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Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Cole Hamels will not pitch Sunday


Just wanted to squelch one hot rumor - Cole Hamels will not pitch on three days' rest Sunday.

Not happening. No how. No way.

I asked Phils pitching coach Rich Dubee if it was a possibility and here's what he said:

"No. He’ll pitch Game 5 if we have a Game 5. He hasn’t pitched on three days’ rest all year. And knowing his makeup, that’s probably why he hasn’t pitched on three days’ rest. Because I think he’s try to grunt and groan his way through things," Dubee said. "Jamie pitches on three days and was smart about it, he went softer than soft. Brett was very good about it on three days rest because he didn’t try to tack on velocity and was down in the strike zone.

"Cole is a competitive kid, a super competitive kid… this guy wants to be a perfectionist. When he says he wants to win a Cy Young, pitch a no-hitter, do whatever… those are high goals, those are what motivates this kid.

"To pitch him on three days rest, I’m not sure he would be ready to control his emotions and control his delivery."

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