Cole Hamels continues his assault on area newsstands this month by taking his boyish good looks to the cover of Philadelphia Style magazine for a feature article/fashion show. By now, there isn’t much we don’t know about stud lefty pitcher — he has a superb change-up, a Playboy model for a wife, a nice $20+ million guaranteed contract, a penthouse apartment in Center City, not to mention he and his wife’s visions of adopted AIDS babies. He’s also won MVP of the World Series in Philadelphia and given us fans no reason to doubt we can do it again. Yet still, he manages to take the time to thank the city and it’s inhabitants every chance he gets:
“I appreciate that a city embraced me and took me in. The fact that I will always be remembered here is a surreal thing. I never imagined that,” Hamels says. “I have to thank my teammates who allowed me to shine. To be the player that everyone was counting on was kind of a cool deal. But I’ll never let that go to my head.”
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“[The parade] was the most wild time I ever experienced in my life. It really brought the city together. Philly has the best sports fans because of how dedicated they are and their energy level. You had people taking off work and school to be loud and proud and show their true colors. Phillies fans know how to celebrate,” he says.
It’s incredible to me that a guy who was accused of being (for lack of a better term) a little bitch crybaby who needs a traveling chiropractor and refuses to pitch on short rest all of a sudden seems to be extremely humble with a well outlined career plan. Not exactly something that’s commonplace with athletes nowadays.
“Look at Jamie Moyer,” he says. “It took 20 years for him to win [the World Series]. I’m lucky.”
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“I think anytime that you do something, you want to be the best at what you are doing,” Hamels says. “I always welcomed pressure because it makes you dig down deep and discover who you are. If you don’t succeed, it’s all about learning. I want to look in the mirror and know that I did everything I could. I want to be the best, whatever it takes.”
I like the way that sounds, Hollywood.
Now gaw ‘head and show off those expensive designer outfits of yours. You deserve it.
BONUS! From the same issue, the lovely 6abc reporter, Ms. Erin O’Hearn.
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February 26th, 2009 at 2:12 pm
He looks so pretty.
February 26th, 2009 at 3:01 pm
Congrats on post #600 meech.one and Fightins’ co-workers!
But like all other baseball records, our drug tests will not come back clean.
February 26th, 2009 at 3:17 pm
My sister has that issue… and when I saw it, all I could think was… “God he looks wierd out of the pinstripes.”
February 26th, 2009 at 3:27 pm
I’d like to officially state, on record, that I sorta was one of those guys who called Cole a bitch. No more. Never again. Cole is my king. I will bow down before him until the end of time. Thank you Cole Hamels. Thank you so very much.
I mean this all in the most heterosexual way possible. Not that there’s anything wrong with that other stuff.
February 26th, 2009 at 3:31 pm
Cole looks like he’s ready for an episode of Mad Men.
February 26th, 2009 at 4:56 pm
Im not liking this whole AIDS babies idea. Last thing we need is Cole becoming the next Magic Johnson. Hopefully they wait until he is career is over…you know…just in case.
February 26th, 2009 at 5:59 pm
I don’t think the baby has AIDS, I think the both of the baby’s parents died from AIDS so it became an orphan.
Does anyone else think Cole looks extremely strange in the first picture???
February 26th, 2009 at 6:15 pm
The one all the way on the left is looking very ’70s-dating-game-show-host-that-kisses-Grandmas.
February 26th, 2009 at 6:20 pm
Erin O’Hearn is married? fuck me
February 26th, 2009 at 6:21 pm
Anytime I read any Cole quote I hear his squeaky little voice in my head.
*those pix of our dear dear boy are not very flattering
February 26th, 2009 at 6:38 pm
@theRev:
I, too, called Cole a bitch, but I didn’t stop there. It was usually something along the lines of “whiny, diva bitch with the sand in his vagina”. Haven’t done it in a LONG time. I’m glad to see he has learned and grown.
But these pictures? So, so unflattering.
February 27th, 2009 at 2:58 pm
Those are some young jeans in the middle picture, hopefully one day they’ll be fully grown
February 27th, 2009 at 9:13 pm
God, he looks like every tool from Dechert.