Just goes to show how powerful addiction is. Consequences don't matter, losing it all doesn't matter, and the weird thing is, when you relapse, it is never as good, and u know that beforehand, yet throw it all away again
My take is that ever since that father and died trying to catch a ball Hamilton tossed to him in the stands, something crushed his soul and caused a relapse. And that's understandable, although I wish he wouldn't have gone through it. He was trying to do a good thing for the kid and it turned into a tragedy.
disagree. i think it was aways there. the sports article on how josh's wife and his kids lived in fear of him...yeah it seems it predated the shocking all star incident. plus it would excuse or really explain why josh abused his family.
It's horrible what happened with Josh Hamilton. 90% of it self-inflicted. Not easy staying away from the temptations, I get it. Hopefully now he has his life in order.
Josh was something else, man. Such a shame his career was so short. If he never had those demons he dealt with he possibly could've been up there with the all time greats in baseball.
Josh Hamilton is the most naturally gifted baseball player I’ve ever seen. Not too many people could wreck themselves to the point that he did, only to come back and be the best player in baseball for a bit. He hits 500 homers and gets 3,000 hits if not for the demons.
Josh Hamilton spoke at the church my family and I would go to growing up. Even as a kid hearing him speak and reading his book was amazing….never will forget his 2008 homerun derby performance
One really frustrating factor about the Shannon Stone incident is that game was a rainout makeup game from May that fell just short of 4.5 innings played. It really should have never happened.
Josh Hamilton is a good guy Most importantly, he's a human being it's true that many ballplayers can be judged as being somewhere between pampered prima donnas to straight up schmucks And given everything he went through, I can't conceive how anyone would hold it against him He didn't lie or evade nowhere near as much as an addicted person invariably does He honestly faced the music He owned up to his actions Josh isn't a perfect human Yet in many ways, he can be admired EDIT: I posted the above before I watched the very end of the video Nonetheless, I decided not to delete the above I suppose I'd be interested in the exact nature of what actual child abuse he committed, not of what he was accused and/or convicted And I'm simply not sure of what part of the above post could/should be edited and/or deleted Although I am not religious, I conclude this lengthy post with the following: 1 Corinthians 15:10: But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, though it was not I, but the grace of God that is with me
Probably one of the most naturally gifted players I've ever watched live. When the Reds gave him a shot it was really a 1 in a million chance he'd make it back.
I don’t know, I see this is a success story. With a lot of adversity and sadness sure. But this guy got hammered by a truck, survived to come back for a shortened career, and somehow managed to land a historic guaranteed contract before it all fell apart. Tragic, also amazing.
He was an incredible player in spite of all his struggles. Makes me wonder what would have been possible if he could have kept it together. Probably the most naturally talented player I've seen in my years as a fan.
I was at a pirates game once and some guy in the outfield just randomly started yelling “coulda been a crackhead” at him. Josh just turned around and gave WTF hands
As a recovery alcoholic myself and a family history of addiction im sure there were other contributing factors for his addiction, the car accident only exasburated it
Aww man, didnt include what happened at the end of the 2012 season where the rangers had a historical collapse capped off by the last game of the season against the A's whoever won would win the division and Josh Hamilton dropped a can of corn easy flyball to lose the division for the Rangers.
Let's focus on the funny part: Arte Moreno. Jerry Jones is on a pedestal all by himself in the realm of clown owners but he if wasn't there, Arte would be. Dude looking like a villain from a Sergio Leon western is just gravy.
@travisramirez7143 nah justin moreau was as good as he could have ever been he won the cheapest mvp of all time on a season that was mid. He isn't a sad story his story is a miracle
I will always pull for him, he got bit by some demons, but really think he can pull out of his tailspin. I hope him and his kid have reconciled but it is none of my business
i think its what if-what if josh played a regular career. he was an mvp. so it does make u wonder if he could have been greater especially for the young tampa bay rays organization that first drafted him. But he should lose any sympathy when it was revealed he had bullied his family. no one should ever idolize every again.
