hamilton was a rule 5 pick, right?

that means he has to stay on the 25 man roster unless traded?

that's pretty awesome

4/16/2007 7:02:04 PM

He was on ROME today. Talked a lot about his problems. Great interview.

4/16/2007 7:04:16 PM

It was a great interview. Definitely sounds like he has his head on straight. After seeing him struggle the last few years, I can hardly believe the turn around. Way to go Josh.

4/16/2007 10:24:57 PM

josh hamilton with the pinch hit 2 run homer in the 9th.

4/16/2007 10:32:21 PM

gg.

4/16/2007 10:33:39 PM

Yeah, Josh was a Rule 5. If I understand it, if he's not on the 25 man roster, the D-Rays can get him back for $25k. The Cubs originally grabbed Josh from TB, but traded to Cincy for cash

4/16/2007 10:58:06 PM

if the kid keeps hitting bombs like he is, he doesn't need to worry about being put back in the minors.

4/16/2007 11:28:05 PM

what else is there to say when 60% of his hits are homers (3 of 5 hits).....

4/17/2007 12:56:44 AM

holy shit, cant believe he did it again tonight. i had already figured he had the night off after they brought in their lefty closer/reliever late in the game. was the HR off a lefty or righty?


there's no way this guy needs to be out of the lineup right now.

4/17/2007 1:13:53 AM

too bad i benched him on my fantasy squad

pudge and zito picked up the slack however

4/17/2007 1:40:32 AM

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"He was on ROME today. Talked a lot about his problems. Great interview. "

yeah

i said that already

4/17/2007 3:53:15 AM

just picked him up on the fantasy team

4/17/2007 8:57:21 PM

karl ravech giving some love

4/17/2007 10:11:57 PM

Josh should definitly start over Ryan Freel, but they just signed him to an extension, so he probably will continue to start.

Hamilton has 3 HR... last season Freel had 8.

Hamilton has superior speed and is younger, and has a better arm.


Its dumb for him to be a pinch hitter, let him play!

4/18/2007 10:01:49 AM

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Mattallica All American 4892 Posts user info edit post	Quote : "He was on ROME today. Talked a lot about his problems. Great interview. " yeah i said that already 4/17/2007 3:53:15 AM

WELL YOU MIGHT WANT TO TRY MAKING AN IMPRESSION NEXT TIME

4/18/2007 10:19:22 AM

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"Mark Sheldon, of Reds.MLB.com, reports Cincinnati Reds OF Ryan Freel is willing to give up his everyday spot in center field for rookie OF Josh Hamilton. "I think this kid is something special," Freel said. "With the addition of him on this team, I might be working a little more in the infield, which I don't have a problem with. I just know that kid helps us win." "

gg Freel

4/18/2007 10:49:57 AM

Damn, if I had of known, I would have picked him up off of free agency on my fantasy teams.

4/18/2007 10:59:59 AM

i'm glad to see him doing well finally. hopefully he'll stick with it.

maybe he'll be a superstar one day, and be my little claim to fame. he went 0-3 off me our senior year in high school, with an espn crew there.

4/18/2007 11:07:17 AM

^ haha, a lot of people went 0-for-3 off of him. I hit a bloop triple by accident

The one thing I remember about facing him was how goddamn big his feet were. One of his feet took up the entire length of the rubber. And it looked like he was throwing effortlessly and it would just get to the plate in a nannosecond.

4/18/2007 11:11:45 AM

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"Josh should definitly start over Ryan Freel, but they just signed him to an extension, so he probably will continue to start. Hamilton has 3 HR... last season Freel had 8. Hamilton has superior speed and is younger, and has a better arm."

Hamilton has a better arm no doubt, but is he really faster than Ryan Freel. Freel is pretty damn fast and when he plays, is a SB machine.

4/18/2007 11:24:43 AM

hamilton's pretty damn fast. Was running 4.4 in high school

4/18/2007 11:26:33 AM

^^^nah, he went 0-3 off ME. i was doing the hurling.

i realize going 0-3 off him is nothing special, lol. he could bring it. his motion and ball movement were especially intimidating as a left handed batter.

