Comments on: Phillies make Cole Hamels their No. 4 starter http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/23/phillies-make-cole-hamels-their-no-4-starter/ Baseball. Baseball. And then a bit more baseball. Tue, 21 May 2013 10:02:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: illegalblues http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/23/phillies-make-cole-hamels-their-no-4-starter/comment-page-1/#comment-275537 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 22:02:08 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=133367#comment-275537 phillies fans are HILARIOUS

]]> By: skerney http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/23/phillies-make-cole-hamels-their-no-4-starter/comment-page-1/#comment-275157 Sun, 25 Mar 2012 20:39:12 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=133367#comment-275157 I’m sorry. My comments came off way too snarky. I apologize. It’s going to be a long season and I don’t want to start pissing matches in March. I just won’t click on PHI posts if I don’t think the story holds interest to me. Enjoy your Sunday.

]]> By: skerney http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/23/phillies-make-cole-hamels-their-no-4-starter/comment-page-1/#comment-275154 Sun, 25 Mar 2012 20:34:37 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=133367#comment-275154 Twice Utley’s Hair? Really? Is your Chrondomalacia flaring up today?

]]> By: Utley's Hair http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/23/phillies-make-cole-hamels-their-no-4-starter/comment-page-1/#comment-275077 Sun, 25 Mar 2012 14:55:09 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=133367#comment-275077 I should have put this here so you get notice that I did reply, so I’ll post it again:

Since he is a star pitcher—a one starter on just about any other team—in his prime who is up for free agency at the end of the season, who just so happens to be a NLCS and WS MVP, and he is being replaced by a second year starter, who happened to come in third in 2011 ROY voting, on a rotation that includes Roy Halladay and Cliff Lee, it’s a legitimate post not designed to just “drive traffic.” The fact that he is still the third starter in talent, and solely the fourth starter due to strategy notwithstanding and all…

]]> By: Utley's Hair http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/23/phillies-make-cole-hamels-their-no-4-starter/comment-page-1/#comment-275075 Sun, 25 Mar 2012 14:53:58 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=133367#comment-275075 Since he is a star pitcher—a one starter on just about any other team—in his prime who is up for free agency at the end of the season, who just so happens to be a NLCS and WS MVP, and he is being replaced by a second year starter, who happened to come in third in 2011 ROY voting, on a rotation that includes Roy Halladay and Cliff Lee, it’s a legitimate post not designed to just “drive traffic.” The fact that he is still the third starter in talent, and solely the fourth starter due to strategy notwithstanding and all…

]]> By: skerney http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/23/phillies-make-cole-hamels-their-no-4-starter/comment-page-1/#comment-275058 Sun, 25 Mar 2012 10:34:07 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=133367#comment-275058 How many other HBT posts concern a team announcing their fourth starter?

]]> By: leftywildcat http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/23/phillies-make-cole-hamels-their-no-4-starter/comment-page-1/#comment-274841 Sat, 24 Mar 2012 14:26:13 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=133367#comment-274841 Matthew Pouliot is not in the Best Shape of his Life.

]]> By: mikeyrivs23 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/23/phillies-make-cole-hamels-their-no-4-starter/comment-page-1/#comment-274810 Sat, 24 Mar 2012 09:20:49 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=133367#comment-274810 Matt, why did you include a photo of James VanderBeek posing as Hamels?

]]> By: Utley's Hair http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/23/phillies-make-cole-hamels-their-no-4-starter/comment-page-1/#comment-274806 Sat, 24 Mar 2012 06:32:34 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=133367#comment-274806 Yet another needless cup0pizza comment—on a Phightins post, no less. Yawn.

]]> By: ezthinking http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/23/phillies-make-cole-hamels-their-no-4-starter/comment-page-1/#comment-274795 Sat, 24 Mar 2012 02:57:20 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=133367#comment-274795 “It splits our lefties.”

Of course that was in the third paragraph so I suppose you didn’t get that far into the article.

]]> By: cup0pizza http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/23/phillies-make-cole-hamels-their-no-4-starter/comment-page-1/#comment-274786 Sat, 24 Mar 2012 01:58:10 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=133367#comment-274786 Yet another needless Phillies article. Yawn.

]]> By: bleedgreen http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/23/phillies-make-cole-hamels-their-no-4-starter/comment-page-1/#comment-274774 Sat, 24 Mar 2012 00:39:59 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=133367#comment-274774 Couldn’t POSSIBLY be so they have a righty in between 2 lefties (Lee and Hamels), could it?

]]> By: megary http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/23/phillies-make-cole-hamels-their-no-4-starter/comment-page-1/#comment-274750 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 23:25:01 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=133367#comment-274750 What a bull sh!t headline.

How about….
Hardball Talk names Matthew Pouliot their No. 4 blogger.

]]> By: illegalblues http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/23/phillies-make-cole-hamels-their-no-4-starter/comment-page-1/#comment-274747 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 23:02:34 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=133367#comment-274747 you guys don’t know how to have fun

]]> By: csndrew http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/23/phillies-make-cole-hamels-their-no-4-starter/comment-page-1/#comment-274746 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 22:59:54 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=133367#comment-274746 Umm, just because he’s starting the 4th game doesn’t make him their 4th starter.

]]> By: Utley's Hair http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/23/phillies-make-cole-hamels-their-no-4-starter/comment-page-1/#comment-274742 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 22:50:31 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=133367#comment-274742 Yes, since this has none of it.

]]> By: illegalblues http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/23/phillies-make-cole-hamels-their-no-4-starter/comment-page-1/#comment-274737 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 22:39:41 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=133367#comment-274737 welp, there goes the phillies season

]]> By: darthsat http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/23/phillies-make-cole-hamels-their-no-4-starter/comment-page-1/#comment-274733 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 22:25:57 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=133367#comment-274733 Go Phils! Can’t wait for opening day.

]]> By: skerney http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/23/phillies-make-cole-hamels-their-no-4-starter/comment-page-1/#comment-274732 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 22:21:35 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=133367#comment-274732 Do we need any more proof that HBT uses the Phillies as a traffic driving device?

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