Last night on ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball the Philadelphia Phillies visited the Washington Nationals. Being that this was the "game of the week" there was a lot of hype surrounding 19 year-old phenom Bryce Harper. Harper, according to scouts and analysts has everything it takes to be a premier player in the league for a long time drawing comparisons to Ken Griffey Jr. and Chipper Jones in their prime.
Having said all that, Cole Hamels could care less. The Phillies starting pitcher
plunked Harper in his first at-bat of the game with a 94 MPH fastball. After the game Hamels admitted to hitting Harper on purpose saying, "I was trying to hit him, I'm not going to deny it." Hamels went on explaining in more depth as to why he decided to hit the 19 year-old rookie.
