. And I feel bad because the one game I attended this season, I really unloaded on Gonzalez for making two lazy plays in the field. I know I wouldn’t be able to my job well under those circumstances.

I cannot imagine his pain. Just awful.

All the best to Sea Bass. He took a lot of flack here, but I think it would have went differently if we’d have known his situation. If it was this bad, I’m wondering if the Reds knew. Would they have made him play if they knew about it?

I know I asked around a bit about any word from his son, but I kind of assumed that no news was good news. What strength it must take to deal with something like that, as well as his own injury troubles, and to keep it private. All the best to Johan, Alex, and the rest of the family. All of a sudden, I’m kind of rooting for the Red Sox to win the Series.

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… i can’t even imagine how i could function let alone play ball if either of my boys had even close to the same problems …

god speed alex. may you one day find joy in all of your pain.

When I criticize any of these guys it is a foregone conclusion that I only criticize their actions and public persona. Does anyone know how this happen to be visited upon Alex’s son?

No wonder Gonzo rarely seemed ‘up’ and also was loathe to smile…Godspeed to Alex and his family.

My thoughts and prayers are with the man and his family. Though it is essentially meaningless in the grand scheme, I hope he has an outstanding postseason that can give him some respite or solace.

But as someone who has had to ok last rights for one of my children I can say that its quite likely one of the safe havens for Mr Gonzalez might have been amongst his teammates in the locker room.

I’m not nearly as certain about on the field as baseball is a slow moving game and affords one lots of time to think about many things.

Godspeed to Alex and his family.

I can tell you that the single worst thing in the world is a parent losing a child. My heart goes out to him, I would be lost without my daughter.

God bless him and his whole family

All the best to the Gonzalez family.

That’s gotta be terrible to be going through.

I love the Reds. My mood rises and falls with them. That’s because my life is so easy, compared to something like this. There’s no way that this doesn’t affect him on the field.

My thoughts and prayers go out to you, Sea Bass, and Jr. Sea Bass.