2008 World Series

PHILADELPHIA — There were no Wild West glares or purpose pitches, no proclamations about old-school baseball or welcoming a teenager to the major leagues. Wednesday night, just as the Washington Nationals had taken full control of their rivalry with the Philadelphia Phillies, Cole Hamels struck back with his pitching, and only his pitching. Read full article >>  

MLB Network informed its viewers that it would cut to Citizens Bank Park at the appropriate time. Outside, Ball 1. Foul, Strike 1. Fly ball to deep left. And now it can be told: that Round 2 of Cole Hamels vs. Bryce Harper was predictably not as ...  

Cole Hamels is a World Series MVP, a world-class pitcher, left-handed and just 28 years old.  He's got that SoCal cool about him, a slightly high-pitched and nerdy sounding voice and a smokin' wife who once stripped for peanut butter during a challenge on Survivor. He's also going to be very, very, very rich very soon. Many experts believe that the six year, $127.5 million dollar contract extension Matt Cain signed at the beginning of April...  

Putting aside Cole Hamels and Bryce Harper, this week’s resumption of the Philly-Nats series is still getting plenty of attention, for strictly baseball reasons. For example, Sportsweek, the weekly Philadelphia sports magazine, put the two teams on the cover this week, with a provocative headline. Read full article >>  

obtaining the best of the best has made all the rest that much better. While the Phillies returned to the World Series in 2009, Hamels didn't have a great year. His 4.32 regular season ERA was the highest that has been recorded during his time in the major leagues.  

If you were the Philadelphia Phillies, to what lengths would you go to keep Cole Hamels? Would you give him a seven-year contract, for example? Because that's what it might take, at least according to NBC's Howard Eskin: Just reported on Sports Final ...  

Cole Hamels earned a five-game suspension for the way he welcomed Bryce Harper to the big leagues. Washington Nationals' batter Bryce Harper is hit by the pitch thrown by Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Cole Hamels during the first inning of their baseball game at Nationals Park, Sunday, May 6, 2012, in Washington. Harper later scored by stealing home from third base. Philadelphia Phillies' starting pitcher Cole Hamels delivers pitch...  

When the Phillies added Cliff Lee to a rotation that already included Roy Halladay, Roy Oswalt, Cole Hamels and Joe Blanton, fans rightfully wondered if it was one of the greatest assembled rotations in baseball history. By the end of the season, the Phillies pitchers had made a pretty strong argument that yes, they did deserve to be considered among the greats.  

Suppan solid but Hamels better as Phils top PadresPress of Atlantic CitySan Diego Padres starting pitcher Jeff Suppan throws during the third inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday, May 13, 2012, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Cole Hamels ...and more »  

The Philadelphia Phillies find themselves in a tough position after a slow start. They currently sit in the NL East basement, leading General Manager Ruben Amaro Jr. to say he might have to consider selling at the trade deadline. Even though the Phillies ...  

It was surprising to hear Cole Hamels admit to hitting the Washington Nationals ... A second player on the 2008 World Series winning team has taken the train south to play for the Nationals. Brad Lidge signed a one-year deal with the Nationals in January.  

Cole Hamels is scheduled to pitch the home opener for the Philadelphia Phillies on April 9 at Citizens Bank Park, and he’s likely to do so without a long-term contract extension in hand. And according to Todd Zolecki of MLB.com, the two sides are still not even close.  

Cole Hamels earned a five-game suspension plus a fine for the way he welcomed Bryce Harper to the big leagues. The 2008 World Series MVP was suspended for intentionally throwing at the 19-year-old Washington rookie in the Phillies' 9-3 win over ...  

I’m not going to deny it. It’s something I grew up watching. That’s what happened. I’m just trying to continue the old baseball. Some people get away from it. I remember when I was a rookie, the strike zone was really, really small and you didn’t ...  

Charlie Manuel, the Philadelphia Phillies ’ 68-year-old manager, played his last major league game in 1975. He said Monday he remembers old-school baseball as going 4-for-4 and then getting knocked down by a pitch in your fifth at-bat, or falling behind two strikes and then knowing a brush-back pitch was coming if you dug into the box. Read full article >>  

For years, Philadelphia Phillies fans with DirecTV have found themselves unable to watch most of the team's games because the satellite provider and Comcast refuse to come to a resolution over the channel that carries those contests. Now another annoying slap-fight between DirecTV and a broadcaster has left its Philadelphia-area subscribers completely in the dark for this upcoming baseball season. Over the weekend, DirecTV and the Tribune...  

The Phillies bled out an Opening Day victory behind Roy Halladay’s eight-inning two-hitter. Is it a sign of things to come? Beerleaguer: Yeah, it is. Obviously, the lineup lacks umph. But it’s also Opening Day, and the low scores around baseball reflect that. With Halladay, Cliff Lee, Cole Hamels and Jonathan Papelbon, the Phillies are going to play many low-scoring games, and win most of them. So you’re not going to see me argue when our...  

5* graded play on the Philadelphia Phillies. Charlie Manuel had a very rare team meeting Thursday in their off-day. Although the Phillies are having their struggles and there are rumors that general manager Ruben Amaro may be already shopping Cole Hamels ...  

PHILADELPHIA — Cole Hamels earned a five-game suspension for the way he welcomed Bryce Harper to the big leagues. The 2008 World Series MVP was suspended for intentionally throwing at the Washington rookie in the Philadelphia Phillies' 9-3 win ...  

