[Lefty Noob]

Welcome to the GoTeamsGo Baseball Game of the Week thread for April 29th!

Join us this upcoming Sunday Night for a live chat during the game between the Chicago Cubs vs. the St. Louis Cardinals. The game is scheduled for an 8:05 pm start and will be televised live on ESPN. Live chat will start here approximately one-half hour before game-time. Make sure you join us!

[THREAD CLOSED UNTIL 7:30 PM, SUNDAY, APRIL 29, 2007]

[Lefty Noob]

Due to the tragic death of St. Louis Cardinals relief pitcher Josh Hancock, tonight's game between the Cardinals and the Cubs has been postponed, and thus our Sunday Night Baseball Live Chat has been cancelled for this week.

According to the Associated Press, "The Cardinals said they were told of the 29-year-old reliever's death by the St. Louis Police Department. The team's home game against the Chicago Cubs on Sunday night was postponed... The team said the accident happened in St. Louis, but no other details were disclosed. The Cardinals and police are expected to make a statement this afternoon at Busch Stadium."

Our thoughts and prayers go out to Hancock's family and teammates in this tragic hour.

[MJHMarc]

ST. LOUIS -- Cardinals pitcher Josh Hancock, 29, was killed in a car accident early Sunday morning on Interstate 64 in St. Louis.

According to multiple reports, Hancock's vehicle hit a tow truck at approximately 12:30 a.m. CT and the pitcher died at the scene. He had pitched three innings in Saturday afternoon's game against the Cubs.

Sunday night's scheduled Cardinals-Cubs game, scheduled for 7:05 p.m., has been postponed.

Hancock joined the Cardinals in February of 2006. He quickly became a valuable member of the St. Louis bullpen, pitching 77 innings in his first season with the Cardinals. He was well-liked as a fun-loving, easy-going person.

Drafted in 1998 by the Red Sox, Hancock made his way through the Boston system and made his Major League debut as a member of the Red Sox in 2002. He was traded to Philadelphia before the 2003 season, spending '03 and part of '04 with the Phillies. Another trade sent him to Cincinnati, where he pitched through 2005. The Reds let him go early in Spring Training of '06, and the Cardinals quickly snapped him up.

Hancock was born in Cleveland, Miss., and attended high school in Birmingham, Ala., before attending Auburn University.

Sad news for the Hancock family, and the Cardinals organization.