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A fine messThere is an apparent seven-second sex tape of Josh Hamilton giving it to some piece of tail at Sherlock's in Dallas, the night of his infamous relapse into alcoholism two week ago. There are also allegedly photos.
The folks with this video/photos are trying to sell them to a Dallas-Fort Worth TV station for $41,000. One station's already apparently turned their nose and didn't even look at the tape.
What I never quite understood is why people were overreacting to Hamilton's alcoholic transgression. Yes, it was bad. It hurts his value on the free-agent market. It shows how truly weak he and every other addict is when left to their own devices. Personally, it's a huge setback for the guy.
However, everyone reacted like his legs fell off and he couldn't swing a baseball bat. Like he was going on the 60-day disabled list.
I think I understand it a bit more. Hamilton isn't just a baseball player. He's a Christian. This has as much to do with his very publicly professed faith as it does with his batting average.
But it also has everything to do with his batting average. I guess if Hamilton worked at Home Depot and I introduced you to him and noted that he was a recovering drug and alcohol addict, you probably wouldn't pay him too much mind nor would you care in the least if he had some beers and banged some chick in a bar bathroom.
We initially care because he's a famous athlete. On the other hand, if this were Terrell Owens or Sean Avery (addict or no), we'd be repulsed.
Thing is, this isn't an average guy. This isn't a villain like Owens or Avery. It's Hamilton. He was second. He's the big Christian that all the church kids loved because he's an athlete that bucked the trend, sort of, in being public about his faith. It never bothered me personally. If I were his adviser, I would have told him to tone it down. No one is that strong. Even Jesus, the Messiah, the deliverer of all souls, the Son of God, was not above temptation.
Neither is Hamilton. Now, when he slips, it's not a pockmark just on the Texas Rangers, but on faith and Christianity and that's not fair to either Hamilton, the church or other believers. It's said that faith should be kept separate from government. It should also be kept separate from sports. You should root or love a player because he's on your team, he does great or good things on the sporting field and he maintains a certain countenance that you like and can relate to.
Hamilton's appeal should never have been connected to religion. I love Ian Kinsler, Dirk Nowitzki, Herschel Walker, Scott Fletcher, Mark Aguirre and Shane Churla regardless of their faith or lack thereof. Now, we don't see Hamilton as a flawed guy that might have cheated on his wife for a cheap night of revelry and debauchery. Most see him as a flawed Christian. A hypocrite. Religion begets emotion. Emotion begets irrationality.
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