How Could You Not Root For Josh Hamilton?

Part of the reason why I enjoy sports so much is the feeling I get, witnessing someone Achieve Their Goal. When someone has Been Working Their whole life at something, and you get to see the inline REACH is the pinnacle of Their dream, it Gives you goosebumps and sends Chills down your spine.

Josh Hamilton is four games away from his pinnacle.

Hamilton is Different Than most though. His road to glory has Been a dark one. His story has Been Told a Dozen Times Over But in case you do not know it, I will let him tell it to you ....

Josh Hamilton has owned up to everything they ever did has. They has never made excuses for his past. They is an extremely Religious Man Who believes God allowed him Thurs Hold On to His baseball abilities for a Higher Purpose. That they believes his tattoos, all 24 of Them, And The Fact That They has gone through hell Such, Will Allow him Thurs REACH Out to please more people if they was just "some straight laced kid.

It Is Hard Not to root for someone like that. We are a forgiving society, we RESPOND better to the truth. And The Truth Is, Even after losing his prime years Thurs drugs, NOT picking up a bat for three years, Josh Hamilton is arguably the most talented player in the game.

At age 30, with a body That has Been broken down from years of abuse, there is still nothing that they can not do on a baseball field. Just ask his teammates Who Are in awe of him everyday.

OF Julio Borbón, "up and in pitch. I remember coming to the Realization That there's no way a human CAN drive a pitch like that. And they hit it to the opposite field. "

OF David Murphy, "It was a head-high line drive from the wall Thurs second base. There can not be too many throws in the history of the game That were better. "

Hamilton missed 30 games this year Due to injuries, something That will most likely be an ordeal every year. Still, they led all of baseball with a .359 AVG, led the AL in slugging at .633 and OPS at 1044. They hit 32HR and Drove in 100 runs for the Texas Rangers WHO just knocked off the Yankees advance Thurs Thurs Their first ever World Series.

In the six game series, Josh was 7-20 (.350) with 4HR 7RBI 6R and was Walked eight times.

Josh Hamilton Once Had a Dream DURING one of his drug induced nights. They dreamed That Would they win the Home Run Derby at Yankee Stadium. Dream That Happened "some time around 2005" when the thought of him playing in the Majors again was inconceivable. In 2008, Hamilton set the Home Run Derby record with 28 HR in the first round .... At Yankee Stadium.

Here He Is Completely hitting one out of the ballpark .... An Estimated 502ft .... With relative Ease.