The trade of OF Austin Kearns, and SS Felipe Lopez for a couple of so-so relievers, a prospect, and a SS rental will be scrutinized from here to eternity. I thought it was an internet hoax at the time, but I guess sometimes you have to go for it, and realize the future payroll that [...]
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Krivsky says I’d rather have Josh Hamilton…
Posted in Josh Hamilton, National League, Nationals, Reds, Trade on May 5, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Hamilton’s Opening Day on Video
Posted in Josh Hamilton, National League, Reds, Rookies on May 5, 2007 | 1 Comment »
We told you about how opening Day moment sure reminded us of a scene from the Natural. Here is that moment now found on video.
No “Hey Beer Man” for Josh Hamilton
Posted in Josh Hamilton, National League, Reds on May 4, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
From the News and Observer, Josh Hamilton gets out of some of the Rookie duties and for good reason. ‘The Cincinnati Reds usually make the club’s rookies carry the beer cooler onto the team plane for road trips.Raleigh’s Josh Hamilton doesn’t have to, and it’s not because he has earned a spot in the Reds’ [...]
Josh Hamilton has passed Pecota by
Posted in Josh Hamilton, National League, Projections, Reds, ROY, Sabermetrics on May 2, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Nate Silver, the Pecota Guru from Baseball Prospectus did a pre-season 2007 projection for Josh Hamilton. The trouble is that PECOTA uses data from the past three seasons (2004, 2005, and 2006). And Hamilton hasn’t played baseball in the past three seasons. Well, that isn’t quite true: he got a handful of at bats in [...]
ABC News (WTVD) Video with Josh Hamilton
Posted in Josh Hamilton, MLB, Reds on May 2, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
WTVD on Josh Hamilton’s second chance click image
Reds Scouting Director credited with Hamilton suggestion
Posted in Josh Hamilton, Prospects, Reds, Rule V Draft on April 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The Reds Scouting Director Chris Buckley (who resides in Tampa) made the suggestion to Reds GM Wayne Krivsky which led to the Reds acquiring Josh Hamilton: Asked about the Reds’ background check, Krivsky said, “There wasn’t much of one. It was rather informal. We had scouts ask all the questions.” Scouting director Chris Buckley, who [...]
The Joshua Story
Posted in Josh Hamilton, Rays on April 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I have been following this Hamilton story quite a while. I linked to an update on his situation a few years back: – ” The final story of Joshua Hamilton has not been written. It is going to be a glorious story that will help millions of people“.
Josh Hamilton’s Former Teammate
Posted in Josh Hamilton, MLB, Reds on April 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Cincy: “Josh was almost too much straight-arrow. Most of the guys on the team, we partied a little bit, did some drinking, but you never saw Josh Hamilton at those parties. Never. Not a single time. Not a single time was he out past sunset. “But I was always a little concerned because he seemed [...]
Hamilton can play CF/LF/RF
Posted in Josh Hamilton, Reds, Rule V Draft on April 25, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Josh returned to the hit zone last night with 2 hits on the night in the Reds blowout of St. Louis. He batted in the leadoff in CF and ended up on the night playing all three outfield positions. The Cardinals paper had some good insight as identifying Wayne Krivsky as the one who pitched [...]
On the Upswing
Posted in Around the Web, Josh Hamilton on April 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I have not been following the ProTrade market, all I know is that Josh Hamilton is on the rise. The best blogs voting booth After 1/16 of season , Piniella might be a fan of Hamilton who despite his past has produced when given a chance.
