Orange County Register: Josh Hamilton cheered in return to Texas, doubles in first at-bat

[AngelsWin.com]

ARLINGTON, TEXAS — Josh Hamilton stepped into the batter’s box in Texas to a loud ovation. That got even louder when he lined the first pitch he saw into the right-field corner for a double.A month and a day after being re-acquired by the...

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[ELEVEN]

Zzzzzzzzzzz

[tomsred]

Typical Josh, he's so excited. Never mind they lost the game, decidedly. But if he's all comfy then great.

[Section517]

Eff him.

Selfish SockCucker

[nando714]

I can't wait till the 10,000 fans boo him hard at the big a

[bloodbrother]

The real question is when do they boo him again?

[greginpsca]

I am totally convinced that Jackass Hamilton tanked on purpose with the Angels. He couldn't hit a ball if it was teed up for him while he was here. Now in one week in Texas, he is hitting HR's and game winning doubles. I just don't think any player can go from looking so bad, to doing so good unless he tanked on purpose.

[DowningRules]

We should all throw straws at him.

[HaloMagic]

We should all throw straws at him.

Why wouldn't he just use one of the 650,000+ hundred dollar bills that Arte still owes him?

[Grigori]

You know, when I think about, I think Hamilton tanked on purpose, too.  He's been a Ranger this whole time.  I'm not sure he didn't work out a deal to split some of his Angel money with Andrus and some of the other guys before Moreno hired him.  I think I heard a rumor like that in a bar in Dallas or someplace.  Y'all might be on to something with that.  The only reason he had that good stretch last year is the Rangers were out of it, anyway, because of all the pitching injuries.   Now that he's back, well... looks like history is being made.  

[Vegas Halo Fan]

I'm not big on conspiracy theories, but I believe that it is completely possible that Hamilton got here, found the expectations overwhelming and just shut down. In the end I believe that he played the no trade clause to force a deal with the Rangers, but there were other things going on.

As far as him sharing money with former teammates, that sounds like tavern talk fueled by a few too many beers.

[Troll Daddy]

I'm not big on conspiracy theories, but I believe that it is completely possible that Hamilton got here, found the expectations overwhelming and just shut down. In the end I believe that he played the no trade clause to force a deal with the Rangers, but there were other things going on.

As far as him sharing money with former teammates, that sounds like tavern talk fueled by a few too many beers.

Expectations overwhelming? Shut down? ... good one.

Of course he played his no trade clause to perfection ... it's business.

[Chuck]

How many more Josh Hamilton OC Register stories do I need to ban?

 

FLETCH!! You're killing us ova here. 

[fan_since79]

It would be nice if this site became a Hamilton-free zone for a while. A good long while.

 

We got screwed and he's laughing his way to the bank to collect his millions. What more is there to add? The Rangers will be dealing with his "issues" soon enough.

Edited June 1, 2015 by fan_since79

[ELEVEN]

Its all good, because you just know it will end badly at some point.