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Hamels and Myers a little tense after “quit” remarks?

 

A little tension between Cole Hamels and Brett Myers in the clubhouse during the World Series?  Couldnā€™t hurt the chemistry, right?

From mlb.com:

Myers and a Phillies official both dispute a Yahoo! Sports report that Myers and Hamels had a "tense confrontation" in the Phillies clubhouse following Game 5 of the World Series.

ā€¦ (Phillies director of baseball communications) Casterioto asked Myers if he had seen Hamels.

"He quit," Myers cracked.

ā€¦Hamels is sensitive to the word "quit" these days after he told reporters following Game 3 of the World Series that he couldn’t wait for the season to end. Myers said he was unaware of Hamels’ comments following Game 3, although the comments have upset some players inside the Phillies’ clubhouse.

I donā€™t know about you but thatā€™s a clear indication that there WAS a ā€œtense confrontationā€. 

The big question (which most media will tend to ignore) is whether or not itā€™s a really big deal.  Hamels and Myers are good friends (ā€œHeā€™s my buddyā€, says Myer of Hamels).  Canā€™t we just chalk it up to Series jitters and leave it at that?  Or do shall we make it a national story? 

If I know the media like I do, theyā€™ll pounce on this like a lion on a juicy bone and weā€™ll hear every analysis of each angle of this story. 

The most surprising thing about this story is that it didnā€™t happen in New York.  The Big Apple media like to pick on their own.

Phillies Phool Kendrick in Pre-season hoax

kendrick Second season pitcher Kyle Kendrick was the victim of an elaborate practical joke by his Phillie teammates.  The crux of the joke was that he was being traded to Japan for a “Kobayashi Iwamura”. 

Kobayashi is a reference to Takeru Kobayashi who long held the record for hot dog eating.

Teammate Brett Myers was the mastermind behind the whole thing but he help from other Phillies teammates, manager Charlie Manuel, and even Kendrick’s agent and sports reporters.  

Not only was the whole thing carefully planned, it was even videotaped unbeknownst to Kendrick. 

The You Tube video is a must see for a good laugh.  Some of the media who were obviously in on it weren’t doing a good job keeping it a secret as they had their notepads up to their mouths to conceal their laughing.