BBTF's Newsblog Discussion :: Billy Hamilton, Reds’ minor-league star, robbed, according to police

Baseball Primer Newsblog
— The Best News Links from the Baseball Newsstand

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Billy Hamilton, Reds’ minor-league star, robbed, according to police

Billy Hamilton, a California League all-star playing in Tuesday night’s California-Carolina League All-Star Game at BB&T Ballpark in Winston-Salem, was the victim of an armed robbery early Tuesday, according to police.

...Police said two men, one of which was armed with a handgun, approached the victims in separate incidents just minutes apart.

Billy Hamilton was with another man when he was robbed, police said.

A third man who was in town to umpire Tuesday’s game was also robbed, police said.

No one was injured. Police believe the suspects left in a light blue Pontiac Grand Am with no rims.

Thanks to Jimbo.

Repoz Posted: June 20, 2012 at 06:50 AM | 37 comment(s) Login to Bookmark
Tags: reds

Reader Comments and Retorts

Go to end of page

Statements posted here are those of our readers and do not represent the BaseballThinkFactory. Names are provided by the poster and are not verified. We ask that posters follow our submission policy. Please report any inappropriate comments.

1. Walt Davis Posted: June 20, 2012 at 06:56 AM (#4161789)

No honor among thieves. :-)

2. Boxkutter Posted: June 20, 2012 at 09:18 AM (#4161824)

Police believe the suspects left in a light blue Pontiac Grand Am with no rims.

Wouldn't that make it difficult to drive?

3. Graham Posted: June 20, 2012 at 09:29 AM (#4161833)

I'm assuming the author is using "rims" in place of hubcaps.

4. Kyle S at work Posted: June 20, 2012 at 09:58 AM (#4161862)

I'm surprised he wasn't able to escape the robbers on foot.

5. Kyle S at work Posted: June 20, 2012 at 10:08 AM (#4161867)

Also, the last graf of the article:

Hamilton, who plays for the Bakersfield Blaze, the Reds' High-A affiliate, won California League MVP honors in the game Tuesday night. In the first inning, Hamilton singled, stole second, stole third and scored the California All-Stars only run of the game in a 9-1 loss.

6. Matt Clement of Alexandria Posted: June 20, 2012 at 10:14 AM (#4161872)

So far this season, Hamilton has played 66 games and stolen 80 bases (at a >80% success rate). I cannot wait for this guy to play in the majors.

7. Pasta-diving Jeter (jmac66) Posted: June 20, 2012 at 10:31 AM (#4161886)

I cannot wait for this guy to play ~~in the majors~~ on the Yankees

8. Matt Clement of Alexandria Posted: June 20, 2012 at 10:47 AM (#4161898)

That is not a funny joke. It should be not repeated.

9. SoSH U at work Posted: June 20, 2012 at 10:54 AM (#4161906)

That is not a funny joke. It should be not repeated.

Is that a new rule around here? Cuz I like it.

10. The Long Arm of Rudy Law Posted: June 20, 2012 at 10:59 AM (#4161914)

The joke is good enough to someday play for the Yankees.

11. Fernigal McGunnigle has become a merry hat Posted: June 20, 2012 at 11:41 AM (#4161959)

In their box score) That's ridiculous.

This was against Lake Elsinore, who have really stupid hats.

12. McCoy Wilfong for Money Posted: June 20, 2012 at 11:56 AM (#4161977)

I cannot wait for this guy to ~~play in the majors on~~ for the Scranton/Wilkes Barre Yankees

FTFY

13. Lassus Posted: June 20, 2012 at 12:03 PM (#4161985)

This was against Lake Elsinore, who have really stupid hats.

Years later, I always confuse Lake Elsinore with Lake Hemet.

14. Don't want the truth; just wanna see some dingers Posted: June 20, 2012 at 12:12 PM (#4161994)

First Chapman, now this. I hope they catch them Red handed.

15. Neutral Milk Dotel (Dan Lee) Posted: June 20, 2012 at 12:14 PM (#4161997)

This was against Lake Elsinore, who have really stupid hats.

And a terrible logo too. There's just no excuse for Lake Elsinore to use anything other than this logo.

16. MM1f Posted: June 20, 2012 at 12:27 PM (#4162004)

I have walked by the intersection where these robberies occurred (North Trade and West Fifth) at night several times before. I never felt unsafe. The intersection is within a block or two of a couple bar-filled areas, but I don't think has many bars at it itself and thus would probably pretty dark and desolate at night, save for a few tipsy folks walking from one group of bars to another. Probably a good place to rob some folks, though there are usually a fair amount of cops parked outside of this one club just a couple blocks away.

17. Accent Shallow Posted: June 20, 2012 at 01:31 PM (#4162050)

In their last game before the league's All-Star break, Bakersfield stole 10 bases, with Hamilton getting 5. (box score) That's ridiculous.

This was against Lake Elsinore, who have really stupid hats.

This is fantastic post, particularly the link usage.

18. Boxkutter Posted: June 20, 2012 at 01:40 PM (#4162056)

This was against Lake Elsinore, who have really stupid hats.

Not going to lie to feel popular.... these have been my favorite minor league hats for years now.

19. Crispix Attacks 2: Swag Airlines Posted: June 20, 2012 at 01:52 PM (#4162063)

I like the eyeball hats just for doing something different, even if the eyes themselves look like those of Daffy Duck. Probably not my favorite though (Kannapolis Intimidators, Visalia Oaks ... wait, the Visalia Oaks changed to something stupid and generic! What a shame).

You can also get Lake Elsinore Storm memorabilia with this generic piece-of-crap logo on it.

