April 15, 2015
Josh
Over the past few weeks, Rangers fans have watched with more interest possibly even than Angels fans as the latest Josh Hamilton saga has unfolded. Josh's own great failures, his public relations miscues (many of which I've made fun of) and his cartoon-like image have once again come crashing down around him to once-again reveal a flawed individual who, unfortunately, doesn't have a recent history of superstar level performance to hold up as a shield for the mockery and insults.
The deplorable behavior by the Angels front office, clearly chasing dollars and trying to distance themselves from any responsibility in regards to Hamilton has actually managed to flip the situation upside down. We should all be upset that Hamilton can't maintain control, that he let his fans down. We should be coming to terms with accepting a lengthy suspension, one that deprives the aging and broken slugger of a few more months of whatever is left to use up in his body.
The deplorable behavior by the Angels front office, clearly chasing dollars and trying to distance themselves from any responsibility in regards to Hamilton has actually managed to flip the situation upside down. We should all be upset that Hamilton can't maintain control, that he let his fans down. We should be coming to terms with accepting a lengthy suspension, one that deprives the aging and broken slugger of a few more months of whatever is left to use up in his body.
Instead, anger over the Angels behavior has led, in my opinion, to no suspension for Josh Hamilton and people so mad at the Los Angeles Angels that the team is drawing criticism from all over at how they treat their players.
And Texas, surprisingly, after an acrimonious departure by Hamilton, has been most supportive of Josh. Josh was one of our biggest heroes of all time. Those of us who paid attention to the back office know what it took to keep Hamilton going. What the Rangers paid in salary was only a part of the struggle to keep Hamilton on the field. And yet, I think we would all take him back in an instant. Oh, maybe not at THAT salary, but if we could work something out, I would take Josh Hamilton back. Open arms, big hugs and all of that.
Josh Hamilton never won all of the battles we wanted him to win. But, surprisingly or not, I think it's time Texas won one for him. If we can.
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