Cole Hamels has been suspended five games and fined.

[Bcatswin]

Will begin tonight unless appealed.

[ngates815]

jesus h.

Shoulda just said, oopsies ball got away from me...

[mynameismud]

it was just a little "welcome to the big leagues" plunk

[boeing power]

Wtf was he thinking by admitting it was intentional

[Mikail]

Jeez Cole. Some things are better left unsaid.

[HoulihansTX]

Does not matter, he will miss his next start by one day.

[BiffTFinancial]

he pretty much asked for it by admitting it (even though i loved that he admitted it), but like Houli said, 5-game suspension for starting pitcher is the equivalent to having a rain-out occur between starts.

[d2bets]

So what is Hamels' position? That it's his job to plunk every rookie the first time he faces them? That's "old school" baseball?

[nrok2118]

So what is Hamels' position? That it's his job to plunk every rookie the first time he faces them? That's "old school" baseball?

Searched Bryce Harper, top story "

Bryce Harper, Baseball’s Teen Phenom, Delivers a Brash Message"

Teen Phenom? This kids already crowned, and Cole wanted to let him know theres gonna be adversity...but in the end, I honestly see it as a sign of respect to plunk a 19 yr old punk. You dont get intentionally hit for no reason, but this kid might be the real deal and hes gotta earn it, not let it get handed to him

[DudleyDawson]

Harper being a punk kid had a lot to do with it...but this did as well, no matter what anyone says:

East	W	L	Pct	GB	Home	Road	East	Cent	West	Streak	L10
Washington Nationals	18	10	.643	--	12-4	6-6	6-2	8-3	4-5	Lost 1	4-6
Atlanta Braves	18	11	.621	0.5	8-5	10-6	3-6	7-3	8-2	Won 3	6-4
New York Mets	15	13	.536	3.0	10-6	5-7	10-5	0-3	5-5	Won 2	5-5
Miami Marlins	14	14	.500	4.0	6-5	8-9	1-7	6-4	7-3	Won 6	7-3
Philadelphia Phillies	14	15	.483	4.5	5-5	9-10	6-6	3-4	5-5	Won 1	5-5

Someday soon that kid will thank Hamels for hitting him..

Just like when Morneau came up as a cocky punk with the Twins, and Tori Hunter cracked him upside the head...the following year Morneau won the MVP. You can't even put a price on life-lessons such as this.

[crustyme]

harper will be pumping hamels gas in 5 years.

[vrksayy]

Don't matter; hamels still the southpaw crack king of the hill; bryce harper is to baseball as super-saiyan ryan leaf is arena football.

[Bcatswin]

Hamels didnt appeal, Will pitch Sunday so hamels gets suspended for admitting he threw at harper and tecnhically doesn't have to miss a start with an off day. hefty fine answer via karl ravech

[Bcatswin]

So why do they even say suspended

[InTheDrink]

He can't pinch run for a few days

[dlunc3]

good stuff cole.. remind them who the king of the nl east still is. It will be the nats turn one day soon.. not yet though

[InTheDrink]

Best part was when he said he liked that the Nats threw at him and said the umps let them settle it like men.

Embarrassing that a lot of Phils fans go crazy for doc and cliff lee and not cole when cole is the one who brought the ring. They used to say he was the soft Cali boy....well it looks like he ain't so soft.

[jjgold]

Really not missing a start

Suspension was useless

[PickWinnerAllDay]

harper will be pumping hamels gas in 5 years.

LOL, you really have a bad knack for seeing talent in baseball. Harper's approach and swing at the plate is already ridiculously good and he is 19.

[dlunc3]

LOL, you really have a bad knack for seeing talent in baseball. Harper's approach and swing at the plate is already ridiculously good and he is 19.

his swing needs a lot of work.... second time around after seeing him once, these pitchers will own him

with that said, I like the kid and with some work, could be a very good player in this league

[PickWinnerAllDay]

his swing needs a lot of work.... second time around after seeing him once, these pitchers will own him

with that said, I like the kid and with some work, could be a very good player in this league

Game of adjustments, for sure... but one thing you can not teach is bat speed... as a lefty, sky is the limit for him with that bat speed.

[dlunc3]

Best part was when he said he liked that the Nats threw at him and said the umps let them settle it like men.

Embarrassing that a lot of Phils fans go crazy for doc and cliff lee and not cole when cole is the one who brought the ring. They used to say he was the soft Cali boy....well it looks like he ain't so soft.

Yea i dont get it... cole will always be the man in my mind. Home grown and brought a ring to this city. His lack of run support has kept him very underrated the past few years in the publics eyes. He is gonna get a monster deal... if we wanna keep him, gotta think it needs to be done before the season ends

[dlunc3]

him and kershaw would be a scary duo

[InTheDrink]

Yea i dont get it... cole will always be the man in my mind. Home grown and brought a ring to this city. His lack of run support has kept him very underrated the past few years in the publics eyes. He is gonna get a monster deal... if we wanna keep him, gotta think it needs to be done before the season ends

Agreed

The only thing he'd ever done wrong is during the ws vs the yanks he said he wished the season was over out of frustration. Phils fans took that quote and ran with it. Hopefully it's water under the bridge at this point but he's my favorite Phil by a good bit.

[dlunc3]

why was Jordan Zimmermann not suspended as well?

[neverstoppers23]

dumb.
harper pwned him by stealing home.

[neverstoppers23]

why was Jordan Zimmermann not suspended as well?

........

[dlunc3]

dumb.
harper pwned him by stealing home.

hamels owned that lineup the entire game.. only run they scored was by a guy hamels intentionally put on base... who pwned who?

[mathdotcom]

What has Harper done so far to act big time as a rookie anyways?

All I've seen him do since his first start in LA is.... be ******* amazing.

Want to welcome a guy to the Big leagues, strike him out

Baseball is so stupid sometimes

[Rich Boy]

why was Jordan Zimmermann not suspended as well?

Because he kept his mouth shut

[dlunc3]

Because he kept his mouth shut

so baseball punishes players for being honest... what a great example

[Rich Boy]

MLB is just trying to cover their own ass


Hamels said he intentionally tried to hurt another player. If MLB doesnt respond they could be in deep shit.

Zimmerman intentionally hit Hamels, but doesnt saying anything, therefore you cannot assume he hit him intentionally.

[dlunc3]

MLB is just trying to cover their own ass


Hamels said he intentionally tried to hurt another player. If MLB doesnt respond they could be in deep shit.

Zimmerman intentionally hit Hamels, but doesnt saying anything, therefore you cannot assume he hit him intentionally.

he said he did not try to hurt him... this was also evident by where he threw the pitch.. I see what you are saying, but he was not aiming to injure him, just as nfl players (normally) dont try to injure players when making a tackle. Just sending a message and was straight up with what he did.. I dont mind him being suspended, but its a joke that zim. wasnt as well

[sweep]

Wash GM Rizzo threatens Hamels:

Read this in the Courier Post today:

"Cole Hamels says he's old school?" Rizzo told the Post. "He's the polar opposite of old school. He's fake tough. He dosn't know who he's dealing with."