In 2008, Cole Hamels was everyone's darling. He lit the world on fire and went on to win the World Series MVP award. He was the "cat's meow" and he was only 24.
The phenom was looking for a breakout year in 2009, and many fans thought it was coming from the left-hander going into his fourth full year with the club.
The breakout year not only didn’t happen, it was Hamels' worst year as a pro and resulted in many people questioning his dedication to pitching.
No one mentioned Hamels' offseason training in 2008, and no one really cared.
But as the 2009 season went on and Hamels' ERA was getting higher and higher, the skeptics started to come out of the woodwork. I will fully admit that I was one of them and even wrote an article criticizing Hamels left and right.
While I still have a l ...
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