Josh Hamilton reveals his problem/struggle...

[Cajun Blake]

maybe he needs to focus on baseball right now, and take care of the bad habits starting after the ws. seems like a reasonable way of dealing with this demon.

how do you suggest he focus on baseball when many of his freinds and team mates are using drugs daily right in front of him ?

these same drugs are what Hamilton is addicted to .... nicotine and alcohol

that would be like me working as a bar tender at a Cheech and Chong convention in Amsterdam


As a recovering drug addict and alcoholic, I wonder if Hamilton is working his recovery program daily and has a sponsor / support group to lean on


addiction is a mutha as I'm praying for him

[boh347]

I'm 50 days clean from chewing at least 2 cans of Copenhagen a day. Cold Turkey, if I can do it anybody can.

[oktx]

As a RECOVERING drug user he should not be using tobacco! his "make-up" makes him suspectible to becoming addicted again...........and I aint talking about tobacco. Prayers up so he can keep his focus and go get some BUBBLE GUM!!!

My Wifes step brother is a recovering addict and alcoholic 25 + years sober and they advised him NOT to try to quit tobacco.

[Landrover]

My Wifes step brother is a recovering addict and alcoholic 25 + years sober and they advised him NOT to try to quit tobacco.

I am sure they have a good reason for that decision but I hope he don't get jaw or lung cancer! I have seen what both of those can do to a family.

[jerp]

We all have our weaknesses - things we can't leave alone even though we know they are not good for us. For some people it's substances, for others it's behaviors. We are all cut from the same crooked human timber - it's just that some weaknesses are obvious to the casual observer, and some are not. A wise man once said "Always be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle"

[Shane]

Prayers sent for Josh.

[Playa]

So is the entire pitching staff quitting with him? 'cause they are in a bigger slump than Hamilton.

This all wreaks of panic within the organization, no one from the top down can figure out why they are slumping right now, let alone how to stop it

[rocky]

Anybody can quit dipping snuff.
I've quit several times











I finally quit quitting.

[Mayhem]

unless you have ever quit dipping snuff, you have no idea how hard it was. i have not dipped in months and still fight the urge everyday.


it has been really hard when im doing something that has always involved dipping for me. Last weekend i was fishing all weekend and i wanted to pull my hair out. im sure Josh feels the same way when he is playing baseball.

[metalmangeorge]

the pressures he deals with daily?

we all have the same pressures. I dont see what makes his so much worse. I run my own business, and give credit and have to worry about people running of with thousands of dollars of mine (that I cant afford). I have to pay my bills and feed my family and be a good dad and be a good husband.

this guy is RICH! has a wife who has stuck buy his side when he is out cheating etc (mine wouldnt)... if my customers dont pay me I cant feed my family. want some stress?! run a small family business!!! lol...

you made my point, why single him out. try being a pro athlete mess up a few to many times and you have to uproot your whole life and move. I do think they are overpaid, but we “fans" keep going to the games and paying the high ticket prices.

If you think having money makes life easier, you have no clue.

A wife or husband is supposed to stick by your side, for better or worse.

And your tell the wrong person about running a small business, I run 3. I know stress, but I know it would be ten times worse if my problems where on the news every time I turned around.
John 8:7 "If any one of you is without sin, let him be the first to throw a stone at her."

[Smart]

all the ranger threads are as bad as all the yeti threads.....

[bigbad243]

you made my point, why single him out. try being a pro athlete mess up a few to many times and you have to uproot your whole life and move. I do think they are overpaid, but we “fans" keep going to the games and paying the high ticket prices.

If you think having money makes life easier, you have no clue.

A wife or husband is supposed to stick by your side, for better or worse.

And your tell the wrong person about running a small business, I run 3. I know stress, but I know it would be ten times worse if my problems where on the news every time I turned around.
John 8:7 "If any one of you is without sin, let him be the first to throw a stone at her."

^^^^^This way better than what I was writing

[crittergitter]

i don't want to take your tissue. i am sure y'all will need it for your next ranger thread. y'all seem to cry a lot over every little thing even though the rangers are leading their division.

so funny to see a thread for every game.

[Smart]

i don't want to take your tissue. i am sure y'all will need it for your next ranger thread. y'all seem to cry a lot over every little thing even though the rangers are leading their division.

so funny to see a thread for every game.

Man it was just a joke but you might really need them don't you. You are an angry man critter...

[crittergitter]

Man it was just a joke but you might really need them don't you. You are an angry man critter...

joke right back at you but i guess the truth does hurt.

i forgot you was that guy who likes to joke at people but can't take one in return......