Josh Hamilton Career Over?

[Angel Oracle]

Exhibits A B and C as to why Arte Moreno should never be a talent evaluator.   It's about more than just talent.   He should have understood the long term effects of extensive past dangerous drug use.   Doesn't it break down the body at a younger age?

[yk9001]

7 hours ago, CaliAngel said:

From what I got to see when Josh played on the Angels, it was blatantly obvious almost immediately.

Not according to the usual nutswingers here.  Even after that horrendous playoff debacle, we were told that of course he cares, blah blah blah.

[Ohtaniland]

7 hours ago, Dochalo said:

From what I've read, Josh Hamilton didn't really even like playing baseball.  

He did enjoy the road trips.

[Jay]

Clearly none of you understand anything about addiction!

 

 

 

[Ohtaniland]

8 minutes ago, Jay said:

Clearly none of you understand anything about addiction!

 

 

 

MLB ruined Josh Hamilton by forcing him to put poison in his body. 

[Amazing Larry]

Someone cue the photo that LTH took of Hamilton sitting on the bench by himself. 

[Angels#1Fan]

It seems as though some people are of the opinion that addicts shouldn't be held responsible for their actions. In Josh's instance his uninspired play as an Angel was unacceptable and I for one think Arte made the right decision to send Josh packing. It was a huge amount of money to throw away but there was no good in keeping Hamilton here. Many people called Arte classless (and worse) for his decision to rid the team of Hamilton but what has happened since Hamilton left is proof enough for me that the right decision was made.

 

[Ohtaniland]

40 minutes ago, Angels#1Fan said:

It seems as though some people are of the opinion that addicts shouldn't be held responsible for their actions. In Josh's instance his uninspired play as an Angel was unacceptable and I for one think Arte made the right decision to send Josh packing. It was a huge amount of money to throw away but there was no good in keeping Hamilton here. Many people called Arte classless (and worse) for his decision to rid the team of Hamilton but what has happened since Hamilton left is proof enough for me that the right decision was made.

 

I'm ok with rehabbing legit injuries under the teams care but the rehabbing in Houston instead of being in Arizona with team doctors and his teammates was bullshit. Then dipshit Dipoto was covering it all up with the "he wouldn't be doing anything different in Houston (at some dudes house) so we're ok with him not coming to Arizona."

[Tank]

3 hours ago, John Stellman said:

I thought he retired years ago!

He certainly played like it in Anaheim.

[Dick B Back]

Woo hoo... a Hamilton thread!

[Angels#1Fan]

30 minutes ago, CALZONE said:

I'm ok with rehabbing legit injuries under the teams care but the rehabbing in Houston instead of being in Arizona with team doctors and his teammates was bullshit. Then dipshit Dipoto was covering it all up with the "he wouldn't be doing anything different in Houston (at some dudes house) so we're ok with him not coming to Arizona."

Yeah, I agree. Rehabbing at some guys house without team supervision was bs. The entire situation was just bad. 

Eating Hamilton's contract was harmful to the Angel organization in many ways, but Josh had become an embarrassment to the team and the ownership that is responsible for the many people they employ.

[fan_since79]

1 hour ago, Lawrence said:

Someone cue the photo that LTH took of Hamilton sitting on the bench by himself. 

 

[Angel Oracle]

6 hours ago, Stradling said:

 

2 hours ago, Tank said:

He certainly played like it in Anaheim.

 

The ONLY memorable moment here was the walkoff HR on AW night in 2013.

[Homebrewer]

That's it folks. I'm not reading any more threads with Hamilton in the title.

[NJHalo]

3 hours ago, fan_since79 said:

 

Never has an Angels picture said so much, other than this one

 

[The Ghost of Bob Starr]

Should be a new topic, but best ever Angel performance on cocaine. 

 

Ill ll take Tony Phillips. 

[Chuck]

5 hours ago, Jay said:

Clearly none of you understand anything about addiction!

 

 

 

[Angel Dog and Beer]

4 hours ago, fan_since79 said:

 

You guys are harsh. I'm sure he's just asking the batboy for hitting tips. That, or where to score an eight ball.

[yk9001]

There was excuse making about that picture.  There was excuse making about Hamilton's whole playoff series.  Its what we do.

Just to reinforce why everything that comes out of anyone connected to the Angels is pretty much bs is this story:

A day after Yunel Escobar appeared to cost the Angels a run by not knowing how many outs there were, Scioscia said on MLB Network Radio that the media had made assumptions about the play, and that Escobar just didn’t think he could get a double play. However, the Yankees broadcast of the game showed Escobar angrily slamming his glove in the dugout following the inning. ...

[Stradling]

3 hours ago, Angel Oracle said:

The ONLY memorable moment here was the walkoff HR on AW night in 2013.

I had a four game parlay going that night.  I went to a concert in Vegas with my now wife.  We get out of the concert and I check my phone just as he hit the home run and I ended up winning over $1000 on the parlay.  That night I met and chatted with Roy Jones Jr as well.  

[NJHalo]

3 hours ago, Stradling said:

I had a four game parlay going that night.  I went to a concert in Vegas with my now wife.  We get out of the concert and I check my phone just as he hit the home run and I ended up winning over $1000 on the parlay.  That night I met and chatted with Roy Jones Jr as well.  

Did you blow it on coke?

[John Stellman]

Does that mean the Angels don't have to pay him anymore?

[JAHV76]

1 hour ago, NJHalo said:

Did you blow it on coke?

No In and Out Double Doubles

[Angel Oracle]

1 hour ago, JAHV76 said:

No In and Out Double Doubles

And shakes and animal style fries

[ten ocho recon scout]

22 hours ago, Dochalo said:

From what I've read, Josh Hamilton didn't really even like playing baseball.  

Negative doc. Quite the contrary, he loves playing it