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Angels hire Rangers accountability partner for Josh Hamilton

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11:46 AM ET 12.16 | According to beat writer Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times via Twitter, the Angels have hired Hamilton's accountability partner, Shayne Kelley, away from the Rangers. He will technically serve as a major league staff assistant for the Halos, but Kelley's primary objective will be to ensure that Hamilton makes good decisions at home and on the road. That presumably involves regular check-ins and drug tests. Hamilton had two known relapses during his time with Texas ??? most recently in February 2012.

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December 16, 2012  11:55 AM ET

If this guy was his "accountability partner" with the Rangers, and he had two relapses during that period....who is holding the accountability partner accountable?

December 16, 2012  12:19 PM ET

Angels fans... Meet Katie Hamilton.

She will say some things that are going to annoy the hell out of you.

Comes with the package - just sayin'.

December 16, 2012  12:54 PM ET

Too bad no one mentioned his new partner has his own accountability partner

December 16, 2012  01:29 PM ET

Remember the good old days when your wife was your accountability partner?.....and vice versa.

December 16, 2012  03:16 PM ET
QUOTE(#4):

Remember the good old days when your wife was your accountability partner?.....and vice versa.

Exactly.. Looks like he has 4 kids too.. when do you start holding yourself accountable??.. IMO.. he needs to grow up and start being responsible for his actions

December 16, 2012  03:26 PM ET
QUOTE(#1):

If this guy was his "accountability partner" with the Rangers, and he had two relapses during that period....who is holding the accountability partner accountable?

Good question.

December 16, 2012  03:26 PM ET
QUOTE(#3):

Too bad no one mentioned his new partner has his own accountability partner

shhhhhhhh!!

December 16, 2012  03:27 PM ET
QUOTE(#4):

Remember the good old days when your wife was your accountability partner?.....and vice versa.

I read about that in a book once....LOL

December 16, 2012  05:47 PM ET
QUOTE(#4):

Remember the good old days when your wife was your accountability partner?.....and vice versa.

I know mine is.

December 16, 2012  06:09 PM ET

What a crock.......accountability partner......Nurse!

December 16, 2012  06:11 PM ET
QUOTE(#1):

If this guy was his "accountability partner" with the Rangers, and he had two relapses during that period....who is holding the accountability partner accountable?

Maybe the accountability partner gets 3 strikes.....

December 16, 2012  06:11 PM ET

Rangers going down in flames this year.....

December 16, 2012  07:06 PM ET

This - hiring this guy, and the need to hire this guy - is the very reason teams were scared by Josh Hamilton.

December 16, 2012  09:35 PM ET

We will miss Josh's play on the field, but not the circus off of it. As a fellow Christian, I do pray he keeps his life straight. Baseball is just a small part of it. Look at the five people in the picture that he has to be accountable to and for......

December 16, 2012  11:43 PM ET
QUOTE(#2):

Angels fans... Meet Katie Hamilton. She will say some things that are going to annoy the hell out of you. Comes with the package - just sayin'.

I guess the halos don't have options at the end'''

December 16, 2012  11:46 PM ET

The. Halos don't have any time to waste, plus they need to protect their top pool player in Hamilton,,,,

December 16, 2012  11:48 PM ET
QUOTE(#13):

This - hiring this guy, and the need to hire this guy - is the very reason teams were scared by Josh Hamilton.

But halos either sign the help for Hamilton or just seat down and watch how Hamilton drown on alcohol,,,

December 16, 2012  11:50 PM ET

The angels are trying to protect their own money,,,,

December 16, 2012  11:52 PM ET

In other words the halos have to learn the walking first with Hamilton habits :-) :-)

 
December 16, 2012  11:55 PM ET

As angels organization they most be very carefull the way they do handle things in Anaheim,,

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