In some ways, I think “Jolie Louise” tells the story of the 2010 Dodgers and their fans. Click the link for the lyrics (scroll down for the English). They are him, and she is us.

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In the wake of Denver Broncos receiver Kenny McKinley’s death, Woody Paige of the Denver Post wrote about his own brush with suicide, eight years ago. “In loving memory of Kenny McKinley, no longer ask “Why?” — ask “What can we do to save thousands of others?”