For one day, we were all Cardinals fans.

That may sound strange but it is the best way I could put it. On Sunday, October 26, Oscar Taveras, a top Cardinals prospect, was killed along with his girlfriend in an automobile accident. For the next 24 hours, everyone in the baseball community was showing their support for the Cardinals organization as well as offering their thoughts and prayers for friends and families and to everyone grieving this loss.

It wasn’t just that this one guy had the potential to be a big star in the Major Leagues but also his age. At only 22 years old, a life was ended. I’m only 21 and that fact alone freaked me out. We never know when our last day will be.

Just like after the Virginia Tech Massacre, we came together to support one another, putting aside petty differences like what team we cheer for. Baseball is a team sport and the league, and its fans stand together and support the Cardinals organization and their fans as the process what had happened and the future without this great prospect.

Time will heal all wounds and hope that come opening day the Cardinals can honor Taveras and play on like he would want them to.