Nolan Ryan publicly questions Josh Hamilton’s attempt to quit chewing tobacco
By Kevin Kaduk
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Just when you thought that things couldn't get any worse for Josh Hamilton
down in Texas, he's now being criticized for choosing to kick his chewing
tobacco habit during the season instead of waiting until winter.
And not just by any random loudmouth with a Twitter handle, blog or newspaper
column, but by the president of the Texas Rangers himself.
As ESPN Dallas notes, Nolan Ryan said during a Tuesday radio appearance that
he wishes Hamilton had delayed his decision to ditch the dip until after the
Rangers' season was over.
Hamilton原本要在季末戒掉嚼菸草的习惯 但后来他说球季中就开始
但条子总裁N.Ryan出来讲话了(在ESPN上)
From ESPN Dallas:
"His timing on quitting smokeless tobacco couldn't have been worse. You
would've liked to have thought that if he was going to do that that he
would've done it in the offseason or waited until this offseason to do it. So
the drastic effect that it had on him and the year that he was having up to
that point in time that he did quit, you'd have liked that he would've taken
a different approach to that. So those issues caused unrest, and it's
unfortunate that it happened and the timing was such as it was."
Hamilton made headlines back in August after he said he was struggling to
quit his use of chewing tobacco. The admission came after Hamilton had
cryptically blamed his post All-Star break slump on a personal issue that
involved him being "disobedient" toward God. Hamilton's second-half numbers
(.259/.323/.510, 16 homers and 53 RBIs) weren't terrible, but they also
weren't the stellar first-half totals that had him leading the early AL MVP
talk.
汉米在8月时就说 他的表现受到戒嚼菸草而影响
Between Hamilton's addiction struggles with chewing tobacco and caffeine
drinks, it would appear that it did have an impact on his second-half numbers.
So does Ryan have any ground to stand on here, especially after someone told
Jon Heyman of CBS Sports that the team wasn't concerned about it? Barry
Petchesky of Deadspin notes there's a school of thought that says Hamilton is
"expected to keep his body and mind in optimum shape in multiple ways, and
one of those would be not doing anything to mess with his brain chemistry to
the point where it affects his game."
汉米对于嚼菸草跟含咖啡因饮料有成瘾的习惯 戒掉对他球场上表现绝对有影响
That view is bunk, though. You can't spend five seasons voicing your support
as Hamilton battles the temptation of drugs and alcohol, then selectively
question the timing of his quest to rid himself of another addiction. It's
detrimental to Hamilton's health, for one. It's also hypocritical as the new
collective bargaining agreement discourages the use of chewing tobacco on the
field and in the dugout.
作者认为依赖菸草跟咖啡因饮料 对汉米的健康非常有影响
另外在新的谈判协议中不鼓励在场上嚼菸草(球场上和休息区)
It's a shame that Ryan would publicly call Hamilton out for trying to do the
right thing for his health, no matter the timing of the attempt. Not only
does it reveal how far baseball has to go before taking chewing tobacco abuse
seriously, but it also looks like Ryan attempting to blame the team's 2012
collapse on an out-of-favor star who probably won't be back for 2013.
Not cool, Nolan. Not cool at all.
要战N.Ryan了吗?