I’ll never forget how the rangers celebrated with non alcoholic champagne when they won their playoff series so josh could celebrate with them. We all have demons and josh Hamilton will forever be one of my favorite players because he was a real human being who went through real human struggles. A lot of times we see these guys as machines who are emotionless when in reality, most if not all struggle with something

As a longtime rangers fan, it really sucks to see what happened to him. I loved watching him play as a ranger.

@connorvance1254

5 жыл бұрын

TexasYoshi yeah he was a huge reason why we had those 2010 and 2011 World Series runs. He is still my favorite player.

@davidrosca8059

5 жыл бұрын

He woes a apologie to the Angels

@michaelraulerson8875

4 жыл бұрын

TexasYoshi: Lifetime fan here as well, back to the mid-1970's. I really enjoyed watching Josh play for the Rangers also. I didn't really know what had happened to him until watching this video. If true, he short circuited a career that might have taken the Rangers to a third World Series. Hate to hear this type of self-abuse being the downfall of a once great player.

@paysonfox88

4 жыл бұрын

Do you remember the call from may 12 , 2012??? "if you have been watching Ranger's baseball from day 1 in 1971, you have never seen a performance like this one, and it may never be seen again!"

@ljquinn3095

4 жыл бұрын

texasyoshi josh is in the Astros AAA team

I’d love to see one on Jose Bautista how he started and finish his career I think he had a roller coaster career and I’d love to see a video

@troywilson9885

5 жыл бұрын

yoboibacon 16 I agree. He had a very interesting career

@UHOH_415

5 жыл бұрын

That would be a good vid to make

@brendan594

5 жыл бұрын

yoboibacon 16 he wasn’t very good. Well he was, but could never hit for average

@brendan594

5 жыл бұрын

yoboibacon 16 he wasn’t very good. Well he was, but could never hit for average

@stevenewsom3269

5 жыл бұрын

PED's

Wherever he is now, Hamilton's story of overcoming drug addiction and depression to become an MLB superstar will always be inspiring to me.

@dwaynehoward240

4 жыл бұрын

Ruined it with the angels. Should of been better

@charlesp7504

4 жыл бұрын

Totally agree. And not just a superstar to me. As a Rangers fan, he was the greatest player I ever witnessed. His base running, instincts, bat , fielding. Man was he a joy to witness. Mike Trout now takes that mantle but Josh could have been better if he never touched those drugs. IMO of course. Cheers

@MNSportsJunkie101

4 жыл бұрын

@@charlesp7504 That 10th inning homer against the Cardinals in game 6 could've forever cemented him as a legend had it not been for that Rangers bullpen.

@charlesp7504

4 жыл бұрын

MNSportsJunkie101 Man oh man and that dropped fly ball by Cruz.

@frankanuzzi9740

4 жыл бұрын

MNSportsJunkie101 omg yes I was routing for it and him to be the guy , it should have been his moment his climax to making it all the way to the top , it’ how the story should have been written and played out but hey real like got in the way

Man... to see this guy be at the lowest point of his career, Yankee Stadium showcase, his years in Texas, 2010 AL MVP, to being out of Baseball 😭

As a recovering addict, I appreciate Josh's story and he was my favorite baseball player for several years.

@christopherkimber7679

2 жыл бұрын

Same here dude. I’ve loved baseball since I was a kid. I read his book in rehab and it gave me a lot of confidence to get clean and stay clean. His story is absolutely an encouragement, and also a warning of what can happen if relapse occurs. I hate to see the direction he went in after losing baseball and his parents. I really hope he finds his way back again. His story will always be a little part of my recovery. And he was my favorite for a long time. Especially knowing what could’ve happened. Ken caminitti died in an alley, doc gooden abused and was never the same pitcher, same with Daryl strawberry. Addiction is a terrible opponent to battle.

@ARMTOAST

2 жыл бұрын

@@christopherkimber7679 after hearing how horribly abusive he's been to his ex-wife and children, I don't wanna hear from the guy ever again. Dudes like Strawberry are much better examples of how you can be a force for good in the face of addiction.

@Gemnist98

Жыл бұрын

@@christopherkimber7679 Hope you’re doing better now. Same with OP.

@user-gv7vo1gl5t

Ай бұрын

Struggle is so real I don’t even know if I can move forward. I’m in such a bad predicament. There’s just so many blockages.

