Not a good day at all for joshy.

6/25/2011 7:48:44 PM

http://sports.espn.go.com/dallas/mlb/news/story?id=6747510

7/7/2011 11:42:57 PM

its crazy, they were showing the HR Derby from a couple years ago when Hamilton wrecked shop in Old Yankee Stadium on MLBTV and I watched a decent bit of his 1st round where he hit like 28 homers and had the fans chanting his name, this is kinda the opposite although I don't blame him but he might blame himself

7/7/2011 11:52:29 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0nA-X-5MKA

7/8/2011 12:10:54 AM

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"Not a good day at all for joshy."

7/8/2011 8:14:45 AM

And now he's murdering people?

When will this monster be stopped?

7/8/2011 8:53:23 AM

Keep it in the park

7/8/2011 9:11:23 AM

^^A man lost his life and his son witnessed it... and you are making jokes about it.

Did you beat off the whole way to the computer and this thread when you found out???

7/8/2011 9:31:28 AM

^^A man lost his life and his son witnessed it... and you are making jokes about it.

Did you beat off the whole way to the computer and this thread when you found out???

7/8/2011 9:31:28 AM

Yes

7/8/2011 9:33:56 AM

I think your sarcasm detector is broken

7/8/2011 9:33:58 AM

sarcasm or not why don't you guys watch the video and the little boy's reaction...


[Edited on July 8, 2011 at 10:00 AM. Reason : link]

7/8/2011 9:59:53 AM

josh needs jail time!!

7/8/2011 10:03:39 AM

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"sarcasm or not why don't you guys watch the video and the little boy's reaction... "

I don't understand how this relates to my post

7/8/2011 10:04:31 AM

gettin a little sensitive up here in the sportstalk

7/8/2011 10:11:16 AM

RIDE

THAT

JOCK

!

RIDE

THAT

JOCK

!

7/8/2011 10:26:12 AM

7/8/2011 11:13:47 AM

I like how in the ESPN story they made it clear that "the fan called for the ball." Like they knew Josh was going to receive some backlash for this.

Sucks for the fan and his kid (and rest of family and friends of course). No doubt Josh has to feel pretty bad about it too. Are there any videos of it yet?

7/8/2011 11:43:08 AM

is this your first day on the internet

7/8/2011 11:51:02 AM

i would expect this sort of weak short throw from Nate McLouth, not Josh Hamilton

7/8/2011 11:52:36 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_3asU-m_2E&feature=share

sad

7/8/2011 12:01:10 PM

It almost looks like the ball was tossed to the guy with the glove. He leaned across his son and in front of the guy with the glove to catch it. If it was to the other guy then it wasn't a horrible toss.

7/8/2011 12:18:49 PM

my heart just sank. He should have let the gloved guy who was standing at the ready catch it and that poor man tried to grab his ankle just awful

7/8/2011 12:29:36 PM

you guys don't forget that nelson cruz nearly killed a guy last year with his horrible foul ball hitting skills...

7/8/2011 1:24:42 PM

Espen Knutsen

7/8/2011 2:38:19 PM

^winner

7/8/2011 3:00:55 PM

That's crazy. Defintely not Josh's fault. I agree it was going to the other guy and the firefighter guy who went for it probably just got overexcited to grab a ball for his kid. That honestly was one of the saddest videos I've seen in quite some time, not only for the death of the man, but the son will always remember that day and he can horribly be reminded of it at random points of his life as he grows What an awful situation

7/8/2011 3:11:04 PM

i always feel for the family of people that die, and that mans poor son...good heavens. I hope he is surrounded by love and good days for the rest of his life.

7/8/2011 5:22:57 PM

josh hamilton - crackhead/murderer


(sucks for that guy he killed and his little boy )

7/8/2011 7:27:44 PM

7/8/2011 8:57:25 PM

wow.

7/8/2011 9:10:22 PM

^^^ Maybe the dude's kid learned a valuable lesson about doing stupid things. Like leaning too far over a balcony.

