Cole Hamels has to be counting the days until he can get out of town.
Hamels was on the mound for the Phillies yesterday in Pittsburgh. Which means of course that's the Phils' bats take the night off.
I know, you could make the argument that the Phils have been pretty offensive while on offense all year. But it's even more acute when Hamels pitches.
All the Phillies ace did yesterday was blow away the Pirates, striking out 12 and not giving up a run.
Of course, the Phils' bats matched that output. They lost in extra innings with a throwing error by Freddy Galvis opening the door to the Bucs' 1-0 win.
Hamels locked up in a pitching duel with former teammate A.J. Burnett, who pitched nine scoreless innings in taming the meek Phils' bats.
Hamels, the subject of nearly non-stop trade rumors since the off-season, now has not won since blowing away the Nationals three weeks ago. Yesterday he was as hot as the weather in a soupy PNC Field, putting down the 11 of the first 12 Pirates he faced.
Hamels should command a king's ransom on the trading block. He just might be the piece that puts a good team over the top.
The Phillies are not a good team. They're barely a professional team. Nowhere is that more acute than at the plate. Over the weekend in Pittsburgh, the Phils put up all of three runs in 33 innings. They went a sickly 1 for 25 with runners in scoring position, and left 24 runners on base.
This isn't something new for Hamels. The Phils never seem to score when he's pitching.
He's got to be counting the days until he can get out of town.
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