Hamilton Then and Now

[fan_since79]

Through 31 games, this year and last year:

 

 

                           BA     OBP   SLG    OPS    HR   RBI    R     BB     K

 

Hamilton 2013   .208    .255   .296     .551       2      9     12      7     38

 

Hamilton 2012   .402    .457   .877    1.334    18    41     30    13     28

 

 

 

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/10-degrees--panic-meter-buzzing-over-angels---125m-man-josh-hamilton-033945976.html

[Blarg]

Hamilton in July of 2012 hit .177

[Ohtaniland]

Wow those are Melky Cabrera and Ryan Braun type numbers. Hmmmm.

[gotbeer]

Might be wrong to say.  But remember in Spring Training, when he came into camp all trim and light.  He attributed it to his new "diet".

 

MLB starts blood testing for HGH this season.  And now the disaster of a start.  

 

Hopefully he gets in a groove.  But if he doesn't, will make you wonder.  

[CanadianHalo]

Might be wrong to say. But remember in Spring Training, when he came into camp all trim and light. He attributed it to his new "diet".

MLB starts blood testing for HGH this season. And now the disaster of a start.

Hopefully he gets in a groove. But if he doesn't, will make you wonder.

Yeah this has definetly crossed my mind

[Eric]

No wonder from me. I always suspected he was not strictly an orange, apple and Jesus juice kind of guy.

I didn't know about the HGH testing starting this season, but it does bring the picture into better focus, don't it?

[Lifetime]

And yet he had similar months before the new diet or hgh testing. 

 

Not to mention there is zero evidence hgh has a demonstrative or dramatic effect on players abilities. 

[Angel_Fan_4_Life]

Why can't multi-million dollar, multiple year contracts be performance incentive only?!?!?   If you play good, you get paid good.  If you don't, you lose money...simple as that.

Ridiculous how contracts are guaranteed money.  

[seenoevil]

Before - contract year

 

After - Financially settled for his career

[Lifetime]

And yet again, he had months like this in his contract year and before. 

[seenoevil]

And yet again, he had months like this in his contract year and before. 

 

and yet again, his best year was on his contract year.

[VariousCrap]

The most important aspect is that this isn't just one month for Josh.  This goes back to last season.

[Lifetime]

No it really doesn't 

[Ohtaniland]

Well then he should be awesome again in............2017

[Lifetime]

and yet again, his best year was on his contract year.

No it wasn't actually 

[bloodbrother]

Going back to last season, at some point, he suddenly started swinging more than he used to...and struck out way more than he ever did. He's continuing that trend this year. It's not a good trend

 

the days of him hitting for any good BA might just be over. You aren't going to hit .280+ striking out over 25% of the time

[VariousCrap]

Going back to last season, at some point, he suddenly started swinging more than he used to...and struck out way more than he ever did. He's continuing that trend this year. It's not a good trend.

 

 

Yup.

[MattFromSimiValley]

I wonder if he's back on the smack?

[Angels_Make_Me_Drink]

No way he's back on drugs, he's tested 2-3 times a week.

The guy is just a different player right now though.

[MattFromSimiValley]

No way he's back on drugs, he's tested 2-3 times a week.

The guy is just a different player right now though.

 

Then maybe he needs to get back on the smack?

[Lifetime]

just stop this nonsense Matt

[Blarg]

What? Last year was far from his best season unless all you are counting is home runs.

 

and yet again, his best year was on his contract year.

[Ochocinco!]

Simi Valley united!!!