Shermboat19

Does Josh Hamilton have night vision?

Hi Shermboat. That is an amazing differential. The only thing I can come up with is that Josh Hamilton concentrates more at night to see the ball better.

Does Josh Hamilton have night vision?

Hey Sherm,

Yes, Josh Hamilton does have night vision.  He also has x-ray vision.  Actually, here are a bunch of facts about Hamilton that the average fan may not know:

• Josh Hamilton has never lost or tied in a game of Tic Tac Toe.
• Josh Hamilton sweats Gatorade.
• Josh Hamilton can eat five times his body weight in tigers.
• Josh Hamilton ordered a Big Mac at Burger King, and got one.
• Josh Hamilton could drink 24 gallons of milk in an hour without throwing up if wanted. He chooses not to because the calcium would make his bones so strong he would instantly kill anyone he touched.
• Josh Hamilton always knows the EXACT location of Carmen SanDiego.
• There are no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, Josh Hamilton lives in Texas.
• It takes Josh Hamilton 20 minutes to watch 60 Minutes.
• Josh Hamilton has counted to infinity.... twice.
• Josh Hamilton has 12 moons. One of those moons is the Earth.
• Josh Hamilton grinds his coffee with his teeth and boils the water with his own rage.
• Josh Hamilton has a deep and abiding respect for human life... unless it gets in his way.
• What color is Josh Hamilton's blood? Trick question. Josh Hamilton does not bleed.
• Josh Hamilton doesn't bowl strikes, he just knocks down one pin and the other nine faint.
• Josh Hamilton once got Blackjack with one card.
• If you Google search "Josh Hamilton getting his ass kicked' you will generate zero results. It just doesn't happen.
• How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could Josh Hamilton? ...All of it.
• Life doesn't give Josh Hamilton lemons. Life asks him which fruit he wants.
• E does not = mc2... E = Josh Hamilton.

I hope this clears up a few things.  Glad to help.

Baseball Jones ~~ Hustling since 1980

Does Josh Hamilton have night vision?

Hi Sherm!  Those are interesting stats.  You wouldn't Josh me, would you?  Bad attempt at humor, sorry.  But, being that I am Josh Hamilton's  fourth biggest fan, (after his clinging Ma & Pop [was that a problem?], his wife, and you) I'd say that unfamiliarity with night games, and, thus lights, may be the factor in this case.  Looking back at his short and often interruptred career, tells the tale.  "You could look it up" -- Casey Stengel.  He has had little experience of playing The Game under the lights and, those lights were seldom top shelf.  I feel that he will make this small adjustment and orientation while he is "tweaking" the grandest of all life's potential problems.  Now that I'm aware of your information, I can add it to my rooting!  Thanks, I needed to know that.

Does Josh Hamilton have night vision?

Say what?

Does Josh Hamilton have night vision?

  Cjheez, Sherman --  I re-read your blog and realized that I too, need to acquire some better vision--period--day and night.  My theory is blown away (a meek and humble  lol).  These facts are all the more puzzling.  Maybe just an oddity?  What's the total number of day games played vs. night games and his PA's, too?  Righthanded pitchers faced vs.southpaws?  If you don't mind posting those statistics, I'd enjoy discussing the possibilites that they may suggest towards the better understanding of your blog conundrum!

  Hey, y'all--this is serious stuff.  Baseballists must double as sleuths, too.  It's a requirement, by-gosh!   I look forward to Sherm's latest and more detailed stats on the "night vision" of Josh Hamilton.  Thanks again.  I must locate my magnifying glass and a couple of blood-hounds, too.  Hmmm.

Does Josh Hamilton have night vision?

Does Josh Hamilton have night vision?

Righthanded pitchers faced vs.southpaws?

2007-

vs. Lefthanded Pitcher .222

vs. Righthanded Pitcher .314

What's the total number of day games played vs. night games and his PA's, too? 

Day games 23, at bats 77

Night games 67, at bats 221

Does Josh Hamilton have night vision?

Based on the facts I set out above and the splits Sherm has presented, the most obvious explanation is that Josh Hamilton is a superhero.  Superheroes always perform their best at night when the stakes are at their highest.  You don't need to check Sports Illustrated; you need to check Marvel.

Baseball Jones ~~ Hustling since 1980

Does Josh Hamilton have night vision?

Superheroes always perform their best at night when the stakes are at their highest. 

Hahaha. Seriously though, I was thinking that this might be some kind of pattern of people with drug abuse in their past. Most drug users use at night. My thinking is maybe his brain might be more active at night because of his drug use?

I don't know. Any theories are welcome...

Does Josh Hamilton have night vision?

Baseball Jones ~~ Hustling since 1980  --  Booooo!