Rock bottom for Josh Hamilton was the day he showed up helpless at his grandma's doorstep, strung out, scraggly, 50 pounds lighter than the 230 pounds of rock-solid muscle he now sports. It was just a week or so before the day - Oct. 6, 2005 - he went sober and drug free. (Full article: 1290 words)

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