In an unusual Jackie Robinson tribute, Josh Hamilton waited until his 42nd at-bat of the season to homer.
Josh Hamilton has agreed to terms on a five-year contract with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
That’s an interesting turn of events.
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The same way we did it last year in the World Series. Game 6 was a heartbreaker and we came out in Game 7, scored first and battled.
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| — | Josh Hamilton, in response to a question about how the Rangers could bounce back from blowing the division title. Good news for the Orioles: the Rangers lost Game Seven, 6-2. |
Scott Diamond of the Twins Suspended 6 Games
and fined an undisclosed amount for throwing at Josh Hamilton, “near the head area.” The throw was in the 3rd inning of yesterday’s game and apparently in retribution for Roy Oswalt’s plunking of Joe Mauer.
Diamond is appealing.
As of now there is no discipline for Roy Oswalt.
Courtesy TIBN, Twins radio network
Josh Hamilton: The Legend Continues
It was the bottom of the 13th, no outs, two men on, and the Rangers were down by two runs. Josh Hamilton came to the plate against Blue Jays reliever Jason Frasor. Frasor had a 4.50 ERA when Hamilton stepped in the batter’s box. A few minutes later and that ERA had climbed to 5.00 as Hamilton crushed his 20th home run of the season, giving the Rangers an 8-7 win.
Hamilton is currently on pace to hit 69 home runs…and earn a heck of a lot of money in a contract season.