Alot of people discount the effect that tragedy had on Josh

@quinncampbell9255

3 жыл бұрын

ya i wouldnt be able to look at the fans in a game ever again and would not play good at all afterwards

@BigCam.31

3 жыл бұрын

@K Maxx he died trying to get his son, that he probably loved more than anything, a baseball from probably his favorite player just to watch his little face light up. He was also a firefighter so I'm sure he saved countless lives. You're a piece of shit for knocking a man who DIED you don't even KNOW. Asshole!

@EoCx1

3 жыл бұрын

As with other aspects of the recovery community, every actual problem gets dismissed and ignored, and the "recovery" process becomes the new "drug" at the detriment of solving the actual, underlying issue causing the abuse in the first place

@delta8kitty491

3 жыл бұрын

I imagine that would wear on his heart ....what do you do to ease the guilt or perception of guilt.

@pullt

3 жыл бұрын

@@delta8kitty491 What would I do? Not drugs....

Byung Hyun Kim Andruw Jones Javy Lopez B.J. Upton downfall Where is Rafael Furcal? Also a video about the legend Ichiro Suziki

@SK-uu2fg

5 жыл бұрын

Kim - tried to become a starter despite being a good reliever, then got injured and messed up mechanics. Jones - got lazy, gained weight. lost speed & changed swing to one of 'Hr-or-nothing'. Hit more Hrs as a result but he lost 5-tool player ability Javy lopez - gradual decline. He simply got old, especially playing a demanding position of catcher Rafael Furcal - body betrayed him at end of career which made him slow. Really shouldnt have played SS after leaving braves. Had an attitude problem too - got a DUI - around same time which prob didnt help. BJ Upton - this I wanna know.

@motoz30

4 жыл бұрын

bj upton downfall? career sub - .245 hitter. hit over .275 once, and missed 30+ games that year. another rays draft bust.

Josh Hamilton was my favorite player of all time. I still have his picture on my wall. What broke my heart was that when he went to the angels he said Arlington was never a baseball city anyway, but when he came back he said he was sorry and was wrong. Wish he could be a hall of famer I love him

@norrispg6085

4 жыл бұрын

he was a complete scumball

@TheGrego011

4 жыл бұрын

Lol

@Matt-br7eu

4 жыл бұрын

@@norrispg6085 What are you talking about?

@norrispg6085

4 жыл бұрын

@@Matt-br7eu look at his history, observe him and read below

@Matt-br7eu

4 жыл бұрын

@@norrispg6085 You mean a guy who struggled with addiction overcame adversity to become a better person? Yeah total scumball

if not for the relapses, i definitely think he would’ve been a for sure hall of famer, good guy too

@cityhawk

4 жыл бұрын

jim tex Good guys don’t beat the living daylights out of their children. Tell me how he’s a good man... how so?

He was one the most obviously talented baseball players I ever saw. I could tell in spring training with the Reds that he was a one in a million talent. His swing was effortless and generated so much power . He could throw and run too. Players with his kind of gifts don't come along very often.

Man, how do I feel about Josh Hamilton?? I idolized him. Copied his stance & everything since I was a lefty...and it actually was a perfect stance for me at the time. Dude no matter the downs, is a LEGEND! And if u take him at his best and put him up against the all time greats...he truly belongs there. He was THATTT good! Just hope he's doing well now since being out of the game. With the laced shit going around nowadays, a relapse could end up tragic so I pray for that man. GOD BLESS!!!

I just came across this video. Regardless of how you feel about Josh's "choices" in life, he was, and always will be, one of the purest hitters and 5 tool players in my generation (I'm 55). And I will stand by that with granite feet. Unfortunately, we only got to see a mere glimpse of what could have been. What he could have done we'll never know. But it is refreshing to see a video about him that highlights the good, and not bad of his career. Josh...wherever you are and whatever you're doing, I hope you have found peace in your life. You will always be one of my favorite ballplayers for what you did on the field. And I'm saying this as a long time Rays fan knowing what you did in Texas was supposed to be in a Devil Rays uniform and watching your Rangers team beat us in the postseason 2 years in a row. Peace brother.

