Philadelphia Phillies ace (one of them) Cole Hamels is coming off of his best season as a professional. He had a 2.79 ERA and a 0.99 WHIP to go with a 14-9 record. We don’t really care about W/L record for pitchers so you can throw that out. His other numbers are close to filthy. [...]
With the Philadelphia Phillies tied with the St. Louis Cardinals at 2-2 and facing Game 5 tonight, you’d think there needs to be some sort of explanation. Sure, the Cardinals have a nice team, but nothing compared to this Phillies team that is stacked to bejesus and back with pitching. The easy scapegoat has been [...]
If Phillies fans weren’t already jacked up at the thought of losing Jimmy Rollins for two weeks, then they’ll be thrilled now! One of their staff aces, Cole Hamels, has now been placed on the disabled list as well with shoulder inflammation. Yay! The injury is not thought to be overly serious. But, the Phillies [...]
Philadelphia Phillies ace Cole Hamels has been dominant all season with the exception of a few starts. He’s 13-7 with a 2.62 ERA and has been mowing people down all year. But last Friday against the Washington Nationals, his velocity was down and he got roughed up a bit. He said afterwards he wasn’t having [...]
On Friday night, Philadelphia Phillies lefty Cole Hamels got roughed up a bit. He allowed three runs on six hits and four walks over five innings to the Washington Nationals. For him, that’s getting roughed up. But, according to Todd Zolecki, Hamels thinks he is dealing with a bit of a dead arm. “Hamels basically [...]
So far this season, the Philadelphia Phillies have been as good as advertised. They are 21-9 and have a two-game lead in the division. The Phour Aces – Roy Halladay, Cliff Lee, Roy Oswalt and Cole Hamels – have been brilliant. Hell, even Joe Blanton has been very good after a rough first couple of [...]
Hit Me! The Philadelphia Phillies have pitching out the wazzou and everyone knows it. However, this is not a flawless team. They have problems. 99 problems? Jay-Z might think so, but probably not that many. Then again….it’s early. In 2008, it was the young Cole Hamels that fooled batter after batter, team after team as [...]
According to T.R. Sullivan of MLB.com, the Philadelphia Phillies have re-acquired the services of Cliff Lee. This is absolutely unreal. “Cliff Lee is going to the Philadelphia Phillies, industry sources said Monday night. The Rangers were told Monday night that Lee is going to the Phillies, It is a done deal,” Sullivan tweets. The Texas [...]
Due to the Minnesota Twins failing to win any games against the New York Yankees, Philadelphia sports fans throughout this beautiful nation will have to decide which of their teams will be televised in their household. Will it be Game 3 of the NLDS (8:07pm EST), featuring the Philadelphia Phillies and Cole Hamels vs the [...]
The Philadelphia Phillies are in a rare position. Most MLB teams would love to have either Roy Halladay, Roy Oswalt or Cole Hamels as their ace. The Phillies, however, have all three. They have three aces and Hamels, the former NLCS and World Series MVP from 2008, is their friggin’ No. 3. Their No. 3! [...]
A source tell Jim Salisbury of CSNPhilly.com that Philadelphia Phillies shortstop Jimmy Rollins has a Grade 2 calf strain and could miss some time. Usually an injury like this will require a stint on the Mark Prior List, but we’ll see what happens. Rollins was running wind sprints before Monday’s game and must have tweaked [...]
It’s just the Grapefruit League right now, but it’s better to hear that Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Cole Hamels is looking very strong as opposed to him melting down on the mound after just two innings every time he suits up. But yes, Hamels was strong again on Tuesday as he allowed just two hits and [...]
Philadelphia Phillies fans who were worried about Cole Hamels this year (everyone) may be able to relax a bit. So far this spring, Hamels has been sharp even has he’s worked on his curveball and cutter. Hamels was back to old form today when he retired the first nine batters he faced before giving up [...]
There is a rumor running around that Brett Myers confronted Cole Hamels about his comments the other day regarding his 2009 season and him wanting it to be over. Philly.com writer Andy Martino does a good job in clearing it all up. It didn’t happen. “There was no confrontation whatsoever,” Myers told me when reached [...]
Philadelphia Phillies left hander Cole Hamels says he plans to add a fourth pitch to his repertoire in spring training next season. This is news to OTR, as we are still waiting for him to add a third pitch. We are kidding….sort of. Hamels is really a two-pitch pitcher. When he is locating his fastball [...]
Charlie Manuel announced on his radio show Tuesday morning that Pedro Martinez will be his starter in Game 2 of the World Series, according to David Murphy’s Twitter feed. Murphy also tweeted that Manuel tabbed Cole Hamels as his guy in Game 3. “Charlie manuel says on his radio show that pedro will pitch game [...]
Philadelphia Phillies manager Charlie Manuel has announced that Cliff Lee will be his starter for Game 1 of the World Series Wednesday. This comes a complete surprise to everyone who hasn’t watched the playoffs so far and Cole Hamels in particular. So far in the postseason, Lee has a 2-0 record, 0.74 ERA and 0.70 [...]
The Philadelphia Phillies will face Clayton Kershaw Thursday night against the Dodgers. The 21-year old is 8-8 with a 2.79 ERA this season and is finally realizing his potential. Can’t really call him a top prospect anymore because he’s a legit stud at this point. And he’s just soooo young and tender. Wait…..what?? Kershaw will [...]
Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Cole Hamels, who was pretty much MVP of everything in last year’s postseason, got off to a bad start this year against the Rockies in the NLDS. Hamels completed five innings, giving up seven hits and four earned runs in that time. Eck. That’s not going to get it done if the [...]
Philadelphia Phillies manager Charlie Manuel just announced that Cliff Lee will be the team’s Game 1 starter for the Phillies against the Colorado Rockies tomorrow afternoon at Citizens Bank Park. After setting the world on fire when he first came to Philadelphia, Lee has cooled off considerably. Who knows that the Phils will get when [...]