Josh Hamilton Released

[redseat]

Josh Hamilton Released from Minor League Contract by Texas Rangers

The Texas Rangers released Josh Hamilton from his minor league contract on Friday, according to USA Today's Bob Nightengale and WFAA's Mike Leslie.

The Dallas Morning News' Brandon George relayed a statement from Hamilton shortly after the news broke:

 

[redseat]

I'm not shocked by this

 

[Billythekid]

Josh Hamilton Released from Minor League Contract by Texas Rangers

The Texas Rangers released Josh Hamilton from his minor league contract on Friday, according to USA Today's Bob Nightengale and WFAA's Mike Leslie.

The Dallas Morning News' Brandon George relayed a statement from Hamilton shortly after the news broke:

lines of cocaine everywhere are very very worried

 

[richig07]

lines of cocaine everywhere are very very worried

As someone who has had some struggles with alcohol (minor compared to him), I would think it could be very difficult for him once baseball is out of his life. It's given him a clear reason to stay sober, and also given him a distraction. A lot professional athletes go into depression after their careers end, because their sport has been their entire life's work and their main purpose. Now all of the sudden, they have more than half of their life in front of them and they have no idea what to do.

For someone like Hamilton, that is a very, very dangerous situation.

 

[scoutyjones2]

Has he stayed sober while playing baseball???

 

[redseat]

Has he stayed sober while playing baseball???

Probably not

 

[romeo212000]

Has he stayed sober while playing baseball???

While he has been with the rangers he's been subject to weekly drug tests. He has however relapsed with alcohol on a couple of occasions while with Texas. Don't believe he was subject to regular drug testing with the Angels and even admitted to an incident of cocaine relapse while during the offseason. I fear for this man when he leaves baseball behind.

 

[handicappers]

3 years too late. Good riddance ya burned out doped out loser.

 

[redseat]

He had a lot of promise... Too bad the drugs got him

 

[packerzrule]

As someone who has had some struggles with alcohol (minor compared to him), I would think it could be very difficult for him once baseball is out of his life. It's given him a clear reason to stay sober, and also given him a distraction. A lot professional athletes go into depression after their careers end, because their sport has been their entire life's work and their main purpose. Now all of the sudden, they have more than half of their life in front of them and they have no idea what to do.

For someone like Hamilton, that is a very, very dangerous situation.

hope he doesn't join a website and start posting about his pecker being caught in things

 

[redseat]

hope he doesn't join a website and start posting about his pecker being caught in things

he might have when he was on cocaine... we'll never know

 

[Inquisitor95]

Hammer is probably celebrating wherever he is.

 

[TJL]

 

[redseat]

Last time not on drugs?

 

[TJL]

Last time not on drugs?

 

[Irish7478]

Maybe not the biggest waste of talent in Baseball history, but if not, it's close.

 

[romeo212000]

Hammer is probably celebrating wherever he is.

Dude had an unhealthy obsession with the man. That's for sure.