Busy Night In DC: Hamels Admits Trying To Hit Harper, Werth Lost To Broken Wrist

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Welcome to the majors, kid...

Bryce Harper lasted all of one pitch in his first at-bat with the Phillies Cole Hamels last night...

Here's the plunk...


“I was trying to hit him,” Hamels said post-game. “I’m not going to deny it. That’s just — you know what, it’s something that I grew up watching, that’s what happened, so I’m just trying to continue the old baseball.”

Expect a call, fine, and suspension from the league office...

Nats GM Mike Rizzo wasn't all that happy...
CSNWashington's Chase Hughes relays:

“Players take care of themselves,” Rizzo said. “I’ve never seen a more classless, gutless chicken [bleep] act in my 30 years in baseball.

“Cole Hamels says he’s old school? He’s the polar opposite of old school. He’s fake tough. He thinks he’s going to intimidate us after hitting our 19-year rookie who’s eight games into the big leagues? He doesn’t know who he’s dealing with.”

The night got even longer after losing Jayson Werth to a pretty bad looking broken wrist...

Kelli Johnson has the post-mortem...
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