Soft Hamels lets down team again

by Eric Schwartz

Wednesday June 2, 2010 

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If Charmin ever needs a new spokesperson to talk about the how soft its brand of toilet tissue is, they need to look no further than the Cole Hamels.

The lanky left-hander showed once again Tuesday Night that no one knows more about being soft than him.

Hamels allowed a three run homer to Troy Gloss in the first inning then went back into the dugout during a rain delay that lasted all of one hour and four minutes.

When the game restarted, Hamels didn’t. His day was over, leaving 7-plus innings to be pitched by the Phillies bullpen. Nothing like burning up your bullpen with a day game on deck. Meanwhile, Braves starter Tim Hudson came back on the field and continued mowing down Phillies hitters.

Apparently those 64 minutes weren’t too long to make him call it a night. Instead Hudson went on to throw six strong innings and over 100 pitches.

If Orel Hershiser was a Bulldog, then Hamels is a poodle.

It’s not breaking news that Hamels is soft. He has been perceived that way by Phillies fans throughout his career. He has refused to pitch on three days rest when asked and his personality makes him seem like a better fit for a Los Angeles than Philadelphia.

Of coarse the announcers made sure to cover Hamels backside. Wheels said “Usually it’s the managers who decide if the pitcher is going to go back out there, the player doesn’t usually tell the manager.”

I’m sure there’s some truth to that. But can anyone tell me that Roy Halladay would not have come back out?

Of coarse he would have came out, because that’s the type of pitcher he is.

And time and time again Hamels shows what kind of pitcher he is.

Filed Under Grinding My Gears

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