2014 Offseason

[Justinkm83]

when ask if it was PED's one baseball executive said it was worse. what could be worse?

crack or heroin

 

[DT LUNA]

crack or heroin

Of all the things he could have in life and he chose the wrong road to travel. Sad

 

[RevSader]

Of all the things he could have in life and he chose the wrong road to travel. Sad

Some people never learn self control. Josh Hamilton was one of those people.

 

[Bmurph]

A drug relapse would be much worse for Hamilton, who was already suspended a season by Major League Baseball for his drug use. If it is, Hamilton could be looking at a lifetime ban.

The MLB drug program calls for harsh penalties, and Hamilton is already far down the list:

According to the rules of baseball's drug program, a major league player must test positive at least twice for drugs of abuse before being suspended, with drugs of abuse subject to suspension defined as a group that includes cocaine, LSD, opiates, Ecstasy, the "date r*pe" drug GHB and PCP.

Players who fail to comply with their treatment program a second time can be suspended for 25-to-50 days. Players who fail to comply a fourth time can be suspended for at least one year. A fifth failure results in additional discipline by the commissioner.

Hamilton already was suspended the year, so now on to the commissioner's office. The above number was revised; his one-year suspension would have been two years under the joint drug agreement. Hamilton would still be on the fifth step under the current plan.

Could be a lifetime ban? He better hope there isn't a positive test

 

[RevSader]

A drug relapse would be much worse for Hamilton, who was already suspended a season by Major League Baseball for his drug use. If it is, Hamilton could be looking at a lifetime ban.

The MLB drug program calls for harsh penalties, and Hamilton is already far down the list:

According to the rules of baseball's drug program, a major league player must test positive at least twice for drugs of abuse before being suspended, with drugs of abuse subject to suspension defined as a group that includes cocaine, LSD, opiates, Ecstasy, the "date r*pe" drug GHB and PCP.

Players who fail to comply with their treatment program a second time can be suspended for 25-to-50 days. Players who fail to comply a fourth time can be suspended for at least one year. A fifth failure results in additional discipline by the commissioner.

Hamilton already was suspended the year, so now on to the commissioner's office. The above number was revised; his one-year suspension would have been two years under the joint drug agreement. Hamilton would still be on the fifth step under the current plan.

Could be a lifetime ban? He better hope there isn't a positive test

Heyman tweeted something he confessed already to the MLB and they are going to treat it as a first offense, because his prior problems happened in the minors. I don't know how Manfred will deal with it.

 

[romeo212000]

crack or heroin

Josh never had a problem with heroin. It was crack and coke.

 

[Bmurph]

Heyman tweeted something he confessed already to the MLB and they are going to treat it as a first offense, because his prior problems happened in the minors. I don't know how Manfred will deal with it.

I read it again and it reads MLB player

 

[True Rangers Fan]

Josh never had a problem with heroin. It was crack and coke.

Which is really ironic, considering heroin is one of the most addictive substances there is. For him to have tried it and it not be his issue is hard to fathom, given his addiction issues.

 

[RevSader]

I read it again and it reads MLB player

Angels fans on Halo's Heaven are sure singing a different tune now though. They used to call him crackhead and all kinds of nonsense. Now they are rallying behind him wishing him well. Pretty weird people. I don't wish ill will on the guy, but not gonna feel sorry for him either. He's shit his bed and now he's gotta lie in it.

 

[Bmurph]

Angels fans on Halo's Heaven are sure singing a different tune now though. They used to call him crackhead and all kinds of nonsense. Now they are rallying behind him wishing him well. Pretty weird people. I don't wish ill will on the guy, but not gonna feel sorry for him either. He's shit his bed and now he's gotta lie in it.

I don't wish him any ill will either, however I don't think he will ever amount to much again as an MLB player. I been wrong before though

 

[DT LUNA]

I don't wish him any ill will either, however I don't think he will ever amount to much again as an MLB player. I been wrong before though

I think you're right because he doesn't amount to much now. Actually I wish he would throw in the towel and ride off into the sunset.

 

[Justinkm83]

Josh never had a problem with heroin. It was crack and coke.

The question I answered was what could be worse than PEDS. It wouldn't surprise me at all if Josh has done heroin at some point though.

 

[True Rangers Fan]

The question I answered was what could be worse than PEDS. It wouldn't surprise me at all if Josh has done heroin at some point though.

It's been noted that he has.

 

[Justinkm83]

Josh Hamilton reportedly facing suspension and thats bad news for the Texas Rangers | Dallas Morning News

 

[Justinkm83]

It's been noted that he has.

Well there you go. I just figured that he hadn't stopped at crack.

 

[Bmurph]

I think you're right because he doesn't amount to much now. Actually I wish he would throw in the towel and ride off into the sunset.

That might give him the opportunity to work on what he really needs to work on, "Josh Hamilton"

 

[Justinkm83]

Question: Did the Rangers extend Beltre simply to save the $2 million on this year's budget? Are things that desperate in their finances?

Gerry Fraley: Not desperate, but they were running out of wiggle room on the budget. That extra $2 million that Beltre gave them for this year could bring a player around the trade deadline. The Rangers are essentially operating with the same payroll budget as last season.

 

[Bmurph]

Well there you go. I just figured that he hadn't stopped at crack.

He spoke about a lot of drugs in "Beyond Belief" cant remember if he talked about doing heroin in the book though. It's been 4 plus years since I last read it, so I've forgotten quite a bit. He did reveal a lot about his drug use though. One doesn't run in those type circles or spend time with all types of drug dealers and users, and not at least experiment with just about every type drug there is however. I would suspect he has used heroin, though his issues were mainly with alcohol and cocaine, both powder and rock forms.

 

[True Rangers Fan]

He spoke about a lot of drugs in "Beyond Belief" cant remember if he talked about doing heroin in the book though. It's been 4 plus years since I last read it, so I've forgotten quite a bit. He did reveal a lot about his drug use though. One doesn't run in those type circles or spend time with all types of drug dealers and users, and not at least experiment with just about every type drug there is however. I would suspect he has used heroin, though his issues were mainly with alcohol and cocaine, both powder and rock forms.

Baseball MVP Josh Hamilton Suffers Addiction Relapse - ABC News

 

[Bmurph]

The source told Heyman that Hamilton, who was scheduled to meet with MLB officials on Wednesday, confessed to going on a binge that involved cocaine a couple months ago. There is no indication to this point that Hamilton failed a drug test.

Now we will see what Manfred will do, hope he keeps the Angels on the hook for his contract by only suspending him for 50 games or something. Probably is at least suspended the full season, would be my guess though