[Edited on July 8, 2011 at 10:54 PM. Reason : He's just trying to teach society something]

7/8/2011 10:53:28 PM

It's scary to think you guys could potentially reproduce.

7/8/2011 11:31:45 PM

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"It's scary to think you guys could potentially reproduce."

it's scary that a guy that is willing to even come close to falling over a railing to get a foul ball in front of his kid did reproduce. that's fucking stupid. i'm sorry that that's insensitive, but this kid just watched his dad die for no fucking reason.

7/9/2011 12:22:44 AM

^let's be fair. it's a reaction. I don't think he was consciously going yup im going to kill myself for this. It's an accident. A terrible accident that was no ones fault. let's hope the kid uses this to shape him positively.

7/9/2011 1:18:47 AM

This is one of those events in time where you can't rationalize how they were allowed to happen after they occur. If the railing in stadiums is that low, shouldn't the outfielders be instructed not to toss balls into the stands?

I seriously don't get how this happened. It certainly is not Josh's fault, but the players should not be putting fans in danger by attempting to make tosses like that.

7/9/2011 1:30:20 AM

coffee shoudlt be made hot either.

7/9/2011 6:37:47 AM

did anyone else notice the guy who fell looked like he sat in a puddle first?

7/9/2011 7:18:29 AM

Hamilton's "It's not heaven, it's the bottom of the fifth" line in the Sunday Night Baseball commercial seems like a clear warning sign in hindsight.

7/9/2011 9:47:09 AM

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"Josh Hamilton, who tossed the ball to the fan on Thursday night, hit a fan with a foul ball off his bat in the sixth inning. The teenage male fan had blood on his face and was tended to by stadium personnel before he walked away, smiling while he held a compress to his head. Rangers officials said the fan was treated at the stadium and was OK. They didn't identify him or provide additional details. "I saw it happen," Hamilton said. "Again.""

[Edited on July 9, 2011 at 9:55 AM. Reason : http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=310708113]

7/9/2011 9:54:53 AM

^ what the fuck man?

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"A terrible accident that was no ones fault."

are you serious? if i drive my car 120mph in the rain and slide into a tree and die, it may be unintentional but it's still my fault. likewise, if i try to reach over two people via a railing to catch a foul ball and throw myself over the edge and die, that is my fault.

7/9/2011 10:54:59 AM

people make mistakes

stop being a douche

7/9/2011 10:57:36 AM

Are you trolling? Wreckless driving in shitty weather is akin to reaching your hand over a railing now? Are you serious? It was a terrible accident.

7/9/2011 10:57:50 AM

no i'm not fucking trolling. just b/c it's an accident doesn't mean that it's no one's fault, that's absurd.

7/9/2011 11:03:33 AM

The whole thing is a bit ironic. The dude was a firefighter. I mean, he rushed into burning buildings for a living. And he died... falling 20 feet trying to catch a baseball.

7/9/2011 1:05:42 PM

Car wrecks are one of the leading causes of injury and accidents in america. If you're killed or injured in a car wreck, it's your fault for being stupid enough to get behind the wheel. (eyeroll)

It wasn't really anyone's fault, it was a freak accident. Sheesh.

7/9/2011 1:19:24 PM

im sure his kid really wanted a ball and like any good father the guy wanted that for his son. he saw the opportunity to be a hero to his son, acted on it, and lost his balance and fell. if you don't understand that then either

a) you don't have a son
b) you didn't have a relationship like that with your dad
c) you're a moron
d) all of the above

[Edited on July 9, 2011 at 1:30 PM. Reason : thanks]

7/9/2011 1:25:01 PM

D) you're a moron

7/9/2011 1:26:11 PM

Please don't bring in the sentimental "love for his son" into this tragedy.

The same scenario could have happened even if he didn't have a son, and he still would have lost his balance.

[Edited on July 9, 2011 at 1:52 PM. Reason : ]

7/9/2011 1:31:56 PM

4-5 tonight with walk off hr

7/9/2011 11:27:37 PM