Crasnick piece on minor-league staffer/fireworks victim

[Michael Echan]

I thought it was a very well-written, thorough piece. May be a little too descriptive for those with weak stomachs. The fact that this guy, Rai Henniger, is still a fully-functioning person -- let alone still breathing -- is amazing. If you got kids that are screwin' around with fireworks, tell them about Rai and show the pictures.

And despite the circumstances, it's not a bad ending for Henniger, either.

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3391154&lpos=spotlight&lid=tab3pos1

 

[imjustagirl]

Damn, that was a good story.

 

[playthrough]

Very good story.

Am I crazy to think he looks fairly good considering an accident like that? Doctors do amazing things.

 

[imjustagirl]

I thought the same thing. The one photo where you can see the damage to his forehead looks a little worse...but he looks damn good for what I read.

 

[Shaggy]

Yeah, once his nose gets back to a normal shape I think he will look fine, considering the awful circumstances.

Nice read.

 

[Michael Echan]

Now that you've mentioned it, his face doesn't look all that bad, especially after you consider the amount of trauma he suffered.

 

[Tracy Ringolsby]

It was even better last weekend when it was written in Colorado Springs