Next to A-Rod, he was the best raw talent I’ve ever seen put on the rangers uniform. The dude could hit for avg and power, great defender, good speed and had a canon for an arm. It was a joy to watch him and hopefully he is doing fine and finds peace.

Uhh, so what happened to Josh Hamilton? This is more of a recap...

@billshred7301

4 жыл бұрын

Zakk Wylde I literally just commented the same thing and scrolled down and saw your comment. For real though I learned absolutely nothing from this 7 minute recap

@spybro3264

3 жыл бұрын

There’s so much it’s hard to sum up however if you want his full story and all the ins and outs I highly recommend reading his book I have reading and I’m addicted to it definitely the best book I’ve ever read

@opinderbhandohal6809

3 жыл бұрын

Abused his children

@deputystrange

3 жыл бұрын

He’s currently being charged w Injury to a Minor which could face up to 10 years if guilty.

Hey man been watching you a little while now and I want to say I appreciate and love how you go into deep death on baseball and your passion for it shows keep going man

Illicit Drug policies in a lot of sports leagues are very poorly handled in terms of providing support systems for suspended players. In a lot of leagues, the suspended player is basically banned from all team facilities and has little to no interaction with teammates or the organization. The policies often effectively put the player into forced isolation. Which is almost the worst possible thing to do to someone with drug abuse issues.

@HatWearingDog

4 жыл бұрын

The Bigbear That’s exactly how I feel. Leagues could: A. Make more money off of players by eliminating long term suspensions for illicit drug abuse, and B. Ease the process of rehab for the player by offering support and privacy. Baseball, specifically, has a drug problem: Jose Fernandez has drugs in his system at death and we don’t quite know what happened to Tyler Skaggs who was found unresponsive in a hotel room.

Hamilton was born to play baseball. He was one of the most naturally gifted players ever and one of the best prospects coming out of high school ever.

Josh fought and continues to fight a lot of demons. What an incredible story. Hope he can stay clean.

Very well done , the narrative was exceptional.

Thanks for these videos. I just started watching baseball more closely after being out of the loop for a few years and Tim Lincecum and Josh Hamilton were literally the first two names that I started wondering about as far as "whatever happened to..."

gahhh if Nelson Cruz makes that catch in G6, we would look at Josh's career SO much differently.

@dwaynehoward240

4 жыл бұрын

What about pujols he would only have one ring..

@Longenecker1776

4 жыл бұрын

If you look at the route Cruz took to that ball🤦🏻‍♂️. He let the ball play him and I’ll always think he should’ve caught it.

@JLang-bn3hs

4 жыл бұрын

He just stinking, blew it. He ran in when the ball was first hit and never got under it. Still makes me sick.....

I’ve been waiting for this

Concise and informative, well done!

Great video. Josh was my favourite player growing up and made me into the baseball fan I am today. Great to hear how he was able to find religion and help him out of his addictions. Wish him the best

Josh is one of my all time favorite players great video great to focus on the positivity

Kids don’t do drugs

Well constructed and quick details. Liked and sub.

@StarkRavingSports

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Next video: What happened to Jose Bautista

@TheTexasCowboy56

5 жыл бұрын

That more age then anything else.

@crisypoo8066

5 жыл бұрын

GOT OLD 😂😂

@stevenewsom3269

5 жыл бұрын

PED's

@XxChuyoxX

4 жыл бұрын

Rougned Odor happened

Good video. His 2010 season is one of my favorites ever.

I had the privilege to meet Josh Hamilton 2 times while he played for Texas . He was a true professional. He was honest, kind , and friendly. I just felt like we had known each other forever. We all make mistakes in our lives, I know I've made mine, but he manned up and got his life back on track and that is how a human being should be measured, not that he fell a few times but that he got up and made it work. He was one of the all time greats. I loved to watch him play the game of baseball. He was a real natural. I hope Josh is doing well today. He'll always be one of my favorite and memorable ball players. Remembered for the good that he did in the game of baseball, not the stumbles he may have encountered. He will always be in our family's prayers. Thank you Mr. Hamilton for the way you played the game.

Great view...and awesome video!💪😎👍

Props bro for having a channel and trying to mike this work for you put you gotta work on yall editing. Keep grinding it out.

i'm checking your channel out because you went to spring training with the Tree. nice content!

