I’ll admit, I’m not riding first-class on the Twitter train. I understand it, I visit it, I follow a few folks on there. But it’s not occupying much of my time. (If you're unfamiliar, here's a funny video.)

However, I do think it’s an interesting form of communication and it does provide a meeting place for people to gather and share. We've seen sports fans celebrate together via tweets, and we've seen them mourn, too.

It offers us an intriguing and intimate peek into how a group of people respond to a single event. I guess I’m referring to Nick Adenhart’s death. I’ll have more to say about Nick and this terrible tragedy in Saturday’s paper, I suspect, but for now, let me just share with you some Twitter responses. There's a new one every 20 seconds or so, which gives you an idea of how many people feel touched today by Adenhart's life and death.

Some really are moving, and collectively, it shows how random tragic events can seem. I mean, there’s one user – Stevothepirate – and one minute he’s “Ready for the baseball season.” Another he’s “thinking about growing out my hair,” and all of a sudden, he “still can’t believe what happened to Nick Adenhart.”

Here’s more:

thegregzeck: Can't get my mind off nick adenhart for some reason. This is really bothering me...

lorenbaker: Blessings to the late Angel's pitcher Nick Adenhart & his family. Tragic. Nick's throwing a perfect game with the real angels right now.

gambo620: Can't stop thinking about the death of Nick Adenhart of the Angels and the fact that we have to get this drunk driving problem under control

Miss_Leli: Nick Adenhart: You are one more Angel in heaven! 08/24/1986 - 04/09/09

Antoniodr: standing at the crash site of angel pitcher, Nick Adenhart, so close to the house

sopdet: Not allowed to read more about Nick Adenhart, because I cannot cry at work.

heatherbuchman: Frank is so excited that his little league team is the Angels. (So sad about the accident that took the life of pitcher Nick Adenhart.)

WMU32: R.I.P. Nick Adenhart... You've made me realize how much I've taken for granted and taught me how to appreciate what I have.

daveursillo: RIP Nick Adenhart. May Anaheim take solace, on this day of days, that the passing of a young man too soon may have some greater meaning.

aelanacurran: am choked up everytime i see angels nick adenhart's agent crying...how tragic. and after his best game!

mattycase: Next time you reach for those car keys after a couple drinks, think about Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart. It's tragic.

nickfr6: R.I.P. Nick Adenhart. I was lucky enough to see his last and best game of his career last night. Very sad.

And then there’s this guy. Friggin idiot.

BarkDan: My heart goes out to the family of Nick Adenhart. Now I have to go off and drop him in 4 of my 17 fantasy leagues. Such a hassle, dudes.