He's considered a rookie?

4/26/2007 3:04:50 AM

yeah

why wouldn't he be?

4/26/2007 3:33:59 AM

I don't follow his career but I thought that he had been called up before.

4/26/2007 4:09:48 AM

o, naw

this is his first big league action

4/26/2007 4:15:42 AM

http://www.newsobserver.com/122/story/570657.html

5/4/2007 8:52:37 AM

Glad to see his marriage is going well after all they've been through.

5/4/2007 9:04:10 AM

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=270506117

2 home runs today

5/6/2007 10:06:41 PM

missed the cycle last night but 1 HR. 2 bombs today... thats a pretty damn good weekend at the plate. i believe he had the day off friday, must of paid off.

5/6/2007 10:17:22 PM

8hrs and a .671 Slugging PCT

The .671 slugging % is good enough for 2nd in the league behind Bonds.

Pretty damn good.

5/7/2007 12:16:31 AM

From this morning's Denver Post......

Quote :

"Slugger stops Rockies' sweep By Troy E. Renck Denver Post Staff Writer Article Last Updated: 05/06/2007 11:41:10 PM MDT Josh Hamilton hits a two-run homer off Rockies pitcher Josh Fogg during the fifth inning Sunday in Cincinnati. (AP / Tony Tribble)Cincinnati - Hard as it is to imagine now, there was a time when Josh Hamilton lost interest in baseball. He was strung out on drugs for four years, an addict relentlessly pursuing death with every snort of cocaine or sip of Crown Royal. His body, colored by 26 tattoos, has the look of a man who has fought demons. He found sobriety Oct. 6, 2005, and found God several months later, putting into motion one of baseball's most unlikely comeback stories. After entering the season with just 50 Single-A at-bats since 2002, Hamilton continued his Roy Hobbs impersonation Sunday, crushing two home runs in Cincinnati's 9-3 victory over the Rockies. The Rockies were seeking their first road sweep since June. Instead, they were left in Hamilton's wake, another accomplice in the 25-year-old's magical rebirth. "I can't help but feel great right now," said Hamilton, a hulking 6-feet-4, 240 pounds with size-19 feet. "It has taken time to get into the baseball routine of the good games and bad games. But it's an awesome feeling to play the way I did today." This was the Hamilton everyone expected when the Tampa Bay Devil Rays made him the first overall pick of the 1999 draft, ahead of Josh Beckett. Hamilton garnered a $3.96 million signing bonus. A well-mannered kid with protective parents, Hamilton predicted he would play for 15 years, then wait until he was elected to the Hall of Fame. Instead, he became one of the all-time busts. Hamilton didn't play an inning of organized ball from 2003-05 because of injuries and suspension for violating the league's drug policy. He reappeared last summer in Single-A, but because of his off-field issues the Devil Rays didn't protect him on their 40-man roster. The Cubs selected Hamilton in the Rule 5 draft, then traded him to the Reds for $100,000. Too young for the minors, too impressionable to turn away from drugs at 20, he would certainly be too rusty to stick in Post reporters Troy E. Renck and Patrick Saunders post entries on this blog devoted to your Colorado Rockies. Visit it here. the majors. Well, Hamilton might have found the right time and place for himself. He's hitting .306 with eight home runs and 17 RBIs. He went 7-for-13 against the Rockies, and, for good measure Sunday, ran down Brad Hawpe's flyball in center field in the eighth and also threw out Willy Taveras at third base in the fourth. "We were kind of joking about it. This guy hasn't played in nearly four years, and he's Babe Ruth against us," Rockies pitcher Jason Hirsh said. Too much Hamilton and too little pitching spoiled the Rockies on Sunday. Starter Josh Fogg, who felt like "I was 2-0 on every hitter," gave up five earned runs, including Hamilton's first home run. The bullpen also struggled. "To put only two zeroes on the board (from the pitching staff) all day, that's not going to win you any ballgames," manager Clint Hurdle lamented. For Colorado there was consolation in winning its first road series. For Hamilton, every day without drugs has become a victory. "It's no longer a struggle," Hamilton said. "I'd knock on wood, but I don't need to." "

5/7/2007 10:18:54 AM

Quote :

" "It's no longer a struggle," Hamilton said. "I'd knock on wood, but I don't need to." "

Good for him... he still has time to become one of the greats.

5/7/2007 10:30:58 AM

well, let's not get too cocky josh. it's attitudes like that that'll get you [back] into heroine.

5/7/2007 10:52:09 AM

i'd love to get into some heroine right about now

5/7/2007 4:42:45 PM

Depends on if the heroine is hot though.. heroin on the other hand.

5/7/2007 4:47:24 PM

Wasn't he into crack, not heroine?

