On the upside, good game by Hamilton

[Michifan]

Hitting the ball hard to different parts of the field. When was the last time he drove in 3 runs? Nice to see him looking better even if only for one game. 

[Angel Oracle]

He actually showed signs of it on Tuesday night too.

[Carlota Gonzalez]

if he could come to life and start hitting like he can, we are going to do just fine. But he needs to do more than just step up to the plate, and then strikeout.

[tdawg87]

And Pujols. Now we just need Trout to stop sucking and we're gonna win forever.

[zenmaster]

If he does well through the A's series I'll eat my left shoe.

[19HALO71]

If he does well through the A's series I'll eat my left shoe.

 

Tapatio or Tabasco?

[Ohtaniland]

Yes he earned his $107,407 (per game) last night.

[ItzTacosYerrp]

Hamilton cries bc of his struggles

*wipes tears with $107,000*

Edited August 21, 2014 by ItzTacosYerrp

[Stradling]

"I hate Hamilton because he makes a lot of money"

[Stradling]

Yes he earned his $107,407 (per game) last night.

Not that this hurts your argument that baseball players are paid a lot of money, but he is making $92,593 a game this year.

[Ohtaniland]

Not that this hurts your argument that baseball players are paid a lot of money, but he is making $92,593 a game this year.

$17,400,000 divided by 162 = $107,407.40 unless I'm missing something.

[Stradling]

$17,400,000 divided by 162 = $107,407.40 unless I'm missing something.

According to Cots this is how it all boils down:

13:$15M, 14:$15M, 15:$23M, 16:$30M, 17:$30M

[T.G.]

you mean you guys don't make that kinda coin too?

[Ohtaniland]

you mean you guys don't make that kinda coin too?

Lol I'm part of the 99%.

[Ohtaniland]

According to Cots this is how it all boils down:

13:$15M, 14:$15M, 15:$23M, 16:$30M, 17:$30M

Rats and all this time I thought he was overpaid. My bad.

[Stradling]

The money is irrelevant, but I think my opinion is in the minority. If you liked the guy you wouldn't care what he made.

[Stradling]

Claude, your guy Hunter this year has a -.6 WAR and is making $14 million, while Hamilton is making $15 million and has a 1.2 WAR.

[Ohtaniland]

The money is irrelevant, but I think my opinion is in the minority. If you liked the guy you wouldn't care what he made.

Strad, I changed my sign, username and my group welcomed him in RF last season. He really didn't bring much to the team in return for the compensation he received. He either overachieved in Texas or he's a fraud. Either way, Arte got taken on this deal. Imagine what our team would look like today if Josh hit like he did in Texas. Say .285 / 35hrs / 115rbi's / .950ops. Is that asking to much?

[Stradling]

Yes it is asking too much stat wise, but I agree that he should be contributing much more. You seem to hate the guy and haven't had anything good to say about him. How bout you give him props when he plays well and then do your normal routine when he deserves it, it's called balance.

[Ohtaniland]

Yes it is asking too much stat wise, but I agree that he should be contributing much more. You seem to hate the guy and haven't had anything good to say about him. How bout you give him props when he plays well and then do your normal routine when he deserves it, it's called balance.

I did say he earned his money last night. But yeah I will give him props if he gets on his horse.

[Stradling]

I did say he earned his money last night. But yeah I will give him props if he gets on his horse.

You mean hustle, like when he stretched it to a double today and slid head first into second?

[Ohtaniland]

You mean hustle, like when he stretched it to a double today and slid head first into second?

I actually got home from work late and missed that play but yes it's plays like those that we should've already been a custom to seeing from Josh. Hopefully he will continue to perform at a high level since we just took a huge hit on our pitching. We need Josh to hit like he did in Texas.