Josh Hamilton Charged

[Passion]

Baseball player Josh Hamilton has been charged with destroying the rearview mirror and shattering the windshield of a family friend's pickup truck. Hamilton was a top pitching prospect of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

 

Hamilton, 24, told a Wake County magistrate that he was drinking alcohol at a party Saturday evening and got into an argument with his wife before the incident.

 

The News and Observer reports that Cary police said Hamilton had been at a party with his wife and they left. At some point, he got out of the car and began walking and was found at a gas station.

 

When a friend arrived to pick up Hamilton, police say he allegedly used his fist to break the windshield and mirror and broke a bat over his knee. He was charged with misdemeanor damage to property and released on a promise to appear in court.

 

Hamilton is a graduate of Raleigh's Athens Drive High School and signed with the Devil Rays in 1999 for a $3.6 million bonus. He is in the second full season of suspension from professional baseball for drug use and has been in a recovery program.

 

http://www.nbc17.com/news/4517080/detail.html

 

What a waste of talent.

[Ramp]

great reporting :plain

 

"top pitching prospect"

 

As long as he aint doing drugs, this is kind of a step in the right direction

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[Guest Juanky]

As long as he aint doing drugs, this is kind of a step in the right direction

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The sad part is, that's true

[TSwift25]

great reporting :plain

 

"top pitching prospect"

 

As long as he aint doing drugs, this is kind of a step in the right direction

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It's really sad that it's come to that being said.

 

Every time I see his name, I remember how fortunate we are that the 1999 draft played out the way it did. I guess Allison is our "draft karma."

[Heckeroo]

great reporting :plain

 

"top pitching prospect"

 

As long as he aint doing drugs, this is kind of a step in the right direction

:plain

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It's really sad that it's come to that being said.

 

Every time I see his name, I remember how fortunate we are that the 1999 draft played out the way it did. I guess Allison is our "draft karma."

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It's tough to play that game though

 

If we drafted Josh Hamilton, things could be totally different, you just can't know and will never know and just have to appreciate that the Marlins came out on top.