Give your opinion for why Josh Hamilton blew the Home-Run Derby?
How good can Josh Hamilton of the Cincinnati Reds be?
Due to his drug problem’s, which you stated he’s got into trouble and haven’t gotten much playing time.
He has ressurrected his carreer in Cinncy where he’s splitting time with some players.
He’s a solid player if he gets playing time and doesn’t get into trouble.
Hamilton is a 5-tool guy.
Elijah Dukes, for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays suffered the same problem.
He missed all those years, and games, and never lost his skills, it is mind-boggling. Not only is he playing well, but in the majors! I am really happy for him, it’s one of the few good stories we have heard lately. He is still young enough to have a long career, and I hope he is able to put his troubles behind him.
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Who is better, Josh Hamilton or Matt Holliday?
Who else besides me saw the HBO Real Sports piece on Josh Hamilton the other night? I think the interviewer ?
A person, good ballplayer or not, that becomes an addict to any drug, will always be an addict. Their lives are lived day to day. Today I didn’t relapse, is always a badge of honor, for any addict.
Please do not tear down, their fragile, day to day existence.
It doesn’t make any difference to an addict, what drug was abused.
All addictive drugs are bad. Should we be questioning the degree of badness. Put out a kindly and forgiving hand and help these people to achieve their day by day triumph over not using.
And like Rangers fan, I’d just like to say that you are entitled to your opinion; just as I am entitled to mine… And my opinion is DEFINITELY a little different lol.
Anyway, to answer your question, I didn’t see it, but yeah, he did smoke crack, I think he did heroin, he probably did anything and everything out there. But geez, let bygones be bygones.
He’s been clean for quite a while, he gets tested two or three times a week, so there’s literally no chance he could be taking drugs. I’m sure he’ll be tested in the offseason as well.
I see him lasting in the majors for a long time yet; he’s only 27 and he’s extremely careful about not falling back into the cycle of addiction… He never drinks (he’ll even sit away from his teammates if they’re drinking at a bar or restaurant), doesn’t do any drugs (including steroids), and has a new daughter (three in all). =)
And I doubt he’s “edgy” about talking about his past. He does that pretty much every opportunity he gets. He and his wife had a question and answer session at the Rangers Ballpark in Arlington and they both honestly answered everything (I wasn’t there but a friend was). He’s done interviews for magazines and articles, and he’s never NOT come clean about his past.
And one of the things he ALWAYS stresses is the importance of never starting drugs and if you are using them, it’s time to quit.
So, no. I really didn’t agree with a thing you said.
Don’t judge him by his past, judge him by what he’s doing here and now.
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he didnt he won
i dont care about the final round
he beat justin morneau with only his first round total
He was worn out.
By the last round.
He never blew it.
Nor he would want to.
He wanted this and is sad he was physically tired to finish the performance off.
Jack
Um, doesn’t this question belong, like, a week ago?
he is a beast. there r only 3 possible reasons: he got tired, he got too cocky, or the 71 year old clay council got tired.
nervous? tired?
Did he blow it? They guy hit 28 home runs in one round. maybe he was tired. Maybe the cumulative score from all the rounds should determine the winner.
The word on Hamilton, is that the kid from inception into baseball was the closest thing to “the natural” that scouts had ever seen. They’ve marvel at his raw talents & natural skills. To be away from baseball for that long & come back & still have the ability he’s shown is remarkable. His ability is & never has been the question, he at 25 is still capable of a remarkable career. With the right support & success maybe he can forge ahead & be as good as all the scouts have said,,time will tell..its a great story but its up to him to write the ending…
well living in cincy i get to watch him every night on tv. whether he pinch hits or starts in the outfield. im telling you the guy is a beast. watch him hit BP…he delivers monster blast after monster blast. i wanna say he was the number one overall pick in the 99 draft and since then been a heroin addict. my hats off to him for breaking that addiction and coming back to baseball. its funny cause his wife keeps all the money and gives him an allowance to go out and spend…which i guess is good so he can’t get pulled back in the drug world. he’s got great mentors in cincy like griffey and dunn. they guy looks like he’s been in the league for 5 or 6 years. great stroke, power to opposite field and as someone said earlier a 5 tool player. the reds need to move dunn to first and start griffey, freel and hamilton in the outfield. just remember he can still get rookie of the year!!!
As talented as Ken Griffey Jr. was in his prime if he keeps his head on straight!
I think Hamilton will be great as long as he stays clean. He has gotten off to a great start. I mean his first major league hit was a home run. In yesterdays game they put Freel at 3B so they could have both bats in the lineup. I can see that happening a lot more frequently. Look at the power and speed that those two had in the 1-2 combo. Hamilton is here to stay in Cincy.
Well, both Rocco Baldelli and Aubrey Huff say that Josh Hamilton is the most talented baseball player that they ever seen. Not just hat they have played with or against, EVER SEEN!!!!!!!
He is a superb player
Have faith and he will be fine..I am sure they have tests set up and counseling available to him..I am sure there are mandatory measures included in his comeback. Just have a little faith my man….all will be fine!
my favorite team is the Cardinals, but i can admit that Matt Holliday is overrated. he is a good offensive player, but he sucks at defense. does anyone remember last year? we were playing in the series and the winner would go to the NLCS, and he missed a pop fly that he should have gotten. because of that, we lost the game and the chance to go to the world series.
i think that he was in the home run derby because Tony didnt want Pujols to be injured.
Hamilton took 8 years 2 get 2 the MLB after being draft 1ST overall in 1999.
Holliday took 6 years 2 get 2 the MLB after being draft 210TH overall in 1998.
Hamilton was a guy who was supposed to be the best hitter around 2002-2003 but end up in 2008.
Holliday was a guy who was supposed to be a minor league player till around 2008 but broke out in 2005.