Former MLB player Charles Haeger found dead after police sought him as a suspect in killing of his e

[CaptYossarian]

1. What are you supposed to do when you reach the top for a brief time and then wash out?

It's the same with child stars.

People treat you special when your brain--your personality and sense of reason--aren't mature enough to handle either the success or the failure. Haeger thought he was good enough to stay in the majors and probably had no other marketable skills. People weren't paying him to sign baseball cards and he most likely squandered whatever salary he had earned. He went from a "winner" to a loser in the blink of an eye.

Add to that an above-average amount of testosterone or maybe roids and his one-time competitiveness turns to violence. Haeger needed professional help to transition to outside life and Ms. Long paid the price for his not receiving any.