Thoughts on Josh Hamilton

I was on ESPN.com and was taking a look at an article on Josh Hamilton, the hot Rule 5 baseball player who is on fire for the Cincinnati Reds in spring training.

A lot of the posters there were harping on how much attention he has received as he’s on the comeback trail, although his failures in the game was mostly due to his own doing – drugs and lack of initiative to play baseball.

Take a look at the article, and read some of the comments.

I’ll tell you one thing – drug use and abuse is a disease, plain and simple. It’s a topic I know all too much about in my family.

Let us all remember, Josh was a young man when all of this went down, and is still a young man at 25. He’s done a lot of harm to his family, but nearly destroyed a dream that most of us would be die for.

Look, I think a lot of people are angry because a young man blew immense talent initially, but found his way back and may have on spot on the Reds – deserved or not.

For me, life is about how you learn from your mistakes and how you overcome. Yes, Josh Hamilton did make a lot of mistakes, but he’s making the best of a second chance with his family and at life; therefore, it is short sighted that fans are throwing darts at him.

I, for one, hope he succeeds with the Reds and becomes a shining example of how one can overcome their failures. Well, I don't think most athletes are role models, but in this instance, he if can turn his life around, he could inspire a lot to do the same...