It would seem that the major July slump of Josh Hamilton was not due to pressure to help the team, or the need to impress the league in order to obtain millions of dollars in a free agency bonanza, but might have to do with infidelity or another relapse. I'm sure we all had worries floating around in the back of our minds as to what might be the issue with Hamilton, and instead of leaving it there he made a very ominous statement to the press:
“When the time is right, I’ll be honest with you, you’ll be right in the loop. I’ve been shown a lot of things over the past week. There’s disobedience and there’s obedience to God. I’ve been being disobedient. It may be a small thing to you, but it’s a big thing to him. There’s consequences. It’s like a father and a kid. There are disciplines. You guys can chew on that and think about it.”- http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/01/theres-something-troubling-going-on-with-josh-hamilton/
With all the issues in his past, and with all the scrutiny into his every move you would think Hamilton would keep a comment like that to himself, yet he just casually makes such a statement. Ron Washington didn't help him by making a statement leaving the full explanation up to Hamilton. I don't understand why Hamilton, Washington, or the Ranger's organization would let something like this be said or commented on further. Nolan Ryan has to come down from his office and beat someone like he did Robin Ventura. Even with Hamilton's history of drug and alcohol abuse, I would still like to see him succeed, yet stating things like this make me wonder where his head is at, not only does this put him in an uncomfortable situation, but it also must but the Ranger's in one as well. I guess we will have to wait for Hamilton to release the reasons behind his slump or at least for another cryptic clue.
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