The Darkside of the Diamond

The Fragile Rise of a Star - Josh Hamilton

I’ve been thinking about Josh Hamilton lately. His name came to me as I was digging deeper into this “Darkside of the Diamond” series, not because of scandal in the typical tabloid sense, but because his story is deeply human. Painfully human.

Hamilton didn’t cheat the game like some do. He didn’t shave points or gamble on outcomes. His failures weren’t …