Hope out of tragedy & all that crap

Came across a fascinating story today about the 14-year-old daughter of the late Padres infielder Alan Wiggins. He had serious substance abuse problems that eventually cut short first his career and then his life. But his widow and children are doing well, particularly his youngest daughter. I was a fan of Wiggins' when he played; Bill James was among those who felt his bosses looked the other way at the drug use as long as he was doing well, and then cut him lose without any help once his game slipped.

I'm not much into redemption, but in this case, the kid could fulfill the old man's promise, which would be cool.

You'll find the story at this URL: http://www.frontpagenews.us/2008/04/hoopgurlz_14.html.