To the Phillies' long, long list of organizational errors, add this: The failure to stock their minor league teams with veteran catchers able to tutor prized pitching prospects on the game's unwritten rules. Had such a mentor been assigned to Cole Hamels, he surely would have advised him, as Crash Davis did Nuke LaLoosh, never to use his pitching hand if a drunk picks a fight in a bar. So now instead of competing for a chance at the Show, Hamels will undergo surgery to repair a broken bone near his pinky finger and be sidelined until early May.
Swing and a Miss sees the Phils' bigger failure to be drafting overly excitable players unable to control their tempers, while Balls, Sticks, & Stuff advises Hamels not to rush his return, as he seems inclined to do. Me, I'm just waiting for Ed Wade to use this as an excuse to sign another 38-year-old middle reliever to the 40-man roster.
Nuke was the first person I thought of when I read about the fight.
Forget Crash, where was Annie?
Posted by: Mark | Wednesday, February 02, 2005 at 03:27 PM
I hate myself for not thinking of that! I am really off my game, maybe wearing women's underwear would help.
Posted by: Tom G | Wednesday, February 02, 2005 at 07:22 PM
Well, guys, I also hear that Hamels couldn't hit water if he fell out of a f---ing boat.
Posted by: Tom | Thursday, February 03, 2005 at 08:14 AM
Tom G - what you do on your own time is your business, just remember - the rose goes in the front, big guy.
Posted by: Mark | Thursday, February 03, 2005 at 09:14 AM
we gotta get lieberthal breathing through his eyelids this summer.
Posted by: gr | Thursday, February 03, 2005 at 10:06 AM
Jesus, the Phillies really are a bunch of lollygaggers, aren't they?
Posted by: Tom | Thursday, February 03, 2005 at 12:11 PM