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Fan Since '11: Phillies at Astros Game Thread, September 13, 2011

Fans of the infamous @FanSince09 will know what I mean when I call tonight's game the "Should of Kept" Matchup, as the beloved former Phillie J.A. Happ, baseball's best young lefthander, starts for the Astros and faces off against Cole Hamels, a/k/a the nefarious "Coal Hammels" who is soft and has single-handedly undermined two consecutive Phillies postseason runs, and will ruin a third in 2011 if we let him!

Happ is in the midst of a dreadful season, and Hamels was challenging for the Cy Young Award before his August stint on the Disabled List. Still... SHOULD OF KEPT.

Discuss the game below.


Next Game

Philadelphia Phillies
@ Houston Astros

Tuesday, Sep 13, 2011, 8:05 PM EDT
Minute Maid Park

Cole Hamels vs J.A. Happ

Mostly clear. Winds blowing out to right field at 10-15 m.p.h. Game time temperature around 90.

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Coal Hammels

#35 / Pitcher / Philadelphia Phillies

6-3

195

L

L

Dec 27, 1983

Soft. Should not let him verse Astros!


W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP
2011 - Cole Hamels 14-7 28 28 3 0 0 0 194.0 145 56 56 14 40 171 2.60 .95





J.A. Happ

#30 / Pitcher / Houston Astros

6-6

200

L

L

Oct 19, 1982

Should of kept!


W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP
2011 - J.A. Happ 5-15 26 25 0 0 0 0 137.1 147 98 88 19 72 116 5.77 1.59