Jeff Allison's Re-Renewed Sense Of Purpose Comes From Hamilton [Josh Hamilton]

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 Jeff Allison's Re-Renewed Sense Of Purpose Comes From Hamilton [Josh Hamilton]
Jeff Allison, the 23-year-old pitcher buried in the Florida Marlins farm system is destined to hear the Josh Hamilton comparisons throughout the rest of his career. Like Hamilton, Allison was a highly-touted prospect, a high school pitching phenom, who's been featured in more fall-from-grace stories than positive ones in his disappointing, drug-addled career. Allison, now a pitcher for the ... [link]

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Published 7/15/2008 at FanIQ Blog
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Deadspin: Jeff Allison’s Re-Renewed Sense Of Purpose Comes From Hamilton
Published 7/16/2008 at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
Deadspin: Jeff Allison’s Re-Renewed Sense Of Purpose Comes From Hamilton Jeff Allison, the 23-year-old pitcher buried in the Florida Marlins farm system is destined to hear the Josh Hamilton comparisons throughout the rest of his career. Like Hamilton, Allison was a highly-touted prospect, a high school pitching phenom, who’s been featured in more fall-from-grace stories than positive ones in his disappointing, drug-addled career. Allison, now a pitcher for the Single-A Jupiter Hammerheads, is keeping a close eye on Hamilton during this All-Star game. It’s all he’s got, really. ...

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