October 14, 2008
Confident Cole
Cole Hamels surprised John Gonzalez by predicting a Phillies series win before game four of the NLCS:
Thereafter, in walked Hamels. Normally, he's about as interesting as Andy Reid. When I have trouble sleeping, I play Hamels or Reid on loop and I'm out before I know it. Which is why Hamels' comments surprised me.
He talked about how he didn't think the Phils would have to face Derek Lowe in Game 7, because he didn't think there'd be one. He talked about how the Phils were almost to the World Series. And more than once, he talked about clinching this series. Now this was before the Phils' improbable 7-5 comeback victory yesterday.
Hamels is now in a position to clinch the NL pennant with a win on Wednesday night.
Cole Hamels is great. At the Brewers playoffs games in Milwaukee my 8 year old son got a baseball thrown to him from Hamels before each game. Now Hamels is his 3rd favorite player (after Sheets and CC). I hope Hamels wins tomorrow. I want to see them win the World Series, since they knocked out the Brewers.