Josh Hamilton is the best jock kingdom story ever around here.
All things considered, Josh Hamilton is also the most complex story ever around here, which is also why he's the best story ever.
We watched one-game history this week. Four home runs, 18 total bases on a 5-for-5 evening in Baltimore. Meanwhile, we have also been watching Hamilton's early start to maybe seasonal history. So what do the Rangers do next?
Sign Josh right now to the Albert or Prince crazy money? Or let it ride into free agency next November when the money could really get insane?
Nice guy, Josh Hamilton. But we know about the personal demons. We know they do surface. We know about the injury history. How wise is it to mix crazy money with those demons and that kind of...
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