^yeah, i remember i was always amazed at how quick he could move those boats.

[Edited on April 18, 2007 at 11:28 AM. Reason : .]

4/18/2007 11:28:04 AM

yeah, he wears a size 19

or thats what it was last time I lolled at his feet

4/18/2007 11:45:11 AM

he used to have to wear football cleats because he couldn't find baseball cleats big enough for him

4/18/2007 3:17:31 PM

yeah, he got that adidas hookup when he signed though

$$$

4/18/2007 3:19:47 PM

Josh Hamilton's tears cure cancer. Too bad he has never cried.

4/18/2007 5:27:19 PM

he and freel are starting today

4/18/2007 5:30:21 PM

RYAN FREEL IS A SAINT
seriously I'd wish the media would stop sucking his $7 million dick

4/18/2007 6:57:21 PM

FUCK YEAH!!

Hamilton with another dinger

he's gonna be the best fantasy pickup of the year for my team

[Edited on April 18, 2007 at 8:12 PM. Reason : yo]

4/18/2007 8:09:07 PM

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"RYAN FREEL IS A SAINT seriously I'd wish the media would stop sucking his $7 million dick"

so do you like him or not?

4/18/2007 8:31:15 PM

Josh Hamilton drank a full glass of liquid LSD with his eggs. Then he slept for 8 months straight. When he woke he rubbed his eyes and said, "All in all, I prefer gin."

4/18/2007 10:14:31 PM

#4 last night

4/19/2007 12:46:05 PM

Oh my God. Another HR tonight. 2-3 so far with a double, HR and 3 RBIs so far.

4/19/2007 8:25:08 PM

hahaha, MLB is going to "randomly" test him

4/19/2007 8:27:04 PM

I'm happy for Hamilton as well. But figured I'd throw out the name Chris Shelton who also went nuts at the beginning of last year and ended the year in AAA. Beware of the early season binge.

4/19/2007 11:30:30 PM

well, the reds have to give him back to whoever had him (devil rays, i think) if they want to take him off their 25 man roster.

i know your point was that he might get in a slump... but just sayin'

4/19/2007 11:44:18 PM

ha I remember Shelton, he had like 7 homers in the first two weeks then fell off like Brady Anderson

4/19/2007 11:55:44 PM

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=pearlman/070420&sportCat=mlb[/link]

4/20/2007 5:31:57 PM

awesome story


I am so proud of him


he and his family are good people

and he's right, I haven't cared this much about baseball in years

4/20/2007 7:13:50 PM

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"damn, sound sliek he is still doing fairly well though"

did somebody say Sleik?

4/20/2007 7:34:01 PM

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"I'm happy for Hamilton as well. But figured I'd throw out the name Chris Shelton who also went nuts at the beginning of last year and ended the year in AAA. Beware of the early season binge."

see also Kevin Mench last season...dont think he wound up in AAA, but he did get traded and rode the bench for most of the season

4/20/2007 7:41:50 PM

wait until he starts facing pitchers more than once... that will be the test

4/20/2007 8:21:34 PM

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"wait until he starts facing pitchers more than once... that will be the test"

????
a test for the pitchers, maybe

4/21/2007 11:12:13 AM

"homerun for trademark" is on TLC right now


39 I think

4/24/2007 8:33:30 PM

0-2 tonight

4/24/2007 9:37:07 PM

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"wait until he starts facing pitchers more than once... that will be the test"

It's usually hitters that have to figure out pitchers, not vice-versa

4/24/2007 9:56:12 PM

haha, what was that guy thinking?

4/24/2007 9:58:27 PM

they made Josh the leadoff hitter yesterday

4/25/2007 7:40:54 AM

leadoff hitter tonite......hit a solo homer, his 6th of the season. Has the only reds fun in a 1-1 ballgame so far.

4/25/2007 10:10:34 PM

most hr's by a rookie in the nl so far

4/26/2007 2:55:01 AM