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Cole Hamels and the code of baseball
On Sunday Phillies pitcher Cole Hamels hit the Nationals prize rookie Bryce Harper in the latter's first at bat.It looked intentional and after the game Hamels admitted it was a "purpose pitch".
Hamels said his pitch was in lockstep with the old school of baseball that was played when he grew up.
This surprised and disappointed me, even though I am a life-long Phillies fan, because the pitch was not a result of Harper "showing up" Hamels, showboating, or in retaliation for a prior hard take-out slide by a Nationals player.I know Bob Gibson often greeted new players to the league the same way, but is what Hamels did really a legitimate old school style of play? Or does it go beyond the customs of the unwritten code of baseball?
In my novel A Pitch for Justice, I imagine such a dire consequence of baseball's code which leads to a criminal investigation and prosecution.
http://www.amazon.com/A-Pitch-for-Jus...
I hope there is no further retaliation by the Nats or the Phillies; I don't want my novel to become reality.
Hamels said his pitch was in lockstep with the old school of baseball that was played when he grew up.
This surprised and disappointed me, even though I am a life-long Phillies fan, because the pitch was not a result of Harper "showing up" Hamels, showboating, or in retaliation for a prior hard take-out slide by a Nationals player.I know Bob Gibson often greeted new players to the league the same way, but is what Hamels did really a legitimate old school style of play? Or does it go beyond the customs of the unwritten code of baseball?
In my novel A Pitch for Justice, I imagine such a dire consequence of baseball's code which leads to a criminal investigation and prosecution.
http://www.amazon.com/A-Pitch-for-Jus...
I hope there is no further retaliation by the Nats or the Phillies; I don't want my novel to become reality.
