Hamilton reaches next step

Josh Hamilton wanted to see the field, step onto its emerald green turf and experience the sensation of 40,000 empty red seats encircling him.

[Steve]

Everyone know of someone that has gotten themselves into serious problems with drugs, alcohol etc. A lot of them are never the same and society throws them to the curb.

I am rooting for Josh. It is and can continue to be a great story! He could be used to reach many lives who think there is no hope. In the mean time he can help my Reds!:)

Go get 'em Josh!!!

[DARRIN]

Steve-I think you said it very well. I hope Josh has a great season, but more importantly to be a responsible husband & father. This guy has an arm like nothing i have ever seen.

[Jason]

I hope for great success for him in his never ending battle with addiction. On a side note, hope he does well in with the Reds too!

[Gerald]

So proud of Josh that he turned to God and found out that God is the only answer when you are going through pain in your life.

God will richly bless him now....Josh if you struggle with others judging you - remember this quoted from the book " Success Motivation & The Scriptures"' by William H. Cook "I have no problem wondering whether God wants me to succeed the CROSS is proof enough for me."

Good luck Josh - God has a huge plan for your life.... you are an inspiration to so many.

[Joel]

What a great story, as so many I'm sure, I'm truly pulling for him. From what I've seen of this kid both on and off the feild, he definately deserves a second chance, and MLB and the Reds for that matter made the right call giving it to him. He says he expects to be "layed into" by fans on the road, but I sure hope not. I'm a big cubs fan, living on the northside and have quite a few friends with season tickets, I see a lot of games, and let me say he will get nothing but applause and respect from me when he comes to Wriggly.

[Mama Cass]

I'm buying all the Josh Hamilton Rookie Cards I can find. This guy is awesome.

[Al Aldred]

We have followed the career of Josh since he started with Tampa in 1999. Although no baseball expert, we were very impressed with his baseball skills and thought he was on his way to super stardom. We are excited for his success and we certainly wish him the very best. Josh we are rooting for you!!!

[Blake]

im praying that josh will continue down the path he's on now following in god and being successfull in baseball. What an inspiration. Just hearing his story is incredible. Keep it up Josh your awesome