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Hamels: Bring Me the Head of Paul LoDuca

Johnny Dickshot Jun 09 2007 09:42 AM

I like that there's bad blood between the Mets and Phillies. Burrell v. Wagner, now Hamels and LoDuca. ]Hamels: A lack of class from Mets' Lo Duca By MARCUS HAYES hayesm@phillynews.com KANSAS CITY - Cole Hamels doesn't take kindly to being shown up. Yesterday, he put bat-flipping Mets catcher Paul Lo Duca on notice. "When I strike a guy out, I walk off. I don't fist pump. I don't try to show up their team," Hamels said. "You get to the major leagues, that's where you're supposed to show your class." In Hamels' mind, Lo Duca's act Thursday in New York lacked class. Lo Duca hit a home run to leftfield off Hamels in the sixth inning. It was the Mets' third consecutive homer. It came after the Phillies disputed a home-run call that went in the Mets' favor. All of the homers came with two outs. Lo Duca's gave the Mets the lead. Lo Duca, 34, a 10-year veteran, posed, watched the ball fly out and flipped the bat, earning disapproval from Hamels, a 23-year-old who was starting his 36th major league game. "It was a big moment. Maybe the excitement got the best of him. There was a lot of game left, as we saw," Hamels said, referring to the Phillies' comeback win. Will Lo Duca pay? "I have to be careful here," Hamels said, grinning evilly. "Let's just say, it could have been a mistake on his part." Lo Duca did not face Hamels again Thursday, since Hamels left after the seventh. The teams meet June 29 to July 1 in Philadelphia.

metirish Jun 09 2007 09:50 AM

I love it,if an apposing player did that to a Mets pitcher I'd be hoping for some fighting words,of course that's all Hamels words might be. Mets are at Phillies June 29th.

iramets Jun 09 2007 10:05 AM

Evan Roberts just expressed that Hamels shd keep his trap shut and brush LoDuca back sometime if he feels that strongly, but bitching about him is childish. He also mentioned LoDuca's bitching last year when A-Rod hit a HR off Alay Soler. His point was "If you're pissed that [someone] hit a HR, blame yourself, your pitcher, whatever. Don't blame the guy for enjoying his HR when you're really mad at yourself, your own bad luck, your poor delivery, etc. Show him up by pitching better against him in the future."