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The father of Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart got to spend some quiet minutes at his son's locker in the Angels clubhouse Thursday morning, and some more minutes on the pitching mound later in the day. Nice piece by the Times' Bill Shaikin on the Angels' handling of the tragedy.
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