Phillies' Cole Hamels leaves ballpark for birth of first child

[catlover79]

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/blog/big...urn=mlb,194913

Wonder how Cole Hamels feels about day games now?

On one hand, he's still terrible while starting them. Hamels' '09 record during early starts fell to 0-7 after the lefty took the loss during Philadelphia's 5-4 defeat to Colorado in Game 2 of the NLDS on Thursday.

On the other, the network's decision to make the Phillies the first game of a triple header may have allowed him to get to the hospital and see the birth of his first child.

Shortly after being lifted from a five-inning effort that saw him give up four runs and seven hits, Hamels left Citizens Bank Park and went to be with his wife, Survivor's Heidi Strobel, who had gone into labor with the couple's first child.

The defending World Series MVP, who didn't lose a game in the 2008 postseason, told TV announcers before the game that it was a possibility his wife might go into labor. He then allowed a run to the Rockies in the first inning, a two-run home run to Yorvit Torrealba in the fourth and an additional run in the fifth.

He was lifted in the bottom of the inning for pinch hitter Greg Dobbs and his departure was announced a short-time later. The Phillies later said that Hamels wasn't aware his wife was in labor while pitching on the mound and that he left the game because of his performance.

We'll update you on the particulars once the Hamels announce them from the hospital. No word on whether or not they'll choose to name the child "Yorvit" (but we think they should).

[Waterston_Fan]

Originally Posted by catlover79

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/blog/big...urn=mlb,194913

Wonder how Cole Hamels feels about day games now?

On one hand, he's still terrible while starting them. Hamels' '09 record during early starts fell to 0-7 after the lefty took the loss during Philadelphia's 5-4 defeat to Colorado in Game 2 of the NLDS on Thursday.

On the other, the network's decision to make the Phillies the first game of a triple header may have allowed him to get to the hospital and see the birth of his first child.

Shortly after being lifted from a five-inning effort that saw him give up four runs and seven hits, Hamels left Citizens Bank Park and went to be with his wife, Survivor's Heidi Strobel, who had gone into labor with the couple's first child.

The defending World Series MVP, who didn't lose a game in the 2008 postseason, told TV announcers before the game that it was a possibility his wife might go into labor. He then allowed a run to the Rockies in the first inning, a two-run home run to Yorvit Torrealba in the fourth and an additional run in the fifth.

He was lifted in the bottom of the inning for pinch hitter Greg Dobbs and his departure was announced a short-time later. The Phillies later said that Hamels wasn't aware his wife was in labor while pitching on the mound and that he left the game because of his performance.

We'll update you on the particulars once the Hamels announce them from the hospital. No word on whether or not they'll choose to name the child "Yorvit" (but we think they should).

I didn't watch any games today but I sure hope they had someone ready in the bullpen when he was told his wife was giving birth.

Btw, they shoudln't name their kid Yourvit cause I got a mean name for it..

Yourvit=YourSPIT!!

[Wreckless]

i hope this didn't affect him today. like it wasn't on his mind I hope. cause he wasn't HORRIBLE, but he wasn't Cole.

But Congrats to Cole & Heidi.

[Wreckless]

Originally Posted by Waterston_Fan

I didn't watch any games today but I sure hope they had someone ready in the bullpen when he was told his wife was giving birth.

Btw, they shoudln't name their kid Yourvit cause I got a mean name for it..

Yourvit=YourSPIT!!

LOL Andrea, it's a joke. Of course they wouldn't name it Yourvit. Yourvit Torrealba is the Rockies catcher that homered off of Hamels today.

I think that's a good joke, but I don't like it lol. Leave the kid out of it.