Comments on: Josh Hamilton back in Rangers lineup, blames caffeine and sports drinks for vision problems

By: papacrick

papacrick — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 16:09:20 +0000

Sounds like he was trying to achieve that cocaine buzz in a legal manner.

By: chumthumper

chumthumper — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 14:15:23 +0000

I had oral glaucoma once. I just couldn’t see my ass getting out of bed to go to work.

By: mattyflex

mattyflex — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 13:33:53 +0000

I was unaware of such a thing, but now that I am, the point seems moot. Josh Hamilton’s behavior history has caused himto be monitored in so many different areas, how can diet not be one of them?

also, I really, really enjoyed js20011041′s comment. really.

By: StottsEra

StottsEra — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 12:39:16 +0000

link to mccann article
http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-braves-blog/2010/06/18/mccann-vision-has-improved-since-he-cut-out-caffeine/

By: tfbuckfutter

tfbuckfutter — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 02:55:19 +0000

raysfan, I think he was making a bit of a joke, but religion can affect certain people and have them use it like a crutch, much like other addictions, yes.

That’s actually kind of the thing with a lot of addicts, they have to distract themselves by applying their addictive personality to something that is (at least perceived as) a positive.

But even positive things, when done in excess, can become negatives. There is a form of anorexia that manifests itself as compulsive exercising. Or washing one’s hands (a good thing) done excessively and obsessively is a bad thing.

Anything done compulsively is a bad thing.

By: sportsguygerald

sportsguygerald — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 02:00:54 +0000

Wasn’t anything wrong with his eyesight with that upper deck shot he hit in the 5th. Looked like a golfball leaving the bat

By: raysfan1

raysfan1 — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 01:49:39 +0000

So, you feel Christianity is a vice, eh?

By: raysfan1

raysfan1 — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 01:47:00 +0000

Different people have different levels of sensitivity. I know you post was all snark, but it only takes me having one caffeinated beverage a day for 4-5 days before I start having heart palpitations.

By: raysfan1

raysfan1 — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 01:42:09 +0000

I once landed in the ER because of too much caffeine.

By: cur68

cur68 — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 01:32:46 +0000

er…I think the problems at your end my friend. There are nearly 20 posts a day on HBT. Have you gone right to the bottom of this page and looked at the numbers there? Those are page numbers. Page back to the post called And That Happened and count up. You’ll get way past 3 0r 4 posts

By: cur68

cur68 — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 01:26:49 +0000

People do it all the time. The symptoms are so dirt common that they don’t realize that’s what it is. Its headaches and dryness. You can do it with coffee if you’re not careful.

By: crnvic847

crnvic847 — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 23:28:49 +0000

Why are there only 3-4 posts on Hardball talk per day? I mean on pro hockey talk there are twice as many and they are locked out for Christ sake!! Pro basketball talk? About 10-12 posts per day and it’s the offseason!!!! There are close division races going on in the MLB and we don’t hear anything about them on here! What gives?!?

By: js20011041

js20011041 — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 23:21:13 +0000

How do you overdose on caffeine? You don’t accidentally drink 6 redbulls and 4 pots of coffee.

By: thebadguyswon

thebadguyswon — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 23:17:31 +0000

I drink a pot a day. But I’m already near-sighted, so I don’t care. I wouldn’t feed a Monster to my worst enemy. That stuff is heinous.

By: thebadguyswon

thebadguyswon — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 23:14:56 +0000

It is weird. What’s next? A pesky Pez habit that causes him to run poor routes in the outfield?

By: sirrealrainman

sirrealrainman — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 23:14:25 +0000

Can’t believe people thumbs down stuff like this.
Like you, I drank caffeine like anybody else. Now I have to avoid it.
A decaf mocha is like a caffeinated mocha for me.
It can be frustrating – especially before I learned that even the dentist can be an issue (I have to have non-eppi novocaine. Learned that the very hard way.)

By: Sign Ahead

Sign Ahead — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 22:09:07 +0000

Once you develop a sensitivity, it doesn’t take much. I used to keep a cup of coffee on my desk throughout the workday, until caffeine started triggering ocular migraines (they’re like painless, slow-moving blind spots that last for about 30 minutes). Now all it takes is half a can of Coke to cause problems.

Once you know the cause of the problem, it’s easy to avoid. But until you do it can be very frustrating.

By: lumpyf

lumpyf — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 22:01:36 +0000

Yeah, he has seriously struggled with every vice over the course of his life..drugs, booze, caffeine, tobacco, religion. Nothing in moderation is his mantra.

By: kevinbnyc

kevinbnyc — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 21:50:03 +0000

How much coffee do you have to plow through to have eye issues?

By: churchoftheperpetuallyoutraged

churchoftheperpetuallyoutraged — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 21:45:04 +0000

now he has headaches from coca-cola

I’m guessing you’ve never experienced a caffeine overdose. Drink a couple of the monster/rockstar drinks and then add a few cups of coffee and you’ll see. Add a couple more after the headaches start and you’ll most likely pass out due to an overdose.

By: tfbuckfutter

tfbuckfutter — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 21:34:32 +0000

I was going to make a snarky comment about this and his “tobacco slump”…..but let’s face it, the guy is a raging addict so even though it sounds goofy that “oh he’s having too much Monster”….he probably is having a shit ton of Monster….BECAUSE he’s a raging addict.

By: El Bravo

El Bravo — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 21:23:08 +0000

“Well, that’s certainly a new one. ” Actually, it is not a new one. Brian McCann had the same vision issues for some time and after many tests, glasses, contacts, etc, he realized it was too much caffeine causing said issues.

By: spudatx

spudatx — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 21:21:24 +0000

Josh, could you share with us how much “caffeine and sports drinks” I can safely consume before going blind?

By: ezthinking

ezthinking — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 21:08:10 +0000

Would someone get this guy a bubble to live in?

He just lost $25 mil on his next contract with this one.

By: baseballisboring

baseballisboring — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 21:04:26 +0000

Waiting for the first single IQ dummy to say “Caffeine and sports drink, huhhh…?”

By: skerney

skerney — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 21:01:37 +0000

I want to like Josh Hamilton. He is really great at baseball. He plays the game very hard. He has horrible addictions that many people in his position could not handle. He overcame/ struggles with so much. But man, the weirdness that sometimes surrounds him is baffling.

By: mattyflex

mattyflex — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 21:01:01 +0000

I’m all supportive of the clean return of Josh Hamilton, but a month ago he was hitting .200 because of a tobacco addiction, and now he has headaches from coca-cola. If he has a bad playoff series, it will be blamed on Texas Roadhouse flatulence.