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I'm going to put about as much effort into this post as the Phillies put into yesterday's game, the early favorite for our Boner of the Week award.

The Phillies lost, a lot to a little. Jim Salisbury reaffirmed his position as the worldwide leader in ledes that talk about a player sitting at his locker: [CSNPhilly.com]

Ryan Howard sat in a chair in the clubhouse and stared blankly into his locker for several minutes after Saturday’s 11-2 loss to the New York Mets. He barely moved except to fold his hands in front of his face. Clearly disappointed, he kept staring a hole through the back of his locker before rising to take a shower and wash off the residue of a difficult day at work.

You don’t think these guys care when they play a terrible ball game?

You didn’t see Howard after this one.

 

I had no problem with Cole Hamels voicing his displeasure with Ryan Howard and Chase Utley for their botched play in the first inning. This is usually the type of stuff he takes heat for, but you can't fault a guy for a primal reaction like that. He let it go pretty quickly.

Digging through the pop-up ads on Philly.com reveals the Phillies' trade deadline targets and details from last night's Reading Phillies game, where Shane Victorino and Brad Lidge made rehab appearances.

Ricky Bottalico continues to spit truth, reacting to Danys Baez' implosion. That firmly cements this game's place midway between an Angry Bottalico and a Private Lap Dance.

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Never change, Ricky Bo.

Delco Times has a solid recap with videos of both Hamels and Howard after the game.

David Hale has all of your injury updates.

The fine folks over at Team to Beat put together Cliff Lee's stats with and without beard. Put it this way: Baby Face Lee is better, sadly.