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It seems every Phillie puts the team first and themselves 2nd...except Hamels. Whatta spoiled pansey.
Who are the 125 idiots that voted 'Chase Utley' in that poll? Are you insane?
Colbert has had an excuse every other week: busy off season, sore elbow, fell off the mound, come-backer hit him (ouch), arm fatigue, he tries too hard, he's only 25 and needs to learn, his wife said he signed too many autographs (my favorite), he's emotional and loses focus, he only has two pitches, he had a baby, he's tipping his pitches, blah, blah. His quote before the first game of the first round when asked if he wants to start game one and set the tone: "I don't care." Now he wants the season to end. I don't care if this guy wins 20 games for the next ten years, get rid of him. I woundn't want to play behind him.
what a bush-league town, filled with whinny, short-memory fans!
what's next, asking hamels to return his 2008 nlcs & world series mvp awards?
richard j. brenner
Thank god you decided to sign that screed twice, richard j. brenner
Were it not for the combination of both your username AND the handy signature, I might not have known to whom to attribute such a trenchant point.
get of Hamels! He brought a world title! got injured early and you guys turn on him! disgusting!
I fear being in the same foxhole with you and an injured war hero doing his best to come back
Hamels will be pitching well next year, is that when you'll jump back on the bandwagon? You call this an article? S
Hamels does put himself first, but heck if he was pitching like last year no one would say ANYTHING negative towards him. Lidge I could NOT believe that with 2 strikes and 2 outs, turns into a 3 run inning that deflates our Phils' and lead to another loss. If it stayed 4-4..we couldve stole that one with a 2-2 series and one to go at home. UGHHHH !!!
For what possible reason was my comment on this deleted? All I said was that this article made us seem petty and ridiculous, and that it's not his looks or voice, but rather his attitude that grates with us? I actually cannot believe my comment was deleted.
It's a great column and I expressed these exact sentiments to the wife yesterday. I lived in SoCal for the last 30 years and have seen A LOT of Hamels types. I played golf in SD every week for these past many years. There's lots of these holistic surfer dude types. Having said that, this column won't help him or the Phillies. Unless he gets a handle on those voices he hears, real and imagined, he'll be useless to them. Trade him to SD or some other kinder, gentler space or get behind the guy. Great column, ILL TIMED, Very ILL TIMED.
p.s. where was this column last year, when was MVP of both the NLDS and WS? Writers are as fickle as fans it would seem.
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Frank...it's because of stupid speculation and novice journalism like this which leads us to be classified as the WORST FANS IN BASEBALL. This time last year, we, like Heidi, ALL would have been happy to have Cole's baby!
this is what passes for a sportwriter in this city ?
What a clown you are, Frank Fitzpatrick...
