Josh Hamilton has turned heads all season long in his break out campaign. You probably know by now that Hamilton missed three years of baseball altogether as he battled drugs and inner demons. Or maybe you heard that Nolan Ryan compared Hamilton to Mickey Mantle because of their talent. Translation he's a big dude with power that runs like a deer. Furthermore, on ESPN's coverage of the home run derby Steve Phillips compared the sound of the ball coming off Hamilton's bat to the way balls sounded coming off Bo Jackson's bat. BO JACKSON! And yes this Steve Phillips. Ah the power of Internet archives.
Unfortunately Hamilton did not win the home run derby after a ridiculous 28 home runs in the first round. But that's not what this post is really about. This is about me drafting Hamilton in the 15th round of my fantasy baseball draft and watching him develop into the cornerstone of GreenwellWasRobbed's* offensive attack. And I know I'm not alone on this one. People across the country are reaping the rewards of taking a flier on Hamilton. I don't like to talk fantasy sports too often. In reality nobody cares about someone else's team. However, now seemed like as good a time as any to step back and enjoy the Josh Hamilton experience. Good times.
* This is a reference to Mike Greenwell's contention that Jose Canseco did not deserve his 1988 MVP award. Although to be fair Greenwell didn't deserve it either for his repeated attempts to end Ellis Burks' career.
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