20. DCA Posted: June 20, 2012 at 02:42 PM (#4162099)

In their last game before the league's All-Star break, Bakersfield stole 10 bases, with Hamilton getting 5. (box score) That's ridiculous.

Rico Noel has two for Lake Elsinore, giving him 46, against 8 CS. It doesn't look like he can hit, but he can run. I think that would lead the league at the 1/2 way point in most non-Hamilton years (3rd this year is Travis Witherspoon with 25). Noel was 62/5 last year across A/A+.

21. Nasty Nate Posted: June 20, 2012 at 02:51 PM (#4162106)

If the go-ahead run had been on 5th base, the henchmen would have botched the robbery....

22. smileyy Posted: June 20, 2012 at 02:56 PM (#4162114)

The joke is good enough to someday play for the Yankees.

If they're going to overpay for it, they should do it soon -- the joke is already in a decline phase.

23. smileyy Posted: June 20, 2012 at 02:57 PM (#4162115)

Yeah, those hats are awesome. I'd buy one if I needed a new hat.

24. Never Give an Inge (Dave) Posted: June 20, 2012 at 03:06 PM (#4162121)

Those hats would be better if the eyes were on the back.

25. MM1f Posted: June 20, 2012 at 04:18 PM (#4162176)

Rico Noel has two for Lake Elsinore, giving him 46, against 8 CS. It doesn't look like he can hit, but he can run. I think that would lead the league at the 1/2 way point in most non-Hamilton years (3rd this year is Travis Witherspoon with 25). Noel was 62/5 last year across A/A+.

Anyone want to guess what Rico Noel's legal first name is?

Jablonski. Yep. I'm not joking. Jablonski Noel. Jablonski Rico Noel.

But yeah, Noel is a baller in his own right, just getting a little overshadowed by Billy Hamilton's ridiculousness right now. Noel was a stud at Coastal, he developed a ton between his freshman and junior years.

26. Walt Davis Posted: June 20, 2012 at 04:38 PM (#4162191)

who have really stupid hats.

Tough call between "traffic jam" and "cue."

27. Bitter Calculus Instructor Posted: June 20, 2012 at 05:47 PM (#4162233)

I cannot wait for this guy to ~~play in the majors on the Yankees~~ be traded for Alfonso Soriano

28. Danny Posted: June 20, 2012 at 06:29 PM (#4162253)

Hamilton, who plays for the Bakersfield Blaze, the Reds' High-A affiliate, won California League MVP honors in the game Tuesday night. In the first inning, Hamilton singled, stole second, stole third and scored the California All-Stars only run of the game in a 9-1 loss.

What an awful game that must have been to attend. 28 pitchers!

29. Fernigal McGunnigle has become a merry hat Posted: June 20, 2012 at 08:02 PM (#4162343)

What an awful game that must have been to attend. 28 pitchers!

You're not kidding. The West Division made a mid-inning pitching change during each of the last *six* innings. That's an abomination against all that is holy.

30. RMc and His Roster of Rubbish Posted: June 21, 2012 at 07:30 AM (#4162556)

I'm surprised nobody's made a Billy Hamilton stealing joke yet...

31. Matt Clement of Alexandria Posted: June 21, 2012 at 08:54 AM (#4162590)

RMc raises the truly important question here.

Should the new Billy Hamilton be nicknamed "Sliding Billy" Hamilton? Clearly his nickname should be "[Participle] Billy", but should it be "Sliding" or another related verbal adjective?

32. Jose Can Still Seabiscuit Posted: June 21, 2012 at 09:45 AM (#4162630)

Definitely NOT "Sliding." Besides retiring numbers as far as I'm concerned we should be retiring nicknames for Hall of Famers. That excludes generic nicknames like "Sweet Lou" or the horrible first initial-first three letters of the last name abominations (A-Rod). It's always bothered me that "Pudge" was stolen by another catcher.

Stupid rant over, I stand with a "NO" vote on "Sliding Billy Hamilton." Off the top of my head "Running Billy Hamilton" is the way to go.

33. Hysterical & Useless Posted: June 21, 2012 at 01:55 PM (#4162850)

Opposing catchers already call him Effing Billy Hamilton.

34. JoeHova Posted: June 21, 2012 at 02:14 PM (#4162869)

I also think that hat is pretty cool.

35. Darren

Posted: June 21, 2012 at 02:25 PM (#4162874)

Swiping Billing Hamilton.

36. SoSH U at work Posted: June 21, 2012 at 02:28 PM (#4162877)

Definitely NOT "Sliding." Besides retiring numbers as far as I'm concerned we should be retiring nicknames for Hall of Famers. That excludes generic nicknames like "Sweet Lou" or the horrible first initial-first three letters of the last name abominations (A-Rod). It's always bothered me that "Pudge" was stolen by another catcher.

Stupid rant over, I stand with a "NO" vote on "Sliding Billy Hamilton." Off the top of my head "Running Billy Hamilton" is the way to go.

Those three-letter abominations should be retired, but yeah. The nickname has to be a nod to "Sliding," but it can't be a direct copy. Names such as Stealing, Swiping, Running, Diving (if that's how he arrives at the bag) are what we're looking for.

37. Der_K Posted: June 21, 2012 at 06:23 PM (#4163021)

I'm calling him Sliding until he does some particularly good deed - at which point he becomes 'Standup'.
Using the same name functions as homage and could draw attention to a cool period in baseball history.

You must be Registered and Logged In to post comments.

<< Back to main

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Billy Hamilton, Reds’ minor-league star, robbed, according to police

Reader Comments and Retorts

BBTF Sponsor

Support BBTF

Bookmarks

Hot Topics