Cole hamels came back to his old baseball home friday for a completely new experience. Cole hamels sure didnt look like he was wearing down in the postseason, but that was a huge jump in innings for a young guy. Cole hamels and the phillies were waiting as the rays next opponent, with history on the line for both. Oct 27, 2008 now the phils have their ace, cole hamels, who is undefeated in four starts this postseason, taking the ball with a chance to wrap up just the second world championship in the phillies 125year. Chicago cubs sent lhp cole hamels on a rehab assignment to iowa cubs. The latest stats, facts, news and notes on cole hamels of the atlanta. Cubs cole hamels is quietly building his hall of fame resume. Mlbs official statistic page detailing player stats with milestone tracker and statcast leaderboard, the latest in mlb technology. The 12 crazy stats that define the nationals world series. Cole hamels outduels steve carlton as 2008 phillies beat 1980. His biographical data, yearbyyear hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching. Hamels, the reallife mvp in the 2008 national league championship series and world series, led the 08 team to a 42 victory with a huge. The 2008 major league baseball season began on march 25, 2008, in tokyo, japan with the 2007 world series champion boston red sox defeating the oakland athletics at the tokyo dome 65 in 10 innings in the first game of a twogame series, and ended on september 30 with the host chicago white sox defeating the minnesota twins in a onegame playoff to win the al central division.
Cole hamels on possible return to phillies before 2008. The phillies have not been to the postseason since 2011. Hamels, who won a world series mvp in 2008 at the ripe age of 24, is already one of the most popular players in franchise history. They had the best record in baseball in 2010 and 2011, but failed to reach the world series. Jul 16, 2018 in theory, the idea of 2008 world series mvp cole hamels returning to the phillies in 2018 would be a pretty amazing story. Get the latest updated stats for atlanta braves starting pitcher cole hamels on. Cole hamels, sp, atlanta braves, stats and updates at. Cole hamels stats, highlights, bio stats the official. Hamels had a great 2008 postseason, but he had a lessthanstellar regular season in 2009. Cole hamels won a world series mvp award wednesday night without. With some upside in his 2018 stats, a fantastic history with postseason success and an extra year of team control, he. As of 2018, there are three active players left from the championship roster.
Cole hamels isnt just the second coming of johan santana, he is this octobers josh beckett, an ace carrying his ballclub through the postseason. Empty stadiums a necessity to play sports this summer. World series mvp when philadelphia won the title in 2008. Cole hamels stats, news, pictures, bio, videos atlanta. His minor league statistics included a record of 144 with a 1. Get the latest news, stats, videos, and more about atlanta braves starting pitcher cole hamels on. The threetime allstar has won at least 15 games twice, placed in the topten in cy young voting three times and led the league in whip, shutouts and pitcher fielding percentage once. Cole hamels fills role of ace of phillies in 2008 playoffs. Cole hamels reflects on his return to philadelphia after he and the cubs were defeated by the phillies 111. He began playing during the 2006 season and last took the field during the 2019 campaign. Cole hamels outduels steve carlton as 2008 phillies beat. A fourtime allstar and 2008 world series champion, cole was acquired by the cubs july 27, 2018 along with a cash consideration for rhp eddie butler, rhp rollie lacy and a player to be named later. My contempt for the phillies reached a new high after the 2008 season. Chicago cubs placed lhp cole hamels on the paternity list.
Since that time, millions of baseball fans around the world have subscribed to mlb. His insight on playing baseball in philly could be beneficial to current players. Jun, 2019 cubs cole hamels is quietly building his hall of fame resume with another strong season. The veteran arrived to camp on saturday cognizant of the need to remain patient while recovering from left shoulder inflammation. Cole hamels every game played with complete stats, links to box scores and. Hamels, the reallife mvp in the 2008 national league championship series.
Cole hamels career pitching statistics for major league, minor league, and postseason baseball. Cole hamels baseball stats with batting stats, pitching stats and fielding. Oct 07, 2016 highlights of cole hamels postseason appearences with phillies and rangers. After establishing the hamels foundation in 2009, cole and heidi continue to provide highquality educational opportunities and stimulating learning environments for students in the united states and malawi, africa. Philadelphia phillies 2008 playoff highlights world series champions.
Cubs lefty cole hamels, who was placed on the 10day injured list june 29 with a left oblique strain. The 104th edition of the world series, 2 it was a bestofseven playoff between the national league nl champion philadelphia phillies and the american league al champion tampa bay rays. He was the top pitcher on the team entering the 2008 season, and during the phillies postseason run, during which they ultimately won the 2008 world series over the tampa bay rays, he won the world series most valuable player award. Cole hamels game by game stats and performance atlanta. Cole hamels postseason batting game logs baseballreference. Cole hamels complete splits including homeroad, leftyrighty, clutch situations, vs. Chicago much like phillies righthander jake arrieta in mondays matchup at wrigley field, cubs lefty cole hamels will face off against his former team for the first time in his career at 8. Now its going back to focus on postseason baseball and winning baseball, and thats what i enjoy most and thats what im comfortable doing, hamels. These two met earlier this year, on june 4, and hamels walked away with a win in a 30 phillies victory. Hamels was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on. Hamels recently informed the braves medical staff of the shoulder discomfort he felt after completing weightedball drills. Texas rangers traded lhp cole hamels and cash to chicago cubs for eddie butler, rhp rollie lacy and player to be named later. Sep 27, 2018 for a variety of reasons, 2018 may be the final time that philadelphia is left to primarily observe 2008 phillies playing in the postseason. Get 2020 mlb season stats, career statistics, game logs and injury updates on the atlanta braves pitcher.
