Reds' Josh Hamilton on his recovery

[natsfan1a]

Good for him -- I hope he wins this struggle. I think it's uplifting to read about the support he's received from those who work in baseball and from fans. I hadn't realized there were also fans who heckle him about it (St. Louis fan = putz IMO).


http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2926447

[Dave B]

I read a story on him 4-5 years ago in ESPN magazine regarding his fall from grace.

Saw the piece on HBO Real Sports talking about his recovery. Verdict was that he's playing in A-ball, is too old for it, and it is unlikely that he can make up for lost time.

Then there is this (a couple of posts down)...
http://www.wnff.net/index.php/topic,1655.0.html

which would be tough to argue with because it was his first action in 4 years and he played 15 games hit .260 with a .687 OPS

[natsfan1a]

I could only find info on Dukes, not Hamilton, via the link?

[Dave B]

I could only find info on Dukes, not Hamilton, via the link?

its not the link. in like the second or third post i say "whatever happened to hamilton" and ken says something like "in A-ball and not very impressive".  its not like he came out of nowhere, it was even more severe. people knew he was in A-ball and sucking and then he plays well this year

[natsfan1a]

Oh, now I see it. Thanks.