He was a spoiled drug addicted athlete that had every opportunity and all the support in the world to change but refused to do so. He cheated on his wife and disappointed his parents and all the people that supported him time and time again....thats what he did wrong
I mean alcohol and cocaine as a coping mechanism were his own choice. Although I do sympathize, that's absolutely his own fault. Not to mention the child abuse, which is absolutely on him and him alone.
@@TheRenster500 yeah, after that child abuse, thought they be better off he overdosed or ended up in jail, unfortunate but I don't give a damn about trash child abusers.
I always tell people, bro everybody loves to party have women and do drugs. Well lots of young men I assume but you have to know how to distinguish time and place for everything and I don’t think he ever got that God bless him.
He went from a tragedy, to triumph, back to tragedy again. Its really sucks this guy couldnt get it together.
You consider someone who went from a nobody, has been junkie, to the best in the world, as "couldn't get it together"?
@@kenw2225 yeah, I was kinda thinking the same thing. People's judgmental nature never ceases to amaze me..
He was Mr. Baseball for about 5 years. I hate he relapsed.
Calling him Mr. Baseball during the Miguel Cabrera Era is ridiculous.
Just goes to show how powerful addiction is. Consequences don't matter, losing it all doesn't matter, and the weird thing is, when you relapse, it is never as good, and u know that beforehand, yet throw it all away again
My take is that ever since that father and died trying to catch a ball Hamilton tossed to him in the stands, something crushed his soul and caused a relapse. And that's understandable, although I wish he wouldn't have gone through it. He was trying to do a good thing for the kid and it turned into a tragedy.
disagree. i think it was aways there. the sports article on how josh's wife and his kids lived in fear of him...yeah it seems it predated the shocking all star incident. plus it would excuse or really explain why josh abused his family.
I never thought of that but I'm sure it played a part, especially mentally
It's horrible what happened with Josh Hamilton. 90% of it self-inflicted. Not easy staying away from the temptations, I get it. Hopefully now he has his life in order.
Josh was something else, man. Such a shame his career was so short. If he never had those demons he dealt with he possibly could've been up there with the all time greats in baseball.
Josh Hamilton is the most naturally gifted baseball player I’ve ever seen. Not too many people could wreck themselves to the point that he did, only to come back and be the best player in baseball for a bit. He hits 500 homers and gets 3,000 hits if not for the demons.
More than a bit
Likely comes close
Josh Hamilton spoke at the church my family and I would go to growing up. Even as a kid hearing him speak and reading his book was amazing….never will forget his 2008 homerun derby performance
I agree..that music during the HR derby section was pretty nerdy.
That’s the legendary power pros theme. You got to respect it
One really frustrating factor about the Shannon Stone incident is that game was a rainout makeup game from May that fell just short of 4.5 innings played. It really should have never happened.
Josh Hamilton is a good guy
Most importantly, he's a human being
it's true that many ballplayers can be judged as being somewhere between pampered prima donnas to straight up schmucks
And given everything he went through, I can't conceive how anyone would hold it against him
He didn't lie or evade nowhere near as much as an addicted person invariably does
He honestly faced the music
He owned up to his actions
Josh isn't a perfect human
Yet in many ways, he can be admired
EDIT:
I posted the above before I watched the very end of the video
Nonetheless, I decided not to delete the above
I suppose I'd be interested in the exact nature of what actual child abuse he committed, not of what he was accused and/or convicted
And I'm simply not sure of what part of the above post could/should be edited and/or deleted
Although I am not religious, I conclude this lengthy post with the following:
1 Corinthians 15:10:
But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain
On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, though it was not I, but the grace of God that is with me
Probably one of the most naturally gifted players I've ever watched live. When the Reds gave him a shot it was really a 1 in a million chance he'd make it back.
I don’t know, I see this is a success story. With a lot of adversity and sadness sure. But this guy got hammered by a truck, survived to come back for a shortened career, and somehow managed to land a historic guaranteed contract before it all fell apart. Tragic, also amazing.
I wonder what's left of his almost 147mil career earnings ????
He was an incredible player in spite of all his struggles. Makes me wonder what would have been possible if he could have kept it together. Probably the most naturally talented player I've seen in my years as a fan.