@StarkRavingSports

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! This video’s on the older side, we’ve ramped up our quality level of late so definitely check out our more recent stuff. Appreciate it!

He was something else. His prime years in Arlington were magical.

I think a video on andrew mccutchen would be interesting. he was a star for a few years but now he's pretty average

@zachsimon9475

5 жыл бұрын

Everyone is on steroids - Nick Diaz

@alexl9799

5 жыл бұрын

Well yeah he's 32 now. Most players aren't at their best at that age and even then he was having a pretty good year before getting injured.

I would like to thank you for this video. I recently started to PC Josh Hamilton because I found many different cards of his in Fairfield Pharmacy boxes! It made me want to PC him. After watching this video it made me want to PC him even more! Thank you again for this update!

I thought you'd tell us what happened to Josh after he retired. Everything you covered is common knowledge to anyone who followed Josh as a player.

One of the greatest all around players I've seen n my life. Loved what I saw. Heartbroken over what we could have seen

For those who are curious, josh is now a rancher and busy being a full time dad when he has custody of his 2 girls

@jjd903

5 жыл бұрын

Josh was great even as he fought demons.

@jalenking810

4 жыл бұрын

A happy ending :)

@jalenking810

4 жыл бұрын

American Nightmare F

@kendallevans4079

3 жыл бұрын

@@jjd903 Really? As an Angel fan I would disagree. He didn't do anything for Anaheim except steal Moreno's money. Moreno had it coming of course, look at Pujols!

@user-el1nv9hd1l

3 жыл бұрын

That statement aged about as badly as humanly possible. Goodness

You sir have gained a subscriber. I like your positive attitude!

@StarkRavingSports

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Timothy! ❤️

Definitely want more of these!

I want a Josh Hamilton card in mlb the show

I think we need a video on Carl Crawford a lot of people need to know how good he was

@padraigoleary9222

5 жыл бұрын

Ikr he went from being a huge star in tampa to falling way off in Boston only to sort of re amp his career on the dodgers

@bagofgroceries

5 жыл бұрын

There’s a reason why Game 162 is also called “The Self-Destruction of Carl Crawford”

@alexl9799

5 жыл бұрын

Prime Carl Crawford was a beast

@troyprice7407

3 жыл бұрын

maybe a video on the early TB Rays scouting...Josh, BJ Upton, Toe Nash, Carl Crawford, Elijah Dukes, Delmon Young, Josh Sale, Matt Moore

what happened to matt harvey, he’s still playing but he’s just awful now

@justjazzed4352

5 жыл бұрын

Not anymore just dfa'd

@maanasravishankar5465

5 жыл бұрын

he has a video on him called the matt harvey story

@koolaidman9922

5 жыл бұрын

Thoracic Outlet Syndrome is what happened to Harvey

@TheGodYouWishYouKnew

5 жыл бұрын

Blue Injury

@LurkerDood

4 жыл бұрын

Injury

You left out that Hamilton is joining the Rangers HOF on August 17th!

I am fascinated by stories of players having short periods of out-of-nowhere greatness that ends as abruptly as it began. I’d appreciate some videos on players like Chris Davis, Brady Anderson, Jacoby Ellsbury, Pablo Sandoval.... and probably a whole host of other players i can’t think of at the moment lol.

He now has abused his daughter.....it is a sad story to a great player and person. Hope we all can learn from the mistakes.....

I was telling someone about Hamelton just a few days ago. I said he was almost the JJ Watt of the Rangers. Ill never forget that home run derby.

Great video! Rise and fall of Prince Fielder would be cool!

Josh Hamilton's homerun derby was one of the moments I can point to that made me love baseball. One of the most impressive things I've ever seen

You should do jaccoby Ellsberry cuz of how his career has dropped through out the years

@padraigoleary9222

5 жыл бұрын

He had like 3 good years lmao

As a Rangers fan, I always loved watching Josh Hamilton play, and I even read his book and did a report on it. My teacher even gave me a signed Josh Hamilton ball. That being said, I do find his story inspiring, and it is unfortunate that he fell quite low from his peak as a pro-MLB player. I truly don't know about drug/alcohol addiction; however, I still have the same respect for him as I did when he was a Ranger. He has made some mistakes (like us all) and sadly has his own issues to work out. I am always thankful for the time he was a Ranger.

