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| Subject: Hamilton to appear on SI cover Tue May 27, 2008 8:27 pm | |
| Hamilton to appear on SI cover Outfielder to be first Ranger featured since Ivan Rodriguez By Brittany Ghiroli / MLB.com
ST. PETERSBURG -- Josh Hamilton will be featured on the cover of the upcoming issue of Sports Illustrated magazine, slated to hit newsstands on Wednesday.
"I think it's an awesome feat," manager Ron Washington said. "He's certainly been carrying this team."
The outfielder entered Tuesday leading the Major Leagues with 53 RBIs, and was the American League leader in total bases (126), hits (70), extra-base hits (29) and multi-hit games (22).
After struggling through personal problems and missing three and a half seasons of baseball, Hamilton has enjoyed unprecedented success this season with the Rangers.
Hamilton is the first Ranger on SI's cover since Ivan "Pudge" Rodriguez graced the front on Aug. 11, 1997. The issue will follow the comic-book cover featuring the Rays, the team that originally drafted Hamilton in 1999, and left him exposed in the Rule 5 Draft in 2006.
When asked about the magazine's rumored jinx, the center fielder said he wasn't aware of it, but didn't flinch at the possibility.
"I never even heard of that," Hamilton said. "If there is one, jinxes are made to be broken, I guess. Right?"
So are expectations, as Hamilton's well-chronicled rise from drug addiction to superstar is an accomplishment that shouldn't be taken lightly.
"I don't really think bad luck [from the cover] is going to follow him," Washington said. "I think he's already been in that."
Something that Hamilton would like a repeat appearance of is a spot on the magazine's cover, albeit with a much different storyline.
"[It would] be nice to be on Sports Illustrated's cover holding a trophy," he said. "You know what I mean?" | |
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| Subject: Re: Hamilton to appear on SI cover Tue May 27, 2008 10:39 pm | |
| ? I guess this is a neat story. Then again his problems were all his fault so who knows. | |
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