If the Philadelphia Phillies and Washington Nationals didn't have a rivalry before this past weekend, they almost certainly do now. There was already tension between the two fanbases, with plenty of Phillies fans making the trip down to D.C. to fill up the ...  

Two people who baseball fans may consider "old school" have come out against Phillies pitcher Cole Hamels, who invoked the game's traditions in explaining why he hit Nationals phenom Bryce Harper with a pitch.  

Once a National League doormat, the Washington Nationals are suddenly one of the best teams in baseball. A confluence of events — most recently the call-up of 19-year-old prospect Bryce Harper — have helped the Nats overcome a slew of key injuries and ...  

But, these are self-appointed positions, and the man with the baseball gets to decide his position in the world, you know, assuming he's got any fastball at all. Cole Hamels' lesson in old-school baseball was received square in the back by Bryce Harper.  

At that time the Padres general manager was Andy Strasberg and Hamels’ mother worked for the Padres in 1984, the year Hamels was born and cut a deal with the team that was actually rather cheap than what the Phillies or any other MLB are going ...  

In baseball terms it's not much for a starting pitcher, who throws once every five games anyway. But Hamels' admission Sunday night that it was indeed intentional likely didn't help his cause.  

If there were any thoughts by the Washington Nationals of sending Bryce Harper back to the minors, they were all erased after Sunday night's performance on Sunday Night Baseball. After losing the first two games of the series, Cole Hamels and the ...  

Philadelphia Phillies: 2012 ERA for the MLB 5 at game 14isportsweb.comPitching deep into almost every game, Cole Hamels of the Philadelphia Phillies is among the best. What premier starters are out west? The Apocalyptic Horsemen Stats are in my daily coverage. I am alternating a game-day 2012 ERA For The NL East and a ...  

When Philadelphia pitcher Cole Hamels admitted aiming pitches at rookie Bryce Harper's head, he opened up a furore over what the Phillies star branded "Old School" baseball  

“I was trying to hit him,” Hamels said. “I’m not going to deny it. That’s just — you know what, it’s something that I grew up watching, that’s what happened, so I’m just trying to continue the old baseball — I think some ...  

Led by what has been the best pitching staff in baseball thus far, Washington has given itself an early lead in what was expected to be a tight National League East race. The Nationals have put defending division champ Philadelphia in an early ...  

Remember when nothing stirred the emotions of the Phillies and their fans more than the New York Mets coming to town? Not any more. Now, it is the Washington Nationals who have become the most despised baseball team in Philadelphia. The Phillies ...  

Giving the ball to Cole Hamels for the home opener was an easy decision for the Philadelphia Phillies. Of all the aces in the team's heralded rotation, Hamels is the only one with a World Series ring. And a World Series MVP trophy. And an NLCS MVP trophy.  

Hamels wasn’t saying anything Monday. Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. struggled to find the proper words to describe how he felt. Shaking his head and talking about “precedents,” or the lack thereof in the history of baseball ...  

The candid remark is also certain to cost Hamels a suspension from Major League Baseball. Harper came up with two outs in the first inning and Hamels promptly drilled the 19-year-old. Why, exactly? "That's something I grew up watching ...  

The Philadelphia Phillies have won five consecutive National League East Division Championships. In 2008 the Phillies won the World Series, beating the Tampa Bay Rays four games to one. In 2009 the Phillies made a return trip to the World Series.  

Chris Snyder put the Astros ahead for good at 5-4 with an RBI single in the seventh off Jose Veras (2-1) after Brian Bogusevic doubled and stole third. Wilton Lopez (2-0) pitched a 1-2-3 sixth, and Brett Myers got three outs for his third save. Houston ...  

NEW YORK — Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Cole Hamels has been suspended five games for intentionally throwing at Washington rookie Bryce Harper.  

WASHINGTON (AP) — Cole Hamels admits it: He plunked rookie phenom Bryce Harper on purpose. "I was trying to hit him," the Philadelphia lefty said. "I'm not going to deny it."  

FORT MYERS, Fla. — Cole Hamels was on the field five minutes earlier, soaked in sweat following his fifth start of the spring. He was at work and unaware of the biggest baseball news of Saturday afternoon. And the news hit him hard. Upon ...  

We are all 0-0." Lidge is one of three Nationals who earned a World Series ring in Philadelphia. Outfielder Jayson Werth and reliever Chad Durbin also played for the '08 Phillies. Laynce Nix made a reverse move, travelling north on I-95 from ...  

Not that Vance can’t handle it, but it’s a little bit of a hectic day.” Hamels pitched in the World Series in both 2008 and 2009, but he’s never been the team’s opening day starter, an honor he acknowledged earlier this spring that he’d enjoy.  

While Lee has fared well versus the Giants ... Former Giants and Phillies star Pat Burrell tossed out the ceremonial first pitch on Tuesday. Burrell won a World Series ring with Philadelphia in 2008 and San Francisco in 2010.  

The suspension will begin tonight, unless he appeals it.  

PHILADELPHIA – Major League Baseball found Phillies pitcher Cole Hamels guilty of deliberately throwing at Bryce Harper.  

PHILADELPHIA — Cole Hamels picked the wrong night to remain silent.  

MLB cracks down on Phillies pitcher for admitting that he intentionally hit Nationals rookie Bryce Harper.Photo Credit: Getty Images