Do the photos posted on deadspin.com show Josh Hamilton drunk?
Compromising photos of Major League Baseball player Josh Hamilton at an Arizona bar in January of 2009 circulated on the Internet on August of the same year. The photos showed Hamilton, who previously admitted struggles with alcoholism, drinking shots with unknown women and licking whipped cream off one woman’s breasts.http://deadspin.com/5332801/the-devil-is-still-in-josh-hamilton1 Hamilton admitted to being drunk when the photos were taken and stated “I’m embarrassed about it. For the Rangers, I’m embarrassed about it. For my wife, my kids.” See those photos at http://deadspin.com/5332801/the-devil-is-still-in-josh-hamilton-update/gallery/ Sources: http://www.mahalo.
Josh Hamilton admitted that he suffered a lapse from his sobriety in January and that the photos posted on deadspin.com are indeed him in an Arizona bar drinking and carrying on with women who aren’t his wife. He had gone to Arizona before spring training to prepare for the season at Athletes’ Performance Institute in Tempe, Ariz. No disciplinary action will be taken by the Rangers, who were told about the incident by Hamilton the day after it happened. Hamilton is in the lineup today. He has not failed a drug test, so while he doesn’t remember all the details from that night, it’s apparent that he didn’t take any banned substances that would lead to a suspension from MLB in violation of the policy that allowed him to return to baseball. “I’m embarrassed about it. For the Rangers, I’m embarrassed about it. For my wife, my kids,” Hamilton said. “It’s one of those things that just reinfornces about alcohol. Unfortunately, it happened. It j
Josh Hamilton admitted that he suffered a lapse from his sobriety in January and that the photos posted on deadspin.com are indeed him in an Arizona bar drinking and carrying on with women who aren’t his wife. He had gone to Arizona before spring training to prepare for the season at Athletes’ Performance Institute in Tempe, Ariz. No disciplinary action will be taken by the Rangers, who were told about the incident by Hamilton the day after it happened. Hamilton is in the lineup today. He has not failed a drug test, so while he doesn’t remember all the details from that night, it’s apparent that he didn’t take any banned substances that would lead to a suspension from MLB in violation of the policy that allowed him to return to baseball. Sources: dallasnews.
