ESPN is interviewing Josh Hamilton next Thursday at Athens Drive High School. They want to gym to be full. I am guaranteed a ticket, but don't want to go. Anyone want it?

10/22/2008 11:35:01 AM

ran into Josh's older brother last night at the fair. didn't get a chance to speak to him but i hadn't seen jason in atleast 10 years so it was pretty cool. he had his kids and wife with him. if any of you know jason and have his e-mail address, i would appreciate it (PM it to me). my dad coached him in legion ball back in the 90's.

10/22/2008 1:26:45 PM

does this have anything to do with the special tonight? you gotta love the story and the fact that he's from raleigh. seems like a good guy, glad things worked out for him

1/10/2009 12:31:51 AM

que rallydurham saying "for now..."

can't say i blame him tho

1/10/2009 1:13:15 AM

yes they showed the special last night, good interview

if you haven't read the book, it is a really good read

1/10/2009 9:06:26 AM

it was a good interview. some pretty good guest speakers -- notably jarrod saltalamacchia, jerry and johnny narron. salty talking about how they have similar appearances and he has even signed a few autographs in place of josh with people mistaking the two.

josh was wearing a red ncsu pullover in some of the clips as well.

1/10/2009 10:08:55 AM

yeah he was probably going to play for ncsu if he had decided to go to college...

can't say i blame him for skipping, though (3.96 million reasons why)

1/10/2009 10:31:18 AM

Haha, Josh committed to NCSU but there was no way he was ever going to come here. He wouldn't have qualified academically if he had wanted to come.

1/10/2009 10:37:55 AM

the book is a great read... i highly recommend it

1/10/2009 10:56:34 AM

^^ you have no clue what you're talking about...that's a ridiculous comment

1/10/2009 11:28:38 AM

so we can claim two #1 baseball signees that never made it in? awesome, lol

justin upton being the other

1/10/2009 11:40:31 AM

^^he didnt seem to be too smart coming out of high school

1/10/2009 1:49:52 PM

paul wilder was another ncsu baseball commitment/signee but he was taken by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays with their 1st ever pick

1/10/2009 7:08:40 PM

My wife's dad coached Josh's legion ball team and was a pitcher at NCSU. Josh wouldn't have qualified academically (I guess I should clarify that that's how I know Josh wouldn't have qualified, not that my wife's dad did anything that would've kept Josh from getting into State).

[Edited on January 10, 2009 at 7:23 PM. Reason : Not time to question me]

[Edited on January 10, 2009 at 7:25 PM. Reason : clarification]

1/10/2009 7:22:44 PM

^^Trot Nixon was #7 in the 1st round.

1/10/2009 9:28:55 PM