The Devil is still in Josh Hamilton

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  • Spectre
    Th* ******
    • Mar 2003
    • 5853

    #1

    The Devil is still in Josh Hamilton

    Just up on Deadspin- looks like Josh Hamilton fell off the wagon. I feel horrible for what his wife is going to have to go through... again.




  • Blzer
    Resident film pundit
    • Mar 2004
    • 42520

    #2
    Re: The Devil is still in Josh Hamilton

    You know, I never understood how his story was so "feel good" in the first place. The guy was a drug-addict and ended up coping with it and returned to baseball. I'd much rather applaud the people that never were drug addicts.

    I don't feel sorry for him at all this time.

    On a side note, this photographer was probably just made very wealthy.
    Last edited by Blzer; 08-08-2009, 12:23 PM.
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    • The C
      Banned
      • Apr 2005
      • 7538

      #3
      Re: The Devil is still in Josh Hamilton

      Meh just because he was a drug addict doesn't mean he can't go out. He doesn't appear to be drinking in them but liking tits.

      Although he is married but married athlete seen with other women is normal.

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      • Mr. Franchise
        WAT
        • Nov 2008
        • 2311

        #4
        Re: The Devil is still in Josh Hamilton

        How does this mean he's off the wagon? The guy lets loose at a bar and he's a drug addict again? Get real...
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        • vols bravesfan
          Banned
          • Feb 2009
          • 1051

          #5
          Re: The Devil is still in Josh Hamilton

          Man I thought he said he didn't drink anymore. He's just another lousy bum.

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          • Pink Mist
            Pro
            • Sep 2008
            • 921

            #6
            Re: The Devil is still in Josh Hamilton

            This was last winter, it says in the article.

            But yes kinda disappointing, considering he claims he has been sober from 2005(?) to now.

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            • vols bravesfan
              Banned
              • Feb 2009
              • 1051

              #7
              Re: The Devil is still in Josh Hamilton

              Oh and he says it was a one time slip-up. Bull crap he's probably been out smoking and drinking again for a long while.

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              • Gibbz
                All Star
                • Aug 2005
                • 8240

                #8
                Re: The Devil is still in Josh Hamilton

                Damn, that's rough. Hopefully he's still clean. While it would be horrible to hear, it may explain his sudden drop-off.

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                • RandyMoss84
                  MVP
                  • May 2003
                  • 1457

                  #9
                  Re: The Devil is still in Josh Hamilton

                  these pictures are irrelevant...

                  sure he says hes been sober and everything but what athlete hasn't been out for a night on the town every once

                  the one thing to take note of though is that he (according to the article) asked the bartender if he knew where to get any blow
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                  "I'm not afraid to be lonely at the top" - Barry Bonds
                  "Just throw the ball above their heads!! They can't jump with me, Golly !! " - Randy Moss

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                  • BunnyHardaway
                    Banned
                    • Nov 2004
                    • 15195

                    #10
                    Re: The Devil is still in Josh Hamilton

                    Originally posted by gibbzilla558
                    Damn, that's rough. Hopefully he's still clean. While it would be horrible to hear, it may explain his sudden drop-off.
                    I thought I was just crazy, but when they were interviewing him at the HR Derby it seemed to me like he was a little bit "off", or different. I was thinking maybe he got back into his old ways, but I figured I was just over-analyzing. Those pictures make me feel less crazy about that thought.

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                    • auburntigersfan
                      Release the Kirchen
                      • Aug 2006
                      • 4737

                      #11
                      Re: The Devil is still in Josh Hamilton

                      Originally posted by JJLinn
                      I thought I was just crazy, but when they were interviewing him at the HR Derby it seemed to me like he was a little bit "off", or different. I was thinking maybe he got back into his old ways, but I figured I was just over-analyzing. Those pictures make me feel less crazy about that thought.
                      These were taken at least 6 months after that, though. It would make more sense for him to have relapsed in the off season, but idk.
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                      • Gibbz
                        All Star
                        • Aug 2005
                        • 8240

                        #12
                        Re: The Devil is still in Josh Hamilton

                        I really, really doubt he's relapsed, considering it's mandatory that he be tested 3 times every week.

                        I'm guessing it's just a little slip-up. A former addict can't have 1 drink without the risk of a relapse.



                        Stay clean, Josh.

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                        • Blzer
                          Resident film pundit
                          • Mar 2004
                          • 42520

                          #13
                          Re: The Devil is still in Josh Hamilton

                          Originally posted by gibbzilla558
                          I'm guessing it's just a little slip-up.
                          See, what's a "slip-up"? Just like any formal apology that I see in a press conference by an athlete. They are reading some piece of paper and speaking in a monotone manner about being sorry for something, not because they are truly regrettable but because they were caught. Or like Alex Rodriguez saying he was "Young, dumb and stupid." He was still older than I am now, and for about ten years I would say that most things I would find irresponsible now I found irresponsible then. At eleven years old, taking steroids wouldn't qualify as being young, dumb, or stupid.

                          It's not like he's been asked not to spend quarters (for whatever stupid reason) and he slips up once accidentally by letting his daughter have a couple when an ice cream truck comes by. He knows what he was doing and he went out doing it. This was a very deliberate act and because there is a visual exposition he is trying to excuse it as a wrongful one-time act that he was forced into or that had crossed his mind afterward.

                          Again, I don't feel sorry for him at all. I loved the show he put on in last year's Home Run Derby and think he's a pretty good athlete, but for people to be so forgiving about players like this and be less than appreciative for guys that just play with a hard head and aim for perfection like Milton Bradley constantly get ridiculed, despite his cleanliness from drugs and public alcohol use/abuse during his career. If you read any of my posts regarding Adenhart's 'murder', you know my stance on this subject and my zero tolerance/sympathy policy for guys that can't find a way to have fun without violating a law or committing a premature act of adultery (which is saved for a different topic of discussion entirely).
                          Last edited by Blzer; 08-08-2009, 06:55 PM.
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                          • jct32
                            MVP
                            • Jan 2006
                            • 3437

                            #14
                            Re: The Devil is still in Josh Hamilton

                            People make mistakes, he said it himself. He stopped pursuing his relationship with Christ the way he should have been and the Devil attacked him. It happens, we each have our weaknesses in life and this one is his and he let a little bit down on his guard and look what happened. I forgive the guy, I know how hard it can be, you just have to move on and keep pursuing that relationship with Jesus.
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                            • Gibbz
                              All Star
                              • Aug 2005
                              • 8240

                              #15
                              Re: The Devil is still in Josh Hamilton

                              Hamilton admits that right after the incident he informed his wife and the Rangers organization, who then informed the MLB. He took responsibility for the incident. I mean what is he supposed to do? Hold a press conference?

                              He thought he could have a drink without getting out of hand, and clearly he was wrong. The guy made a mistake.



                              And FYI I've never been one of the guys that criticizes a ton of athletes such as Milton Bradley.

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