5/7/2007 5:11:32 PM

^^ Winner

5/7/2007 5:12:44 PM

looks like he threw a man out at home tonight

5/7/2007 8:08:27 PM

lol, damn. why you gotta do that to me NyM410

5/7/2007 8:09:35 PM

gets a kinda-ish "all star" mention in this article about clemens' deal

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2863411

Quote :

"The Rockets' $28M deal leaves a lot to the imagination. What would you do with that kind of cash? Well, Clemens could field an All-Star team all his own. New York's newest addition could afford the lineup below and still have change to spare. Starting Lineup For Under $28M Position Player Salary Pitcher Brandon Webb $4,500,000 Catcher Joe Mauer $3,750,000 1B Ryan Howard $900,000 2B Robinson Cano $490,800 3B Miguel Cabrera $7,400,000 SS J.J. Hardy $400,000 OF Josh Hamilton $380,000 OF Alex Rios $2,535,000 OF Matt Holliday $4,400,000 DH Sammy Sosa $500,000 **Lineup worth $25,255,800"

[Edited on May 8, 2007 at 12:42 AM. Reason : . ]

5/8/2007 12:41:52 AM

^lol what a great idea to look at...

5/8/2007 12:47:16 AM

Quote :

"2B Robinson Cano $490,800"

man, i thought he's been on the mlb roster long enough to get more than that.

5/8/2007 1:02:57 AM

you're telling me Ryan Howard is only making 900 g's. WOW. He is worth more than a MIL.

5/8/2007 3:03:33 AM

Only a matter of time.

Hope he's got a support group ready for the offseason.

5/8/2007 3:26:34 AM

he does


he'll be fine... ( I hope)

5/8/2007 9:58:50 AM

Ryan Howard better start hitting better if he wants a $20+ mil/year deal.

As for Cano, this is only his third year so he's probably due for a new contract next year unless the Yanks resign him sooner. Depending on how this year finishes out for him, he could command some serious $$ considering the lack of quality hitting 2B.

5/8/2007 1:56:22 PM

He is up for arbitration following this year. He isn't a free agent until after 2010.

5/8/2007 1:59:04 PM

added Hamilton to fantasy team today

5/8/2007 5:51:12 PM

^how the hell was he still on the FA list?

5/8/2007 6:47:11 PM

sorted players by homers, he had 8 and the next closest had 4. didn't need an outfielder but hey, I'll take him... nobody was watching what he's done I guess.

5/8/2007 6:58:57 PM

You are in a terrible league if you were able to pick up Josh Hamilton at this point as a FA.

5/9/2007 12:57:57 AM

I drafted him in the next to last round.

I also drafted Bonds in the late rounds.

I have won in homeruns every week.

5/9/2007 7:27:13 AM

^I was very skeptical of Hamilton and what he could do at the beginning of the season, but thankfully I picked him up shortly after the first week of the season on one of my fantasy teams. He is now an everyday starter and I wished I had drafted him on all my teams. Bonds too.

5/9/2007 11:13:45 AM

I'm not skeptical of him!


but then again, I've known him my whole life

5/9/2007 12:12:28 PM

I would take that team

5/9/2007 8:20:00 PM

Didn't the Reds only have to pay $50k to get him?

5/9/2007 9:01:39 PM

He's on the 15 day DL.....

May 21 The Dayton Daily News' Hal McCoy reports Cincinnati Reds OF Josh Hamilton (stomach illness) took early batting practice Monday, May 21 but was held out of the game. "He's feeling better and looks a little better and is available to pinch-hit, but I didn't think he looked quite well enough to play," Reds manager Jerry Narron said.

May 20 Hamilton was sent back to Cincinnati by the Reds on Sunday to be checked out by team doctors a day after he had been diagnosed with gastroenteritis.
Advice: It is not known whether Hamilton will be available Monday when the Reds open a four-game series at home against the Washington Nationals. His comeback from alcohol and drug addiction has been one of baseball's most inspiring stories this season. He was named the NL's top rookie in April after hitting six homers and driving in 13 runs.

5/22/2007 3:12:39 PM

^haha i dont follow the reds outside of this thread but i just realized the raleigh connection between hamilton and the coaching staff. good stuff

5/22/2007 3:39:58 PM

Only the shits can hold him down!


Hope this doesnt mean he's relapsed. People coming down off heroin have some nasty vomiting/diarrhea

[Edited on May 23, 2007 at 10:13 AM. Reason : a]

5/23/2007 10:10:14 AM

josh is playing in charlotte early in the week (hit a HR last night) and will be in durham for a weekend series. he is playin for AAA Louisville until he's eligible to come off the 15-day DL next Monday, I believe.

5/30/2007 9:41:38 AM

yeah, he will be in durham starting friday (tomorrow) for a series

check him, I would but U have to work

6/1/2007 12:52:17 AM

good luck getting tickets...as of tonight there were only about 200 lawn seats left for fridays game. And he will leave for the reds on sunday morning...

6/1/2007 12:55:53 AM

bttt.... Just found this article. I truly respect Josh Hamilton for overcoming his addictions. This is a great insight to what he has had to face.

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2926447

7/5/2007 5:56:27 PM

even though i've read and heard the story a dozen times already just this season, it still makes me smile that he found what he needed to get through things.

7/5/2007 9:15:19 PM

hit his 14th homer of the season tonight.

He's hitting .277 with 14 homers and 29 RBI's

7/5/2007 9:40:09 PM

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2971056

8/12/2007 4:34:09 PM

he'll be on Outside the Lines later in the show

9/4/2007 3:02:49 PM