June 06, 2008
Complete Cole
Cole Hamels pitched an impressive complete game against the Reds Thursday afternoon. Not only did he finish, he only used 103 pitches in throwing a three hitter. He walked three and only struck out four, so he was not his over powering self. Still, he was efficient, and when the Reds did put the ball in play, they didn't have much to show for it.
Charlie Manuel took Jimmy Rollins out of the game for not running out a pop up that was dropped. I like Rollins' attitude afterward:
"He's the manager and that's what he had to do," Rollins said. "He has two rules: Be on time and hustle. I broke one today. It's my fault. I can't be mad at him."
Everyone makes mistakes, and at least Jimmy admitted his and learned from it.
Posted by David Pinto at
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Now Charlie needs to bench Howard for starting every at bat 0-2 after he swings at junk. He's not slumping. He's a bad hitter. Pitchers know it now.
Great game by Hamels. We were laughing with the beer guy in our section because the game was too fast for him to make a big payday. Two hours, ten minutes.