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WaxHeaven posted 7/16/2008 from completist.wordpress.com [flag] |
Is it just me or is Major League Baseball and media whores ESPN milking Josh Hamilton’s story for all that it’s worth? How many more times per game do I have to be reminded by Joe Buck about Hamilton’s past drug abuse? Joe, if you need something to talk about then why not tell us about the fact that you don’t even like baseball anymore.
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