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What a wonderful post, Doc.
I said my piece on Halman and his positive impact on my life this summer at my own lightly traveled blog, but I'm glad you took the time to say something here a hundred time smore eloquently than I ever could.
My heart broke a little this morning...and I don't even know the man.  That's what baseball is to me, though...it's not just a relief from my own life and its problems...it's a way to love at a distance.  It's a way to feel like I'm a part of a community, even if my community hates me.
This is just as bad as Niehaus for me...I really loved watched Halman play, even though it was only for a little while - I felt like you knew something about Halman from watching the way he played...he was open like that on the field...or at least he could fool me into feeling that way and that's all I want.  At least Dave died after a life well lived...Greg had his life stolen for no good reason.
*sigh*