Josh Hamilton’s life to be turned into a movie

It was only a matter of time. Josh Hamilton’s journey to the major leagues will be detailed in an upcoming movie from Relativity Media.

Relativity has a deal with Hamilton, along with a deal for Casey Affleck to write and direct the picture, according to Deadline.

Thunder Road Pictures’ Basil Iwanyk will produce along with The Walsh Company’s Kevin Walsh. Thunder Road’s Kent Kubena will executive produce and Hamilton and his wife Katie will co-produce along with Hamilton’s business manager Steve Reed. 

Upon Further Review: Are the Rangers better off without Josh Hamilton?

With the World Series over and free agency set to officially begin at midnight, there are many questions that need to be answered before we get a better picture of the 2013 MLB landscape.
Arguably, there is no question bigger than the one surrounding former league MVP Josh Hamilton and where he might be playing next year. Staff veterans Greg Kaplan and Vinny Ginardi gather to discuss if the Texas Rangers may actually be a better team without a commitment to Josh Hamilton..

Greg Kaplan: It’s a very interesting question to ask, and at face value I don’t think many people would take you seriously if you posed it without giving a sufficient answer. So, this is my attempt to give a clear answer.

As far as next year is concerned, it seems as though the best decision the Rangers could make would be to bring back Josh Hamilton. There’s a reason why Hamilton has been selected to five straight All-Star teams. Hamilton’s 2012 triple slash of .285/.354/.577 is right around his averages over the last five years, and we can add in those 43 home runs and 128 RBI. And if you want to argue that RBI are a poor indicator of total value, let’s add on the career-high 103 runs scored, just to cover my own butt.