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[b][url="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/20/sports/baseball/billy-hamilton-of-the-blue-wahoos-nears-minor-league-record-for-steals.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all"]Hamiltonn closes in on record for steals in season[/url][/b]

[b]NY Times[/b]

“After the season, I’m going to invite Billy down to Atlanta for an old-school barefoot backyard foot race with my son to see who the best man is,” DeShields Sr. said.
Having watched Usain Bolt win the gold medal in the 100-meter dash at the London Olympics, Hamilton says he feels ready for the challenge of the World’s Fastest Man.
“I’m a competitor, so I’m going to say I could beat him,” he said of Bolt, the Jamaican sprint king, though he said he liked his chances more if the race was from first base to home plate, rather than straight down a track.
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Lobstein throws over to 1st as Hamilton takes off, Billy reaches 2nd on a error by the first baseman




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Billy Hamilton then steals 3B for his 144th steal of the year! 1 away from tying Vince Coleman's record, 2 from breaking!
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Lobstein throws over to 1st as Hamilton takes off, Billy reaches 2nd on a error by the first baseman




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Billy Hamilton then steals 3B for his 144th steal of the year! 1 away from tying Vince Coleman's record, 2 from breaking!
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that's so crazy
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[quote name='gatorclaws' timestamp='1345594061' post='1149367']
that's so crazy
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They're playing a Double Header tonight.



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Both teams go down in order in the 2nd. Still no score between the Wahoos & Biscuits in 1st game of the double header
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[url="https://twitter.com/SBerthiaumeESPN"][b]Steve Berthiaume[/b]‏[s]@[/s][b]SBerthiaumeESPN[/b][/url]
The record! RT/[url="https://twitter.com/MinorLeagues"][s]@[/s][b]MinorLeagues[/b][/url]: BREAKING: [url="https://twitter.com/b_ham_3"][s]@[/s][b]b_ham_3[/b][/url] steals 2B in third for [url="https://twitter.com/BlueWahoosBBall"][s]@[/s][b]BlueWahoosBBall[/b][/url], tying MiLB record with his 145th of the season.
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[url="https://twitter.com/ctrent"][b]ctrent[/b]‏[s]@[/s][b]ctrent[/b][/url]
And Billy Hamilton steals 3rd to break the record

[url="https://twitter.com/BlueWahoosBBall"][b]PensacolaBlueWahoos[/b]‏[s]@[/s][b]BlueWahoosBBall[/b][/url]
He's done it! 2 more steals for Billy Hamilton! 146 thefts this year! [url="https://twitter.com/search/?src=hash&q=%23KingOfThieves"][s]#[/s][b]KingOfThieves[/b][/url]
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[url="https://twitter.com/MissEnquirer"][b]Miss Enquirer[/b]‏[s]@[/s][b]MissEnquirer[/b][/url]
RT [url="https://twitter.com/JeffPassan"][s]@[/s][b]JeffPassan[/b][/url]: Billy Hamilton has more stolen bases by himself than every team in MLB. The closest is Miami, and Hamilton is 25 ahead.
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[url="https://twitter.com/MinorLeagues"][b]MiLB.com[/b]‏[s]@[/s][b]MinorLeagues[/b][/url]
HISTORIC MiLB.TV: [url="https://twitter.com/b_ham_3"][s]@[/s][b]b_ham_3[/b][/url] of [url="https://twitter.com/BlueWahoosBBall"][s]@[/s][b]BlueWahoosBBall[/b][/url] sets the single-season Minor League stolen base record. [url="http://t.co/sYEVT8Xd"]http://atmilb.com/Qo9j49[/url]
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[url="https://twitter.com/BlueWahoosBBall"][b]PensacolaBlueWahoos[/b]‏[s]@[/s][b]BlueWahoosBBall[/b][/url]
Keep 'em coming! Billy Hamilton steals 2nd in the 8th for his 147th steal of the year! A 4-steal game for Hamilton! [url="https://twitter.com/search/?src=hash&q=%23SpeedKills"][s]#[/s][b]SpeedKills[/b][/url]
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[quote name='oldschooler' timestamp='1345598997' post='1149425']
[url="https://twitter.com/MissEnquirer"][b]Miss Enquirer[/b]‏[s]@[/s][b]MissEnquirer[/b][/url]
RT [url="https://twitter.com/JeffPassan"][s]@[/s][b]JeffPassan[/b][/url]: Billy Hamilton has more stolen bases by himself than every team in MLB. The closest is Miami, and Hamilton is 25 ahead.
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Holy


Fucking


Shit


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[quote name='Lucid' timestamp='1345606420' post='1149532']
I would strongly consider bringing him up as a pinch runner when the rosters expand.
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I would strongly consider bringing him up in time to be on the post season roster. He disrupts pitchers.
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[url="https://twitter.com/espn"][b]ESPN[/b]‏[s]@[/s][b]espn[/b][/url]
Wow. [url="https://twitter.com/Reds"][s]@[/s][b]Reds[/b][/url] minor leaguer Billy Hamilton single-handedly has more steals (147) than any MLB TEAM this season: [url="http://t.co/ziSNN6q2"]http://es.pn/NFb9TZ[/url]
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[size=6][b]Hamilton under consideration for callup[/b][/size]

08/22/12 at 6:03pm
• Written by jfay

PHILADELPHIA — Dusty Baker was duly impressed with Billy Hamilton breaking Vince Coleman’s all-time minor league stolen base record of 145. Hamilton was at 147 steals after stealing four bases in the doubleheader for Double-A Pensacola Tuesday.

“I know the guys who records he broke,” Baker said. “I know Vince Coleman. I know Donnel Nixon. That’s a tremendous feat. The amount of running you have to do. Your legs have to be in great shape. With sliding, your body takes a pounding. The fact that he’s been able to do that and stay healthy is remarkable.

“Someday, he’ll be here and be a tremendous force.”

Baker again hinted that Hamilton could be with big league club in September.

“It’s been discussed,” Baker said. “It’s not my decision. You’ve got a lot factor here. Once you put him on the roster, you’ve got to keep him on the roster. . . We’ve asked about him big time. But there’s more factors.”

Hamilton is not on the 40-man roster. He would have to be added. The Reds then would have to use an option to send him to the minors next spring. There is not a tremendous immediate economic impact to adding Hamilton.





http://cincinnati.com/blogs/reds/2012/08/22/hamilton-under-consideration-for-callup/
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[url="https://twitter.com/BlueWahoosBBall"][b]PensacolaBlueWahoos[/b]‏[s]@[/s][b]BlueWahoosBBall[/b][/url]
Can only hope to contain him MT [url="https://twitter.com/MinorLeagues"][s]@[/s][b]MinorLeagues[/b][/url]: Cant slow down Billy Hamilton. Stole 2 more to up his MiLB record to 152 [url="http://t.co/ZMEM5isF"]http://atmilb.com/NdTUqG[/url]
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[b][url="http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120827&content_id=37453884&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&tcid=tw_share"]Billy Hamilton swipes four, reaches 154[/url][/b]
[b]Milb.com[/b]

Since breaking the stolen-base record Aug. 21, Hamilton has shown no signs of slowing down, swiping seven bases in six games. He currently leads both the Southern League and the California League in steals and is 154-for-190 in attempts this season.

For perspective, Huntsville's Josh Prince is second on Hamilton's current circuit with 41 stolen bases despite playing 87 more games. Hamilton has had 13 games in which he's stolen multiple bases for the Blue Wahoos, including two games of four stolen bases.
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