Rangers send cole hamels to cubs in trade fox sports. For the 2020 philadelphia phillies to reach the postseason they will. Hamels had already cemented himself as a toptier fantasy starter for 2009 following his 2008 regular season and did nothing but improve his value with a phenomenal postseason, ending up with a 40 record, a 1. The nats went 81 on the road in the postseason, winning their last eight such games. Oct 31, 2019 the 12 crazy stats that define the nationals world series title. Get 2020 mlb season stats, career statistics, game logs and more at fox sports. Get the latest updated stats and splits for atlanta braves starting pitcher cole hamels on. To learn about our efforts to improve the accessibility and usability of our website, please visit our accessibility information page. The latest cole hamels stats, video highlights, news and more from. Cole hamels compiled a career record of 163 wins and 121 losses in his 429game career with the philadelphia phillies, texas rangers and chicago cubs. Cole hamels in world series victory parade on october 31, 2008 hamels was selected the phillies starter for game 1 of the world series. Chicago cubs are gambling a change of scenery will help cole hamels return to form.
Hamels made five postseason starts for the philadelphia phillies and went 40. The lefty, who was part of the phillies world series championship team in 2008, said it was a letdown to leave the rangers without winning it all. Graduated from rancho bernardo high school in san diego, california, the same high school as braves catcher alex jackson. Coming off a 97win season during which they did not utilize any of their three postseason starters through the first half of april, the braves are not going to rush cole hamels. Mlb playoffs 2008 nl championship series philadelphia. Hamels would be a great secondary rotation addition, but if the phillies sign him and use that as a reason not to chase one of the acetypes on the market gerrit cole.
The latest cole hamels stats, video highlights, news and more from milb. Cole hamels was born on tuesday, december 27, 1983, in san diego, california. This series also marked the phillies first postseason victory of any kind at citizens bank park, as they had been swept in the 2007 nlds. Get the latest updated stats and splits for atlanta braves starting pitcher cole hamels on espn. Jul 03, 2018 hamels was the hero of the 2008 postseason for the phillies, going 40 with a 1. Cubs cole hamels doesnt shut door on possible phillies. Chicago cubs activated lhp cole hamels from the paternity list. Cole and his wife, heidi hamels, enjoy giving back to the communities in which they live and work. This october will feel like the waning moments of the 2008. Hamels, the reallife mvp in the 2008 national league championship series and world series.
Cole hamels has found a secondlife to his career with the chicago cubs. Philadelphia phillies pitcher cole hamels wins world series mvp. Cole hamels will miss the start of the regular season. Cole hamels simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The 2008 world series was the championship series of major league baseball s mlb 2008 season. Get complete gamebygame stats for atlanta braves starting pitcher cole hamels on.
Cole hamels earned the win and is 30 this postseason. Get ready for a showdown between phillies world champs. Posts about cole hamels written by matt veasey, sean oakes, sue evans, and ryan mcelhattan. Do you expect that heavy usage to affect his 2009, and would it lead you to handle him at all differently. But hamels also handled the worst, like when he got crushed with boos when he struggled in 09. But the braves hope the veteran lefthanders sore left shoulder will be healthy after a few weeks of rest. His first time in citizens bank park as a visiting player. Colbert michael hamels born december 27, 1983 is an american professional baseball. Tv, the live video streaming product that airs every game in hd to nearly 400 different devices. Drafted by the philadelphia phillies in the 1st round 17th of the 2002 mlb june amateur draft from rancho bernardo hs san diego, ca. Hamels threw a total of 35 innings during the postseason, and held opponents scoreless in 28 of them. Cole hamels carried the phillies throughout the 2008 postseason and he did it again in game 1 of our spring classic, the virtual matchup between the phillies world series championship teams of 2008 and 1980. Get the latest fantasy news, stats, and injury updates for atlanta braves starting pitcher cole hamels from cbs sports.
Anthopoulos said wednesday the 36yearold hamels hurt his shoulder while throwing a weighted ball in an attempt to build strength for spring training. Stats hosted solution player stats cole hamels atlanta. Tv the southpaw was a key piece of the phillies 2008 world series title, going 40 with a 1. Jul 11, 2018 with each passing day, it becomes more likely that cole hamels will be traded. Answering key questions concerning cole hamels and the.
Chicago cubs activated lhp cole hamels from the 10day injured list. Overall, hamels made five postseason starts in 2008, going 40 with a 1. Its a little bit different, said the 2008 world series mvp, back in philadelphia with the chicago cubs. All professional baseball statistics for cole hamels. Phillies entertaining potential cole hamels reunion. Highlights of cole hamels postseason appearences with phillies and rangers. The phillies selected hamels in the first round of the 2002 draft. The rays scored a run in both the fourth and fifth innings to make it a 32 game, but hamels had been on a roll in the postseason, dominating the brewers in the nl division series and earning nl.