JOSH HAMILTON RUMORS

Why Does John Hirschbeck Hate Left-Handers?

Last night in Anaheim, Josh Hamilton had a really bad game. In five trips to the plate, he hit into three double plays, and in the two at-bats where he didn’t make two outs, he struck out, including a ninth inning strikeout with the winning run in scoring position. For the day, he finished with a -.48 WPA, so while he didn’t single handedly cost them the game, he was the primary...
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Josh Hamilton, a crisis of faith

Faith is a funny thing. For some it defines who they are as a person. It serves as the guiding principle of their entire life. For others, it is a crutch, a convenient excuse, a self-defense mechanism. In a lot of cases, it is both of those things for one person and there is no better example of that than Josh Hamilton. We all know that Josh Hamilton is a man of great faith....
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Josh Hamilton reaches low point with terrible night at the plate for Angels

If Los Angeles Angels fans were waiting for Josh Hamilton to hit rock bottom so he could start turning his season around, he may have done so on Tuesday night. At least, the team is hoping that turns out to be the case. Hamilton, who signed a five-year, $125 million contract with LA this past [...]
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Josh kicks up "failure" to epic proportions; Angels fall to the Mariners, 3-2

  Josh Hamilton grounded into three double plays and struck out the other two times he came to the plate. Mike Trout did everything he could to will his team's offense into something resembling legitimacy. Instead, he was anchored at first, with Scioscia failing to employ his favorite (until this year) offensive tactic of activating his speedy base runners.   The...
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Halo Headlines: Hamilton doesn't know why he didn't play on Sunday, Madson resumes throwing

The June 18th, 2013 edition of daily news for the Los Angeles Angels including Hamilton doesn't know why he didn't play on Sunday, Madson resumes throwing and much more... The Story: Ryan Madson has resumed playing long toss but is still dealing with pain. The Monkey Says: That he is throwing is nice and all, but even he admits that they still don't know what...
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How to fix the Los Angeles Angels

US Presswire Although coming off a nice series win against a depleted Yankees team, the popular conversation among many Angel fans is how to fix this team to be within striking distance of the AL West title by the All-Star break. From firing Manager Mike Scioscia to shuffling around the batting order, unrest in Angels nation is rampant. The unrest is a result of an under-performing...
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David Ortiz Thought Red Sox Signing Josh Hamilton ‘Was Going to Happen,’ Especially After Trade With Dodgers

The Red Sox brought in a number of free agents during the offseason. Josh Hamilton wasn’t one of them. Hamilton, considered the biggest offensive free agent on the open market this past offseason, ended up signing with the Angels, but it wasn’t before tons of speculation about whether or not the 2010 American League MVP would land in Boston. Even David Ortiz thought there was...
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11 days ago  |  Discuss

Angels scratch Josh Hamilton with back spasms

Los Angeles Angels right fielder Josh Hamilton was scratched from last night’s contest due to back spasms, according to William Boor and Alden Gonzalez of MLB.com. Hamilton began experiencing the discomfort during batting practice prior to the Angels’ game against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Manager Mike Scioscia was initially hoping Hamilton would be available off the...
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21 days ago  |  Discuss

Sitting Josh Hamilton was dumb

One more note on the Angels - Orioles game. As everyone knows, Josh Hamilton has been awful so far with the Angels after signing this huge contract. He is continuing his trend from last year at swinging at everything and is batting like .208 or something. And so his manager sat him yesterday against the Orioles. That was dumb. Why was it dumb when Hamilton just went zero for...
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May 05, 2013  |  2 Comments
FIGHTING WORDS

Hamilton takes shot at Rangers fans

Josh Hamilton may have experienced a rebirth of sorts while with the Rangers, but he had some negative words for their fans as he joins up with the Angels. 

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February 18, 2013  |  2 Comments
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