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Hamilton as a Hero? Allow Me To Retort
Published 7/17/2008 by Andy Lenartz at Bugs & Cranks
My colleague Spencer Kyte has written an article critical of my criticism of the media attention and hero status being heaped upon Josh Hamilton. Mr. Kyte makes a good case about what a remarkable achievement it is for Hamilton to have recovered from the depths to which he sank, and how difficult that must have been. I seem to have made my position too easy to argue with how I lined it out, I should have taken a lessen from Barak Obama by never stating a position clearly and avoiding listing details. Makes it much more difficult for people to argue ...

Willie Mays Doesn’t Shake Hands With Crackheads, (or thinks Josh Hamilton is the tooth fairy)
Published 7/18/2008 by David Chalk at Bugs & Cranks
I can never resist getting in one last lick on a dead horse — so while we’ve all been riveted by Kyte and Lenartz’s back and forth about Josh “Winehouse” Hamilton and his portrayal in the media of late — I have to throw this out there. I think Hef of Major League Jerk lassoed this bit of the intros of the All-Star Game. It certainly looks like Josh Hamilton tries to get some love from Willie Mays, but the Hall Of Famer completely ignores him. Might this have anything to do with The Say Hey ...

10 Things I Learned This Week
Published 7/20/2008 by E. Spencer Kyte (noreply@blogger.com) at I BLOG BECAUSE I CAN
... 2. But Not Everybody Does There are people out there who don't think Josh Hamilton is a good story or an inspiring story or a story worth telling at all. Well pfffffft to them! He's overcome a crack addiction to make it back to the Majors. Beyond that, he's clobbering the baseball. In our world where we're hit with so much bad news and so many horrible stories, can't we just enjoy this one without picking it to shreds? Get the latest B&C take on the situation here and here and here . 3. Why Did I Install PokerStars? Seriously, I have done pretty much ...

From the Pages of Bugs & Cranks
Published 7/25/2008 by E. Spencer Kyte (noreply@blogger.com) at I BLOG BECAUSE I CAN
... like this: That certainly does not cover every base or all the ups and downs that have transpired in the life of Joshua Holt Hamilton from his start as a high school phenom to a Major League All-Star, but it gives you the gist. I'm not here to trumpet his return anyway. I'm bringing this B&C story here to iBlog because of the rash of comments and criticism Hamilton's story has gotten in the last few weeks, not only when myself and fellow B&C writer Andy Lenartz went back and forth (and back again ) over his standing - not to mention a hilarious new post ...