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This guy was picked ahead of the MVP :wacko : Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Tampa Bay Devil Rays outfielder Josh Hamilton was suspended for the 2004 season for violating baseball's drug policy. Hamilton, the first pick in the 1999 amateur draft, already had been given a 30-day suspension on Feb. 17. Under the new suspension announced Friday, he isn't eligible for reinstatement until spring training next year, the commissioner's office said. Hamilton hasn't played since July 2002 because of injuries and unspecified personal issues. He received a $3.96 million signing bonus out of high school. In 251 minor league games, he's hit .295 with 33 homers and 166 RBIs. "All we can do is hope that Josh Hamilton will be ready to participate in our 2005 spring training," Devil Rays general manager Chuck Lamar said. "We all know the God-given baseball talent that he has. ... Hopefully, he can fulfill his dream of playing in the major leagues." Hamilton last played July 10, 2002, for Class A Bakersfield. Last year, he took six weeks off for personal reasons during spring training and later was granted permission to leave the organization for the rest of the season to handle unspecified personal problems. When he reported to Double-A Orlando on May 3, Hamilton said that during the leave he took in spring training he sought counseling for depression caused by a serious illness in his family. According to the rules of baseball's drug program, a major league player must test positive at least twice for drugs of abuse before being suspended, with drugs of abuse subject to suspension defined as a group that includes cocaine, LSD, opiates, Ecstasy, the "date rape" drug GHB and PCP. Players who fail to comply with their treatment program a second time can be suspended for 25-to-50 days. Players who fail to comply a fourth time can be suspended for at least one year. A fifth failure results in additional discipline by the commissioner. Tests for drugs of abuse are conducted only if the joint management-union health policy advisory committee determines there is reasonable cause. Labeled as a can't-miss prospect when he became the first high school player drafted No. 1 overall since Alex Rodriguez, Hamilton told the St. Petersburg Times in January that he was ready to resume his career. He declined to discuss the personal problems that sidelined him in 2003, but sounded confident about his chances of bouncing back strong. ESPN

snoopy is clearly on the juice...

*moves to Entertainment*

if any of us knew we wouldnt have hundreds of threads about the politics going on in SoFlo

I'm Open FOO!

that was the dopest ending in a LONG time. i dont care if he is a dead biker he still rules...

i play about every other day.

i almost had it :lol ALMOST

damnit im pissed, ok im atleast "competitive" on MVP difficulty setting now but i had a 4-3 lead going into the 9th. i really thought i had my first win on the highest setting out of no where 4 runs score i lose 7-4 I SUCK!

check the Game Thread n00b :lol

i have spent a good hour getting the rosters up to dat (created Kazuo and Mauer) i had to edit the fake bonds to make him realistic, put some players who are injured in the low minors, release some players (Boone, Henson) and made alot of trades and FA pickups. and its only going to be more stuff once the final rosters get set.

2. Fine guy w/ a nice body and someone I could put up with forever MORDI!

a boat and a paddle

i know what youre saying, i know exactly where youre coming from but then that all leads to trashing the dolphins and it is akward for me sometimes. *not trashing the Dolphins* i cant trash a team that i honestly dont care about. now if Wayne owned the Eagles...

its not that you guys arent Marlins fans its just hard to deal with all the politics goign on with H.W. its hard to explain.

im not about to add on the Dolphin hateraid BUT i do think its awkward for anyone who is a fan of the 2 teams. Wayne H sux and its sad...

I was told to stay away but I couldn't take this anymore with the venon out there. who told you to stay away? i know alot of people like your posts and your info.

he needs plate disipline actually he doest but it would help imagine if the kid walked 100 times along with his 175-200 hits he would be able to steal 100 bags

i havent been simming or saving yet because i am attempting to work my way up to MVP difficulty before i do a legit franchise. my trouble is getting walks, i also dont allow any walks. that will mess with the stats

at one point a scout for TSN actually wrote an article (back when P-Nut was a Rockie) that off all the players in the majors THIS was the kid who could hit .400 not that i am saying he will this year but ya neva kno

Wily mo is the Franchise!

mistake pitches MUST be crushed if you plan to win.

i just won my first game on All-Star level difficulty 4-1 with the fish over montreal, Josh went 7 innings giving up only a solo homer to Orlando Cabrera Mikey went yard Fox worked a scoreless 8th Benitez dominated the 9th for the save

Wayne is pitching well, so far 2 scoreless innings and about to start his 3rd inning...

Mr. Waine is pitching Marlins lead 4-0 and he just got a nice DP turned by Castillo.