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Friday, October 16, 2009
Cole to get a talking to

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LOS ANGELES -- Someone really needs to talk to Cole Hamels, and soon.
``I will talk to him about it, yes,’’ said Phillies manager Charlie Manuel said before yesterday’s Game 2.
Manuel said that he didn’t see Hamels’ latest demonstrative on-field act-up in Thursday night’s game 1 – which is what Hamels said he hoped was going to happen everywhere.
``I walked back to the duout and said, `Oops, I hope they didn’t see that,’’ the pitcher told Leslie Gudel of Comcast Sportsnet.
We did. After Chase Utley fired a potential inning-ending double-play relay throw into the stands during the Dodgers three-run fifth inning, Hamels raised his hands in disgust – then coughed up a two-run home run to Manny Ramirez.
After Ryan Howard threw away a pickoff throw in his Game 2 loss to Colorado, Hamels snapped the ball thrown back to him from Jimmy Rollins in disgust. Neither Utley or Howard are Gold Glovers, but they have been known to win a few games here and there with their bats.
Hamels was apologetic yesterday – sort of, ``You can’t show up a teammate and I did,’’ he told Gudel.
But he also said this to her: ``Imagine you’re in Philly. What would the fans do? I did exactly what a fan does.’’
Here’s a big difference: YOU ARE NOT A FAN!
You are the reigning MVP of the World Series, a guy who is paid millions to go play ballgames, not someone who pays to watch them. You used to be considered an ace.
Before his Game 1 start, Hamels spoke of 2009 as being ``a definite learning season for me, and I’m definitely going to make sure it doesn’t happen again. Because that’s just not the type of person I want to be to my teammates and especially to the organization and the fans.’’
Then he goes out and does this stuff. Twice in two playoff games.
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Overheard during a meeting of stadium security last night. ``They hit that second three-run homer, and the fights started 10 seconds later.’’
Dodger Stadium has been the site of some serious fan violence this season, including a fatal stabbing in the parking lot after their home opener in April.
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Posted by Sam Donnellon @ 3:59 PM  Permalink | 26 comments
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Posted 05:31 PM, 10/16/2009
DCExpat
terrible blog name, dude.
Posted 05:43 PM, 10/16/2009
ILUVPHILLYCITYOFLOSERS
He shouldn't do that sheet.... but those guys should make the plays too..........he's got as much clout as either of them and I LUV THEM ALL................
Posted 06:03 PM, 10/16/2009
L.A.Smith
What's Hamels...9 years old??!! You don't show up your bleeping teammates!! period.
Posted 06:23 PM, 10/16/2009
Manor2009
Poor Heidi Hamels: two babies to raise. Newborn Caleb and little Cole. Note to Cole: ponder Lombardi's definition of an athlete as 'character in action.'
Posted 07:22 PM, 10/16/2009
joemotrucks
Hamels had enough of his own really ugly moments all season long.
Posted 07:47 PM, 10/16/2009
jay johnstone
Trade him. Build the rotation around Lee, Blanton and Happ. You could get some top notch talent for Ms. Hamels. He's soft.
Posted 07:47 PM, 10/16/2009
jay_bee3000
Where is the section of this website where philly fans post what they want. I don't know where to find it now on this new site. Are they suppressing the fans?
Posted 08:15 PM, 10/16/2009
stblindtiger
Trade him???? Are you insane? He's fine.... He is ok right now.... definitely shouldn't have acted like a spoiled baby, but he knows that. He needs to get his emotions in check and get ready to pitch in this series again... This is going to be a long one!
Posted 08:45 PM, 10/16/2009
PhiEagleII
Hey Dodger losers....why so many red hats in the stands and fans leaving early last night, not to mention the empty seats. The Dodgers are one impossible error away from being down 0-2 in your park you losers!
Posted 08:53 PM, 10/16/2009
PhiEagleII
Hey Dodger losers....why so many red hats in the stands and fans leaving early last night, not to mention the empty seats. The Dodgers are one impossible error away from being down 0-2 in your park you losers!
Posted 09:17 PM, 10/16/2009
androoo
My brother, a Phils fan living in Pasadena just called me and told me that they were still selling tickets for game 1 online. Some as low as $15. haha... figures.
Posted 09:41 PM, 10/16/2009
Hakim Savoy
Cole behaved like a cupcake Californian, oh, he is. But this time I cut him some slack. Chase has done nothing so far but make fielding blunders reminding me of is first year when he could not field a lick. He choked!!!!
Posted 09:51 PM, 10/16/2009
BigRy2179
If I were Cole I would have done the same thing. Chase Utley booted that throw yesterday and as a result, Cole did not get out of the inning and gave up the homer to Manny. Utley blew the game again today with another bad throw. At this point, history means jack squat. Its what have you done lately and Utley blew the game today.
Posted 10:07 PM, 10/16/2009
FiloSofer
The gesture is just the tip of the iceberg, revealing the Attitude underneath, which is Poison. He can control what he displays, but what is he thinking?
Posted 10:14 PM, 10/16/2009
mrsmax
Perhaps Cole Hamels is frustrated by the fact that he has not been the same pitcher he was last year. But Chase Utley and Ryan Howard have a lot more to do with the Phillies making it to the playoffs this year than he has. The hallmark of the 2009 Phillies has been their teamwork without a lot of egos getting in the way. Hamels' conduct last night was the antithesis of what brought them to the league championship
About Sam Donnellon
Donnellon's career began in Biddeford, Me., in 1981, and has included stops in Wilkes-Barre, Norfolk, and New York, where he worked as a national writer for the short-lived but highly acclaimed National Sports Daily. He has received state and national awards at each stop and since joining the Daily News in 1992 has been honored by the Associated Press Sports Editors, the National Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association, the National Association of Black Journalists, the Associated Press Managing Editors of Pennsylvania and the Keystone Awards. He and his wife of 22 years have raised three fine children, none of whom are even the least bit impressed with the above.
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