I am sitting here with goose bumps this is fastastic. And what a great story, Hey how about the pitching coach only second time ever to Yankee Stadium. What a great moment. Can you say the Natural
Posts: 382 | Location: Florida | Registered: April 21, 2007
I saw him play in high school. Can you imagine him playing in high school? I said it then and I will say it again he was the most talented God gifted player I have ever seen play any game. I am so happy for him. How could you not love that smile on his face. To be where he has been and to be where he is now is simply amazing. Out of baseball for 3 years. Totally out of baseball. Now look at him. God can and does do amazing things.
" There's nothing cooler than a guy who does what we dream of doing, and then enjoys it as much as we dream we would enjoy it. " -- Scott Ostler on Tim Lincecum
Posts: 968 | Location: Monterey, California | Registered: May 28, 2004
My son called me last night several times as he was traveling on the bus after his game. He wanted constant updates on how Josh Hamilton was doing and he told me he was his favorite player. I found myself rooting for him as well.
Curious what people think...
Why do we root for him? Perhaps an obvious answer is that people recognize his talent and are happy to see him finally succeed. I think it goes much deeper than that. I think his story is about redemption and that goes directly to who we are as Americans. In other words, it is never too late to pick oneself up by the bootstraps and change things. A different type of the Horatio Alger story perhaps - riches-rags-riches as opposed to just rags-to-riches. Obviously, Josh has had much help from his family as well. His wife deserves much of the credit for what we all witnessed last night.
You just have to root for a guy that is honest. That performance last night was as joyful a baseball experience I can imagine. Reportedly a dream come true for him. The pitcher just added to the story, what fun !!! Sometimes it's hard to recognize the "reason for everything" but this one came thru in HDTV.
Posts: 291 | Location: Upstate NY | Registered: January 27, 2006
What an incredible article - thank you for posting the link - I had missed it up until now...
Does anyone else here remember the night last summer in the HSBBW chat room where Josh Hamilton joined us for while? I don't remember much about what was said - I just remember considerable doubt about it really being him... looking back - a neat memory...
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" There's nothing cooler than a guy who does what we dream of doing, and then enjoys it as much as we dream we would enjoy it. " -- Scott Ostler on Tim Lincecum
Posts: 968 | Location: Monterey, California | Registered: May 28, 2004
Definitely a great baseball story, but this is also a story about family and faith. It takes some luck, and a whole lot of love to go that far south and come back alive. It’s obvious to me that love and faith brought this guy back from the brink. Love from his family, especially the love of his wife, and faith in a higher power. I’m with CD on this one. Mrs. Hamilton deserves a lot of credit. Josh has the God given talent, but without the undying faith shown by his family he never would have found the stage on which to display it.
"There are two kinds of people in this game: those who are humble and those who are about to be." Clint Hurdle
Posts: 1658 | Location: New Mexico | Registered: January 22, 2006
Originally posted by spizzlepop: Josh has the God given talent, but without the undying faith shown by his family he never would have found the stage on which to display it.
Not to downplay the love of family, but it appears to me from listening to what Josh Hamilton had to say, is that he believes that the Miraculous Presence of Christ's Holy Spirit in his life is responsible for his Resurrection, his new chance at living a productive life. That is a point that I believe he tried to emphasize, and one which should not be missed or diminished.
Posts: 813 | Location: Sunshine State | Registered: January 03, 2006
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