Report: Ian Kinsler Met Josh Hamilton At Tavern

Reminder: No one really knows anything yet, and we're all just playing a game of telephone about a very serious issue. There's a press conference coming up with Josh Hamilton shortly, in which he'll supposedly explain his relapse. But one of the more interesting details that's emerged so far is that Hamilton's teammate, Ian Kinsler, was at the tavern where Hamilton reportedly imbibed alcohol. From Jon Morosi:

Gerry Fraley reporting Ian Kinsler was at the bar in an apparent attempt to persuade Josh Hamilton to return home.

The earliest reports were that Kinsler was at the tavern with Hamilton, which surely made some folks form all sorts of angry opinions about Ian Kinsler. Then came the context, that pesky thing. This is why snap-judgements are so horrible with stuff like this.

And why was Kinsler there? Again, there's no way to know just yet, but it seems possible, if not probable, that Hamilton called him for help. It's not like Hamilton had a haunt where everyone knew he was going to be, right?

Heck, I don't know. You don't either. Hamilton does, and he's going to talk about it in a carefully prepared statement soon. And apparently Ian Kinsler knows something about what happened because he was there.