http://www.therookiesblog.com/2009/08/09/josh-hamilton-the-modern-day-mickey-mantle/ "We don't write, we kvetch." "Well, we make ideas." Mon, 08 Mar 2010 08:03:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.therookiesblog.com/2009/08/09/josh-hamilton-the-modern-day-mickey-mantle/comment-page-1/#comment-6537 Cyn Tue, 11 Aug 2009 21:07:48 +0000 http://www.therookiesblog.com/?p=3981#comment-6537 If he didn't encourage the media blitz surrounding him when his story was "inspirational" I'd have an easier time garnering sympathy for him. He was happy to revel in the attention when he was the sinner who found God, sobriety and a job with MLB. Now he's being outed as just being plain old human and he'll have to deal with that attention as well. If he didn’t encourage the media blitz surrounding him when his story was “inspirational” I’d have an easier time garnering sympathy for him. He was happy to revel in the attention when he was the sinner who found God, sobriety and a job with MLB. Now he’s being outed as just being plain old human and he’ll have to deal with that attention as well.

]]> http://www.therookiesblog.com/2009/08/09/josh-hamilton-the-modern-day-mickey-mantle/comment-page-1/#comment-6456 The Rookies » Blog Archive » Last Call: Legs Mon, 10 Aug 2009 22:39:41 +0000 http://www.therookiesblog.com/?p=3981#comment-6456 [...] Rock tells the tales of Josh Hamilton and Mickey Mantle. [...] [...] Rock tells the tales of Josh Hamilton and Mickey Mantle. [...]

]]> http://www.therookiesblog.com/2009/08/09/josh-hamilton-the-modern-day-mickey-mantle/comment-page-1/#comment-6441 Rockabye Mon, 10 Aug 2009 17:11:41 +0000 http://www.therookiesblog.com/?p=3981#comment-6441 I hope he gets better, too. I hope he gets better, too.

]]> http://www.therookiesblog.com/2009/08/09/josh-hamilton-the-modern-day-mickey-mantle/comment-page-1/#comment-6434 RonArtestTableLeg Mon, 10 Aug 2009 13:39:19 +0000 http://www.therookiesblog.com/?p=3981#comment-6434 Great Job. I just don't think this was something that should have been leaked. He didn't kill anyone or even break the law, he just went to a bar, got drunk (i'm not buying that bullshit where some deadspin commentors think because he isn't photographed drinking then he isn't drunk) and sucked some whipped cream off some girls tits. If this was Jeff Reed or Kyle Orton this would be funny because it's a regular thing, but since it's Josh Hamilton and he has a past of drug and alcohol abuse, that makes it a story. I hope he comes back from this, it seemed like he was making great progress. I just kind of can't believe that Johnny Narron was absent. Near ASU's campus doesn't seem like a place you'd want someone like Josh going himself. Especially considering the stories where he wouldn't sit with HIS OWN TEAMMATES in a restaurant because it was a temptation. Or maybe he just didn't catch the pulled hammies from Milton Bradley. Great Job. I just don’t think this was something that should have been leaked. He didn’t kill anyone or even break the law, he just went to a bar, got drunk (i’m not buying that bullshit where some deadspin commentors think because he isn’t photographed drinking then he isn’t drunk) and sucked some whipped cream off some girls tits. If this was Jeff Reed or Kyle Orton this would be funny because it’s a regular thing, but since it’s Josh Hamilton and he has a past of drug and alcohol abuse, that makes it a story. I hope he comes back from this, it seemed like he was making great progress. I just kind of can’t believe that Johnny Narron was absent. Near ASU’s campus doesn’t seem like a place you’d want someone like Josh going himself. Especially considering the stories where he wouldn’t sit with HIS OWN TEAMMATES in a restaurant because it was a temptation. Or maybe he just didn’t catch the pulled hammies from Milton Bradley.

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