Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Hamels Fesses Up To "Purpose Pitch"
In a game a couple days ago, Washington Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper was hit by a pitch from Cole Hamels of the Philadelphia Phillies. It was obvious to all watching the game that Hamels hit him intentionally -- it wasn't head-hunting, just a medium fastball in the small of the back.
This sort of thing happens all the time in baseball. And if there's anybody who needs to get drilled, it's that cocky-ass rookie phenom Harper. He's good, but he deserves to get plunked by every team in the NL. It'll be standard operating procedure. Get used to it, Bryce.
What's not standard was Hamels' impersonation of young George Washington when asked about hitting Harper. Pitchers usually mumble something about how "the pitch got away." Hamels said he didn't want to lie about it and admitted he threw at him on purpose. For his honesty, he drew a five game suspension -- not a big deal, but still . . .
Cole, dude, next time just do it and shut up!
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