I like these what happened you should make this a series

@srsmatt7272

5 жыл бұрын

Owen The Savage I think I’m going to! I love making them.

@tbrays3161

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you matt

@foxforcefive7789

5 жыл бұрын

Pfffttt..... yea that's real original

I remember me and my cousin watch the home run derby it was crazy cause we try next day react it on The Show, and his story what also made it sweet event

@stark raving sports- it would be cool to show some reds hilights. He had a great year there, and baseball fans that appreciate the narrative want to see the visuals that match.

@StarkRavingSports

5 жыл бұрын

Matt tried to find clips of him playing in Cincinnati, but could literally only find one or two of them

I truly hope he is well in his life and wish him well. God bless

Great video

Keep it up bro

one of the most down to earth humans i've ever seen. He would autographs for a hour before games and was one of my favorites

Still disappoints me how instead of helping Josh recover from his relapse, the Angels decided to trade him and the Rangers took him back with open arms. Not a Rangers fan but that organization has my respect. ✊

@bentroutman9968

3 жыл бұрын

Well to be fair, the relapse wasn’t the only reason they traded him. He was being paid 20+ million a year and just sucked.

Interesting recap of Hamilton's career. Oddly, what I remember most about him was a loooong stretch he went through where he'd come to bat, swing three times and strike out. This went on an on and on. He was with the Rangers then, and I think he blamed it on trying to quit chewing tobacco, or something to that effect.

If you’re going to make videos about what happened to a specific player, perhaps you should include info on where they are at now?

I love you Josh! You were the best hitter I’ve ever seen (other than Manny Ramirez & Chipper Jones). Thank you for everything you did for all of us!!

I grew up watching the rangers cuz of my dad and josh hamilton was my favorite player. I remember watching that O's game almost like it was yesterday. Josh and Nelly Cruz were my dudes back in the day

“Josh made it back home in Texas and the fans welcomed him with open arms. You could tell he was immediately more comfortable than playing in Los Angeles, which just felt right” I mean... you can say it “felt right” for him, but damn, as an Angels fan, I gotta tell you, having to pay him $20.71 million in 2015 to play for a division rival (and make the playoffs), and then $52.82 million in 2016 and 2017, that didn’t feel right. It’s the Angels fault for giving him that contract and then trading him, but I wonder if he feels some kind of guilt for making all that money to do absolutely nothing. Especially considering he’s a Christian man. Hopefully he has made some considerably large donations to charity or something. Obviously the Angels are partly to blame for the way they handled that situation, but he essentially got an absurd amount of guaranteed money, didn’t perform, relapsed with his drug problems, blamed the Angels for not giving him the support system he needed, then went back to the Rangers and played better. When you know the whole story, it’s kinda tough to hear people say stuff like, “aww look at Hamilton happy and doing well in Texas again. What a feel-good story.” He did not handle his situation in ANAHEIM (not LA by the way) well, and his contract was a major albatross around the Angels neck for many years. And for those who would like to see Trout in the playoffs and think it’s a shame he hasn’t been there, think about what the Angels could have done with either 1. even a fraction of the performance of Hamilton they paid for, or 2. an extra $73 million over 3 years to get a better team around Trout. In those 3 years, Trout put up a 10.5 WAR, 6.7 WAR in a season where he missed 2 months from injury, and a 10.2 WAR season.

As an A"s fan i saw a lot of him..he was something special for sure..

W. Great memories watching this guy tee off years ago

You should also think about doing videos on Dwight Gooden and Darryl Strawberry.

i met josh hamilton back when he was making his was back to the majors he played the staten island yankees he signed a broken bat for me i still have it hanging in my room today i always followed him after that

wow, I had completely forgotten about that incident where the fan died trying to catch Josh's toss into the stands. That would have absolutely torn me up if I were in Josh's shoes; I feel for the guy. R.I.P unnamed Rangers fan

@Gemnist98

Жыл бұрын

His name was Shannon Stone. He was a firefighter attending the game with his six-year-old son, Cooper. Cooper would go on to throw the ceremonial first pitch at Game 1 of the 2011 ALDS.

*sigh* I miss when Bobby Flay played baseball.

Hamilton will always be spoken of more as missed potential than anything else.

