Josh Hamilton Has 4-Homer Game in Baltimore: Texas Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton hit four home runs Tuesday night against the Baltimore Orioles, going 5-for-5 with 8 RBI (the fifth hit was a double). Hamilton becomes the 16th player in big league history to hit four homers in a game and the first since Carlos Delgado in 2003.
Man, that guy can hit! Awesome.
posted by dyams at 06:04 AM on May 09, 2012
Josh also hit a homer in his final AB Monday night, giving him 5 HRs in his last 6 ABs.
Gotta love contract years.
posted by Ufez Jones at 08:49 AM on May 09, 2012
A Yahoo headline let me know Hamilton had a chance to hit four, so I got to see it happen on MLB Network.
Think the Rangers made a bit of a mistake not inking him to a new deal in the offseason?
posted by rcade at 09:16 AM on May 09, 2012
Think the Rangers made a bit of a mistake not inking him to a new deal in the offseason?
Considering he had fallen off the wagon during the off-season, I think it was prudent of the Rangers to take a wait-and-see attitude.
Also, they did blow a chunk of change on Darvish, so maybe they were told to hold off until the TV contract money comes rolling it. They'll have more than enough to sign him this off-season.
posted by grum@work at 11:19 AM on May 09, 2012
The Rangers won't let him go anywhere, especially if he's got a shot at the triple crown.
posted by dyams at 04:26 PM on May 09, 2012
One less RBI than Pujols has for the season (he's really been kicking ass since his first home run).
posted by justgary at 11:22 PM on May 08, 2012