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Josh Hamilton story

From Marc's TB blog:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/12/AR2007021201312.html

Nothing earth-shattering here, but it's a good read. I had not heard his sad story in such detail. Makes me wanna pull for him a little more.

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Very good read
Perhaps he should call up and speak to Chris Henry and Odell Thurman about not throwing away a great opportunity.
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by Kirkendall on Feb 14, 2007 8:21 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

maybe not
Hamilton's only been clean for a year. Not sure we want him contacting any Bengals.

by greg456 on Feb 14, 2007 12:30 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Hopefully he makes an impact
And hopefully he has put the demons behind him.
"Pitchers did me a favor when they knocked me down. It made me more determined." -Frank Robinson

by Caleb on Feb 14, 2007 8:43 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

I'm pulling for him...
And why not?  Talk about your minimal risk opportunity.  It's not even at that level.  I'd be stunned if he made the opening day roster, but if he does we'll have already made a killing in what we had to spend.  If not, not much of a payout.
Just hope he realizes the opportunity he has.  I'm very hopeful he does.
Spring, please.

by NYRed on Feb 14, 2007 8:53 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

Hard times
It's not easy to bounce back from such depths, but I got a gut feeling about Hamilton.

Not to get too secular, but I gotta root for a guy who rents a swimming pool in Carolina for his offseason baptism.  

So now you know...who got mystified

by ohiobobcat on Feb 14, 2007 9:14 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

I'm pulling for him
I hope if he flails away at the low, outside sliders that people in Cincy will have a little more patience with him than they had with Wily Mo.  Let's hope his future upside outshines the past downside and that the talent shines through with the Reds!
The face of a child says it all, especially the mouth part

by JJ on Feb 14, 2007 12:12 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Yes!
Ditto on the Wily Mo reference.  It doesn't help when your manager, whose initials are the same as mine, keeps telling everyone that you suck, are lazy, and are killing the team.  And then he sends you to the plate in crucial pinch hitting situations against the best closers so you are sure to fail.

by Brian B on Feb 14, 2007 1:31 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Bengals
I'm pretty sure that you need to have been arrested, at least once, in the past year just to speak to the Bengals
"Pitchers did me a favor when they knocked me down. It made me more determined." -Frank Robinson

by Caleb on Feb 16, 2007 10:32 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

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