I remember when he came within a top spin double of the first 5 HR game in MLB history. It was in May of 2012 against the Baltimore Orioles. He had 8 RBI and went 5-5 that night. The TV commentator Tom Grieve said that all they needed to complete that night would have been some lightning the night sky and a little blood on his uniform. That night Hamilton resembled Roy Hobbs from "the Natural"

The josh Hamilton book beyond belief really is an amazing book to read. And it really goes in to depth about how the injuries really led the drug and alcohol use and it became a vicious cycle unfortunately. Really a great book tho if anyone is interested. It’s a full auto biography

Man, just one name comes in my head watching this series: Yu Darvish

@isaccrandolph1835

4 жыл бұрын

More like YU GARBAGE

Crazy... he actually visited my church after fighting off his addiction the first time.. was sad when he fell off again.

Thank you. I rooted for him. I know the battles....

It was a privilege to see him in 2010 post season.

This man was the greatest athlete in my highschool’s, Athens Drive, history and I know his nephew Cody

@carolinewall3678

3 жыл бұрын

Broughton>Athens

Definitely recommend reading his book

Josh is one of those players that made you watch the game. We went to church with him and he met my wife and I at the entrance gate of the neighborhood they lived in just to sign some of his books for us. Super guy with an addiction. Nobody wants to be addicted, but almost everyone has some type of it. No judgement or condemnation here, just grace and a sigh of what could have been. Thanks Josh!

What do you expect when everything he tried turned out.negative. I can’t imagine throwing a ball to a fan and the fan falling and dying. I think some people are cursed through no bad thing they’ve done on there own and it’s very sad.

What about Ritchie Sexton? Great channel and content, subbed

he was my favorite player growing up

Hamilton's homerun derby performance was by far the best performance in a homerun derby. He was hitting bombs up to 520ft. He had a ton of homeruns that were over 500ft. He wasn't just hitting homeruns that were barley going over the fence. He is a hall of famer in my opinion.

That late 2000's early 2010's Rangers team was stacked but I can't see of any of them going to Cooperstown. I might be missing someone but still

Josh Hamilton came by at my restaurant Souper Salad on a Sunday in 2016 while I was working with his daughter. I was kinda nervous since I can tell that was him. He seems ok at the time and chill but the day after, the news shown that he was going through surgery.

@cristianflores1588

2 жыл бұрын

And then fast forward to the future, he assaulted his own daughter…gets arrested for it

I remember in a random CBS sports fantasy chat under Hamilton’s player profile a user said they knew people in the Angels clubhouse and that Hamilton was using big time. I didn’t think of this until this video but when you consider that another Angels pitcher tragically died via overdose; it makes you wonder how big of an issue this really was and how it’s impacted that franchise since.

Obviously, Josh is in deep trouble now and looking at Prison Time... SAD

I was at the 4 homer game, didn't make it in the stadium until after the first one because of parking problems

Update: He's facing up to 10 years in prison after harming his eldest daughter

Gotta be one of the saddest stories in baseball. I know that his downfall was because of his own bad decisions, but he could have been one of the greats.

Do Chris Davis. Seriously. Wtf happened to his swing?

@jclips2098

5 жыл бұрын

Kobe Teeth it wasn’t his swing, it was that he didn’t have roids anymore lol

@LurkerDood

4 жыл бұрын

Just look at their age Josh Hamilton, Chase Utley, Chris Davis The decline starts at around 32, some even earlier like 30 😄😁

@hennytherealist4941

4 жыл бұрын

LurkerDood Nelson Cruz and Edwin encarnación just laughed at this

@LurkerDood

4 жыл бұрын

@@hennytherealist4941 Yea, there are outliers in every sport but the majority of baseball Stars start their decline at around 32

@charlesp7504

4 жыл бұрын

Chris Davis has vision issues. He had his eyes fixed at one time in his career and he broke out. I bet there’s something going on there again. Probably diet related

This is coming up on my feed a day after his arrest 😭

That samsa song at the end!!!

I was at the 4 homer game, it was unlike anything I've ever seen or ever will again

As a Rays fan since the beginning it was awesome seeing him come back. It just sucked that he absolutely murdered my rays along the way. I remember going to a few playoff games we lost to Cliff Lee, Josh Hamilton and Nelson Cruz.. ffs

This thought popped into my head a few days before Thai video came out or heard of it

Please do an allen craig player profile