Egotastic
This may sound a little dirty, but I assure you that it is anything but. While watching highlights of Josh Hamilton taking it to the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday I kept thinking of an old song by Clarence Carter:
I stroke it to the east/ I stroke it to the west...
Why? Because that is what Josh Hamilton did. The man was stroking it against the Orioles; and when he strokes it, he strokes it well.
Hamilton gave Rangers fans and brass a taste of what they will be missing if they do not resign him after this season by hitting four home runs of Orioles pitchers. Each one was a two-run shot, incidentally with Elvis Andrus on base (new lucky charm?).
To top off the night he hit a double as well to bring his total number of bases to 18 for the night, a new American League record. He is the 16th player to hit four home runs in a single game (no one has ever hit five).
Article by Travis Pulver
Texas Rangers Have another Historic Performance
A couple days ago Texas Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton set a new AL record for total bases in a single game (18) courtesy of a 5-5 day at the plate that included four 2-run home runs.
Not to be outdone, on Thursday another member of the team turned in another historic performance. The only problem is he’s not nearly as proud of it as Hamilton.
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