Cole Hamels, Bryce Harper accelerate budding Phillies-Nationals rivalry Once a National League doormat, the Washington Nationals are suddenly one of the most exciting 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 grab hold of first place in the National League East. But every good team needs a good rivalry to fuel the competitive fire during the ... Lopresti: Cole Hamels' honesty about hitting Harper is refreshing Washington Nationals left fielder Bryce Harper makes a play for a ball in foul territory off the bat of Phildelphia Phillies' Juan Pierre during their baseball game in the sixth inning at Nationals Park, Friday, May 4, 2012, in Washington. The Nationals won 4-3. The Lesson In The Cole Hamels Suspension – Lie It was a banner 24-hour period for Major League Baseball. Cole Hamels Expedites Rivalry Between Phillies and Nationals: Fan's View You can't say you didn't see this coming. With tensions boiling over for the Philadelphia Phillies on a Sunday night in Washington, D.C., the tensions appeared to turn into some real bad blood. Two days later, we are still trying to sort out what happened at Nationals Park on Sunday night, but one thing is clear: folks, we have ourselves a rivalry. The Cole Hamels lesson: Baseball's unwritten rules are costly and confusing 1) Having "unwritten rules" implies that they should also be "unspoken." 2) They're unwritten and unspoken for a reason. Of course, Hamels didn't figure that out until it was too late, until the Philadelphia Phillies lefthander had already snitched on himself about hitting the Washington Nationals' Bryce Harper with a pitch Sunday night in Washington. Cole Hamels And Ratcheting Up The Hyperbole Sunday night, Cole Hamels hit Bryce Harper with a pitch, and then he owned up to doing it on purpose. What a coward! What an unthinkable act, what gutless behavior! Sunday, the Baltimore Orioles and the Boston Red Sox played baseball against one another for 17 innings. It was all one game, and not a scheduled doubleheader, and the winning pitcher wound up being corner infielder Chris Davis ... Cole Hamels Was Wrong but Didn't Deserve Suspension: A Fan's Opinion The Philadelphia Phillies got some bad news in regards to Cole Hamels. The pitcher was suspended for five games and will be fined after admitting that he intentionally hit Bryce Harper in the back during the game against the Washington Nationals on Sunday, May 6. Hamels is hardly the first pitcher to intentionally plunk an opposing batter. Giants reliever Mota gets 100-game drug suspension PHILADELPHIA—Cole Hamels earned a five-game suspension for the way he welcomed Bryce Harper to the big leagues. Hamels suspended five games Phillies pitcher Cole Hamels learned Monday night that honesty is not always the best policy. Cole Hamels to start suspension immediately PHILADELPHIA - Phillies lefthander Cole Hamels learned Monday night that honesty is not always the best policy. The...
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