There's always a feel good story in every sport. And then there's Josh Hamilton, who triumphed and who is now dealing with the prospect of defeat … yet again.

The Good: Hamilton's Journey to the majors: After an outstanding youth career, Joshua Holt Hamilton was drafted first overall by the then Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 1999 draft.

The future seemed bright for the standout prospect who received a $4 million signing bonus before even touching a major league field. But the near future for Hamilton didn't go as planned and it nearly destroyed his baseball career.

Hamilton played in the Devil Rays minor league system until the 2003 season and hoped to compete for a spot at the major league level entering the 2004 season, but he never got that shot.

Hamilton's problems with drugs and alcohol began in 2001, but it became a real problem when he was suspended for 30 games in 2003. Before spring training in 2004 Hamilton was suspended indefinitely from the game after failing to pass additional drug tests.

However, Hamilton was reinstated by Major League Baseball in 2006 and was selected by the Cubs in the 2007 Rule 5 Draft.

Everyone knows the story from here. Battling his drug and alcohol addiction, Hamilton finally succeeded, proving everyone wrong. After a successful year with the Cincinnati Reds in 2007, Hamilton was traded to the Texas Rangers for two prospects.

In his four years with the Rangers, Hamilton has led Texas to back-to-back World Series, been a four-time All Star, won the 2010 American League MVP and won the Silver Slugger Award twice.

The Bad: Hamilton's Relapse: It didn't seem like things could get any better for Hamilton heading into this offseason. Although the Rangers had come up empty in the World Series for the second year in a row, Hamilton had another unbelievable year.

Entering the 2012 season, Hamilton, in the final year of his two-year contract, was hoping for a contract extension. But just last week, Hamilton had his first relapse since 2009.

Hamilton said he had a "moment of weakness," and apologized for the incident. Last week, Hamilton had an alcohol relapse at a local Dallas bar due to a "personal reason with a family member," according to Hamilton. He issued an apology a few days later.

An alcohol relapse for anybody can be very dangerous when one stays sober for a number of years, and hopefully, Hamilton will not be damaged from this incident.

The Ugly: Hamilton's Contract Extension: While Hamilton did state after the relapse that he wanted to put talk of a contract extension on the "backburner," there has been talk this week that the Rangers should not trust him. There has been talk this week that the Rangers should not give him a long-term deal worth around $100 million.

Prior to the relapse, the Rangers wanted to give Hamilton everything, and now it seems as if they don't want to give him anything.

Hamilton deserves the money hands down, but the issue is whether or not the Rangers want to commit a lifetime of money to someone who has had two relapses in the last three years.

Since his return to the League, he started a family, found a religion that keeps him going and revitalized a franchise that has been almost nonexistent since they were known as the Washington Senators.

Hamilton is going to get all the support that he needs from family, friends and teammates, and now he needs the support of his organization.

If the Rangers can commit over $111 million to Japanese pitcher Yu Darvish who has never pitched in the Majors, they can commit to their centerpiece Josh Hamilton.

Hamilton is too much of a feel good story to fail. Now it's time for the Rangers to give him what he deserves: a contract extension.