Wednesday, May 09, 2012
Josh Hamilton: Four-homer night complicates Rangers' dilemma - Bob Nightengale - USATODAY - The Texas Rangers have embraced the idea all along that they will let prized outfielder Josh Hamilton walk away as a free agent at the end of the season. He's too brittle. Too big of a risk with his drug and alcohol past. Too expensive, particularly over a long-term deal. Let someone else make the mistake of giving him a seven-year deal for about $175 million, the Rangers muse, but they're sure not about to do something stupid.
Four of a kind: Hamilton 16th in MLB history to hit four homers in game | Star-Telegram - Jeff Wilson - Almost to a man, Josh Hamilton's teammates were certain that if he got another chance Tuesday night, he was going to hit his fourth home run of the game. He got that chance and proved them right, but that didn't leave the Texas Rangers any less stunned by what they had just seen: the 16th four-homer game in major-league history.
Texas Rangers slugger Josh Hamilton hit four homers Tuesday night and discussed the feat afterward. (May 8, 2012) VIDEO by Jeff Wilson. - Four of a kind: Hamilton 16th in MLB history to hit four homers in game - Star Telegram
Hudson on short end of Wrigley duel - Mark Bowman / MLB.com - Tim Hudson was cruising before making the one mistake he could not afford to make on a day when the potent Braves offense was silent. Bryan LaHair's two-out, seventh-inning singled doomed Hudson's impressive start and provided the Cubs all that they needed to claim a 1-0 win over the Braves on Wednesday afternoon.
Angry Dan Patrick challenges ESPN: 'I'll take on the empire' - USATODAY -Dan Patrick went off on a rant on his daily TV/radio show Friday against ESPN for glomming on to his Kurt Warner interview the day after Junior Seau's suicide.
Gas prices fall and Obama gets a boost - Darren Goode - POLITICO.com - For Republicans, the problem is that so much of their election year attack was based on rising gasoline prices. Obama — like any president — has virtually no control over gasoline prices that are tied to global supply and demand, speculative fears tied to tensions in the oil-rich Middle East and other factors. But the GOP messaging strategy suggested prices were rising because of Obama’s inaction on oil drilling and the Keystone XL pipeline.
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