Bryce Harper.....I like the kid

[Warner2BruceTD]

Hey, remember when Cole Hamels threw a public hissy fit about taking the ball on short rest....for a WORLD SERIES game?

Cole Hamels, Mr. Old School.

[FedEx227]

Back in my day, we got at the very least 4 days between World Series starts. It's just how we did it.

[MVPete]

I dont think Cole should be able to come out and admit to doing this without some kind of repercussions. I know this isnt exactly an unheard of thing to do in baseball, but coming out and admitting to it is a different deal.

This brings up another issue. Suspensions for pitchers suck. 5-6 games they just get pushed back a day.

[Goober]

This brings up another issue. Suspensions for pitchers suck. 5-6 games they just get pushed back a day.

The phillies have an off day so this five game suspension doesn't even matter. Roy Halladay is just moved up a day and starts on normal rest.

Suspensions for starters should be 8 games minimum.

[Kuzzy Powers]

MLB suspended Cole Hamels for five games and fined him an undisclosed amount for intentionally throwing at Nationals' outfielder Bryce Harper during Sunday's game.
Hamels hit Harper with a fastball in the first inning of Sunday's game and later admitted that it was intentional. The suspension is the appropriate course of action here, though it's hardly a severe punishment, as his next start will merely be pushed back by a day. Hamels will not appeal and will begin serving the suspension Monday night.

[Rudi]

lol at this whole situation. I was listening to The Herd this morning and they had Curt Schilling call in and he was flipping his shit over the comments Hamels mad after the game. He basically was calling Hamels a dumbass for beaning the kid "just because he is a rookie".

[EmpireWF]

Hamels is a dumbass for coming out and saying he hit the kid on purpose. Probably doesn't get suspended if he kept his mouth shut.

[Rudi]

Hamels is a dumbass for coming out and saying he hit the kid on purpose. Probably doesn't get suspended if he kept his mouth shut.

Probably? He definitely doesn't. That was a big discussion on the radio today...if Hamels comes out and says the pitch got away from him and it was an accident or whatever, he doesn't get punished at all. But since Hamels was being honest, he gets suspended.

[NAHSTE]

Hey, remember when Cole Hamels threw a public hissy fit about taking the ball on short rest....for a WORLD SERIES game?

Cole Hamels, Mr. Old School.

How about the time he got sent down to AA and instead of accepting it like a man he threw a public hissy fit in the locker room and began insulting the various reporters who were present? They just don't make guys like him any more.

[Villain]

[SethMode]

How about the time he got sent down to AA and instead of accepting it like a man he threw a public hissy fit in the locker room and began insulting the various reporters who were present? They just don't make guys like him any more.

I am not one to come to the defense of athletes, but what is this situation that you're referring to? I don't remember it, and even so, wasn't he only 21 or 22 when he was throwing in AA? Surely he isn't the first immature 21 year old in history?

[ralaw]

darren rovell@darrenrovell

Amount Cole Hamels is fined for drilling Bryce Harper: $409,835. Total amount NFL has fined James Harrison: $198,529.

LOL, she should have kept his mouth shut.

[NAHSTE]

I am not one to come to the defense of athletes, but what is this situation that you're referring to? I don't remember it, and even so, wasn't he only 21 or 22 when he was throwing in AA? Surely he isn't the first immature 21 year old in history?

Which is exactly why I think it's hilarious that he is trying to be this ambassador of the game and all that. Five years ago he was an immature douche just like he (presumably) thinks of Harper.

Edit- couldn't find a link to the rant I'm thinking of. I saw it on Jim Rome is Burning like five years ago, so it's possible I'm combining Hamels being frustrated with the demotion and the Brett Myers "Retard" rant into one incident.

[JeremyHight]

I don't get the big deal of beaning a player. MLB attached a punishment to it to be the same as a walk, why should any pitcher waste three more pitches than he has to if he wants to walk a player?

If MLB really wanted to do away with beanings, they should make it so the guy gets a free pass to second. Instead, they punish a guy when there is already a set punishment of one free base.

[Senser81]

I don't get the big deal of beaning a player. MLB attached a punishment to it to be the same as a walk, why should any pitcher waste three more pitches than he has to if he wants to walk a player?

I would use this strategy in video game baseball. No need to waste pitches/time.