You know um, Cole, um. I just you know, um kinda want you to sign a damn, you know, contract.: Howard Smith-US PRESSWIRE

I have pretty much the same narrative after every Cole Hamels start; the ace left hander is making himself more and more money as he dominates the National league.  Cole has been the team’s most consistent starter this season and has yet to settle on a contract which has talk radio pundits and print journalists ringing their hands and abandoning any talk of Cole’s high voice or purported lack of toughness.  He even threw a baseball at a guy, on purpose!  Today marked the return of the guy he hit and the forthcoming media frenzy surrounding their matchup. (more…)