I was at a pirates game once and some guy in the outfield just randomly started yelling “coulda been a crackhead” at him. Josh just turned around and gave WTF hands
Two of the more iconic home run derbies I can think off, McGwire in 99 at Fenway and Hamilton in 2008 Yankee stadium
As a recovery alcoholic myself and a family history of addiction im sure there were other contributing factors for his addiction, the car accident only exasburated it
Aww man, didnt include what happened at the end of the 2012 season where the rangers had a historical collapse capped off by the last game of the season against the A's whoever won would win the division and Josh Hamilton dropped a can of corn easy flyball to lose the division for the Rangers.
Try some punctuation. The Raiders suck.
@megatron3859 you're smelly
@megatron3859 its youtube
1:56 The kind of foreshadowing and dramatic irony that screenwriters preach about.
Imagine if Hamilton didn’t discover alcohol and drugs.
Buddy been through a lot of shit. The guy dying after he threw him the ball was the first time I heard of Josh Hamilton
Let's focus on the funny part: Arte Moreno. Jerry Jones is on a pedestal all by himself in the realm of clown owners but he if wasn't there, Arte would be. Dude looking like a villain from a Sergio Leon western is just gravy.
Wherever he is today, I just hope he’s clean.
He was going to have a movie based on his life too.
He didn’t win that derby but nobody remembers that
Justin Morneau baby!
@@codygurnick6405another disappointing story
@@travisramirez7143 yeah a concussion got him didn't it?
I don't remember any of it, it is a damn hr derby not a world series. Jeez
@travisramirez7143 nah justin moreau was as good as he could have ever been he won the cheapest mvp of all time on a season that was mid. He isn't a sad story his story is a miracle
Average baseball released pretty much the same video earlier in the day.
dude went 5 for 5 with 4 homers and a double. that's prob the best hitting performance in baseball
I think Joe Adcock also did that with the Braves in the 50s/60s.
Whoa whoa whoa..... size 19 shoes??
Bruh this is like the video from average baseball
Talk about a guy who had the world and blew it all, a real Munson. I guess it could have been worse, he could have joined the marines.
I will always pull for him, he got bit by some demons, but really think he can pull out of his tailspin. I hope him and his kid have reconciled but it is none of my business
Last i heard, he was treating his family like crap and back on the crack.
Too much structure growing up and then none at all. Reminds me of that can't miss redhead QB awhile back.
00:43 stahhhp, he was never
What's there to judge? Dude was the victim of a bad driver. Got wrecked from a car wreck. Not really sure he did anything wrong
i think its what if-what if josh played a regular career. he was an mvp. so it does make u wonder if he could have been greater especially for the young tampa bay rays organization that first drafted him. But he should lose any sympathy when it was revealed he had bullied his family. no one should ever idolize every again.
He was a spoiled drug addicted athlete that had every opportunity and all the support in the world to change but refused to do so. He cheated on his wife and disappointed his parents and all the people that supported him time and time again....thats what he did wrong
I mean alcohol and cocaine as a coping mechanism were his own choice. Although I do sympathize, that's absolutely his own fault. Not to mention the child abuse, which is absolutely on him and him alone.
@@TheRenster500 yeah, after that child abuse, thought they be better off he overdosed or ended up in jail, unfortunate but I don't give a damn about trash child abusers.
Sad story
So sad....
Just a natural
Thank you for saying Disabled List (DL) throughout the video! Real baseball fans will always call it by the correct name
He was never the game’s biggest star
Josh Hamilton simply had it all, and he took that away
The tatoo ink did it. That stuff crosses the blood / brain barrier
What kind of small brain take is that?
@YellowLegoSpaceman 🤣🤣👍👍
Yes , no one with tattoos has ever had a good, successful life, or been happy. Smart take there cletus
@@kenw2225The guy who is against tattoos is the Cletus???
I think someone’s lost beagle actually made that comment. The tiniest brained comment. 😢
I always tell people, bro everybody loves to party have women and do drugs. Well lots of young men I assume but you have to know how to distinguish time and place for everything and I don’t think he ever got that God bless him.