Hamels Says Mets Are ‘Choke Artists’
philliesnation.com 12/12/2008 — Cole Hamels was on WFAN today, and like a good Phillie, said something that would get immeasurable press : “Last year and this year I think we did believe that [they were choke artists]. Three years ago we didn’t because they smoked ...

Hamels calls Mets 'choke artists' in radio interview - MLB - CBSSports.com Baseball
sportsline.com 12/12/2008 — NEW YORK -- Phillies ace Cole Hamels called the New York Mets "choke artists" in an interview on the Mets' flagship radio station Thursday, becoming the latest star to stoke the rivalry between the NL East powers. Philadelphia has rallied past the ...

Audio of Cole Hamels Callling the Mets “Choke Artists” on WFAN
thefightins.com 12/12/2008 — Cole Hamels called into the Beningo & Roberts in the Midday show this afternoon on New York’s WFAN to do a little World Series video promotion and bash Jose Reyes and the Mets. The World Series MVP was about as blunt as an athlete could be ...

Cole Hamels Says Mets are "Choke Artists"
metsonline.wordpress.com 1/28/2009 — The talking back and forth between the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Mets the past two years continued this week when Cole Hamels said in an interview on WFAN that the New York Mets have been choke artists the past two years. Is Cole Hamels right? Should he have made these comments?

HEY COLE HAMELS, DUH?
kranepoolsociety.com 12/12/2008 — What I’m supposed to get upset over Cole Hamels going on WFAN and calling the Mets “choke artists” ? Hey I’d love to sit here and call Hamels a no good cheesesteak eating douchebag from is depressing shithole of a city but ...

Don’t Let the Winning Get to Your Head, Cole Hamels
larrybrownsports.com 12/15/2008 — I’ll be the first one to give Cole Hamels some props for pitching lights out in the playoffs. The guy nutted up and was probably the biggest reason the Phillies won the World Series. Still though, I’m not sure that dominance should give ...

Cole Hamels Speaks the Truth: “For the Past Two Years, [The Mets] Have Been Choke Artists.”
thebiglead.com 12/12/2008 — First Phillies General Manager Ruben Amaro and now Cole Hamels ? We’re fixin’ to get excited about Spring Training for the first time since we put pen to paper for fantasy drafts in the early 1990s. When’s the first Phillies-Mets ...

Cole Hamels Meets Talk Radio
hardballtimes.com 12/11/2008 — I'm not usually a fan of trash talk, accusations of overratedness, or discussions that center around the word "choke." But with just about every important baseball figure on an airplane heading home from Las Vegas this afternoon, it's a slow news day, and I thus have no choice but to wade into ...

New York Media Create 'The Cole War'
the700level.com 2/24/2009 — If you listened to Cole Hamels get cornered into calling the Mets "choke artists" this winter, you wouldn't have thought it would lead to war between the two teams. The New York talk show hosts basically recounted the Mets two epic collapses of the most reason seasons and were like, "boy the ...

Wright visits kids at Children's Hospital | mets.com: News
newyork.mets.mlb.com 1/23/2009 — NEW HYDE PARK, N.Y. -- Chances are the paths of David Wright and Cole Hamels will intersect Sunday evening. Chances are the Mets' third baseman and the Phillies' ace will be in each other's presence for a few hours at the New York Baseball Writers' ...

Cole Hamels: Say Whatever You Want, I Love It — Bleacher Report - MLB 12/12/2008
Jeff Carter could lead the NHL in goals this year, Brian Westbrook could carry the Eagles on his back into the playoffs, DeSean Jackson is one of the most exciting rookies this city has ever had, and you could practically pick any Phillie as your ...

The House Manny Can Build — Bleacher Report - MLB 12/13/2008
The winter meetings are now over. Omar Minaya went to Las Vegas looking to add a closer. He Mets GM leaves with two. So the Mets did well? Maybe but the Phillies added Raul Ibanez someone Omar has been targeting since last year. So what does Omar do ...

How Raul Ibanez Will Change the Mets' Plans — Bleacher Report - MLB 12/13/2008
Just imagine this for a moment: you're Mets GM Omar Minaya. Over the past two days, you have just completed two potentially franchise changing moves to shore up the bullpen by adding and Francisco Rodriguez and JJ Putz. However, upon waking up this ...

Phillies and Mets Make Trash-Talking Cool Again — Bleacher Report - MLB 12/13/2008
Over the past few years, the NL East's Philadelphia Phillies and New York Mets have developed on of the fiercest, most competitive rivalries in professional sports. Located just over 80 miles from one another, these two cities have long been a rivalry ...

Phillies and Mets Players To Have "Yo' Mama"-Off — Bleacher Report - MLB 12/13/2008
Since for at least three months, the two teams cannot "prove it on the field" the two teams' presidents have decided to host a best-of-five "Yo' Mama"-off to be held in New York and Phildelphia in January. New York won the toss after Mets GM Omar ...