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November 1, 2009

No More Starts for Hamels

Phil Sheridan, Philadelphia Inquirer

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For three innings, he was Cole Hamels, dazzling the New York Yankees like it was 2008 again.

And then he was Cole Hamlet, lost in his own head again. The transition happened right before the eyes of 46,000 fans in Citizens Bank Park and a national TV audience of millions. Most important, it happened in front of his teammates and his manager, who had good reasons to doubt their erstwhile ace long before Game 3 started.

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TAGGED: world series 2009, mlb, Philadelphia Phillies, Cole Hamels

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