{"id":17529,"date":"2012-05-08T06:50:52","date_gmt":"2012-05-08T10:50:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/?p=17529"},"modified":"2012-05-08T06:50:52","modified_gmt":"2012-05-08T10:50:52","slug":"the-full-fledged-nats-phillies-rivalry-is-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2012\/05\/the-full-fledged-nats-phillies-rivalry-is-here\/","title":{"rendered":"The full-fledged Nats – Phillies rivalry is here"},"content":{"rendered":"

By my calculations<\/a>, 2,591 days (7 years, 1 month, 4 days) after I said the Washington Nationals primary rival would be the Philadelphia Phillies<\/a>, there is no argument from either side that there is a rivalry. PROPHETIC!<\/em> Cole Hamels<\/strong> sealed it when he threw at Bryce Harper<\/strong>, who exacted revenge by stealing home.<\/p>\n

Hamels got suspended for 5 games which is like suspending a position player for batting practice. Dan Daly says Hamels flunked out of “old school” baseball<\/a> (The Wash. Times<\/em>), noting how long it took other 19 year old phenoms to get hit – 340 plate appearances for Ken Griffey, Jr. and FIVE YEARS for Mickey Mantle.<\/p>\n

I think Hamels flunked when he said “old-school, prestigious way of baseball going.”<\/p>\n

By the way, Kevin at Macho Row thinks Hamels got off easy<\/a>. I think he got suspended for admitting throwing at Harper, if he had kept his mouth shut, MLB wouldn’t have had to issue the token suspension.<\/p>\n

Nats GM Mike Rizzo went off on Hamels, calling him “fake tough,”<\/a> which is entertaining, if not smart.<\/p>\n

Shane Victorino blew a kiss to some Nats fans<\/a> (DC Sports Bog, The Post<\/em>) who were heckling him which is exactly what some expected Bryce Harper to do, except that…Harper has been on the high road<\/a> (CSN Washington<\/em>).<\/p>\n

Thomas Boswell<\/strong> mentioned in his chat that the Phillies “may have just bought themselves years of Bryce Harper hell<\/a>.” Speaking of Boswell, does anybody buy this<\/a> (emphasis added)? <\/p>\n

People ask me, “Who do you root for?” It always seems to disappoint them when I say, “Nobody. I don’t root for teams<\/strong>. I never have. But I do root for the people I really respect. And I root for them after they change teams.” <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Didn’t think so…<\/p>\n

Jayson Werth<\/strong> emailed DC media and said he is going to “see to it personally those people never walk down Broad Street in celebration again<\/a> (Nationals Journal, The Post<\/em>).” Short of using explosives or causing food poisoning, I don’t think that any one baseball player can do that, but it sounded good.<\/p>\n

Then there is this Deadspin<\/em> story: The Story Of The 40 Phillies Fans Who Took A Bus To Nationals Park (And The 38 Who Returned)<\/a><\/p>\n

I wonder if Phillies fans will decide to invade<\/em> Camden Yards in June now…<\/p>\n

I’m eager to see how this rivalry develops — it isn’t just about the Cheesesteak\/Half-Smoke Challenge anymore.<\/em>
\nMORE<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nationals, Phillies rivalry intensifies after Cole Hamels drills Bryce Harper with pitch<\/a> – The Post<\/em><\/p>\n

Nats-Phils rivalry now a two-way street<\/a> – CSN Washington<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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