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Hamels' comments a PR lesson for athletes, pro teams

November 4th, 2009 · 3 Comments · MLB, NBA, NFL, Philadelphia Phillies, Sports

By FRANK WARD
The soundbite. It’s the thing that drives all broadcast media journalism.
With limited time, television and radio newscasts rely on brief, 10-second soundbites to tell stories. That is really nothing new. However, in this day of the race to be first with news, and not necessarily accurate, news outlets will take a statement and [...]

Hamels' season is over

November 1st, 2009 · No Comments · MLB, Philadelphia Phillies

“I can’t wait for a fresh start. There are 30 other teams sitting at home right now thinking the same thing. I can’t wait for the season to be over.”
That, ladies and gentlemen, was the reaction from your former staff ace following the Phillies 8-5 loss to the Yankees in Game 3 of the World [...]

Phils need 'Hamels the stud' in Game 3

October 31st, 2009 · 1 Comment · MLB, Philadelphia Phillies

“I hope I can win; I think I can win; I know I can win.”
Former Phils skipper Larry Bowa has said that players and teams go through those three phases on the way to becoming champions.
A year ago, Cole Hamels was an unquestioned ace, a World Series MVP, who knew he’d win every time he [...]

Uncle Charlie's mis-Happ

October 17th, 2009 · No Comments · MLB, Philadelphia Phillies

Phillies manager Charlie Manuel has seemingly pulled all the right strings during the postseason. Yesterday, he caused a critical mis-Happ with the way he used his pitching staff, specifically JA Happ.
Happ was one of the team’s most consistent starting pitchers all year long. The rookie-of-the-year candidate posted a 12-3 record and 2.93 ERA in 35 [...]

Happ gets Game 3 start instead of Pedro

October 10th, 2009 · No Comments · Philadelphia Phillies

Phillies manager Charlie Manuel might want to add Mother Nature to his holiday card mailing list.
According to David Murphy of The Philadelphia Daily News, pitcher JA Happ will start Sunday night’s NLDS Game 3 instead of Pedro Martinez.
Martinez had been scheduled to start Saturday night, however that game was postponed due to snow and extremely [...]

Pedro to start Game 3

October 9th, 2009 · No Comments · Philadelphia Phillies

Uncle Charlie’s decision to use both Joe Blanton and JA Happ in Thursday’s 5-4 loss to the Rockies may turn the Phillies manager from Dallas Green into Grady Little overnight.
Pedro Martinez now must start on Saturday night in a game that the Phillies need to win. Blanton and Happ have both been among the team’s [...]

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