It was a crowded field for the ceremonial first pitch at a recent Reading Phillies game.Pitching was the name of the game last night as Cole Hamels combined with three relievers in a 4-0 shutout of the Nationals. Hamels went 7.1 innings, raising questions about his pitching Sunday against the Mets in NY. Oh, the drama. Jimmy Rollins drove in two and scored one. Chase Utley made a gutsy try at stealing home--taking out Nats catcher Jesus Flores in the process--but was thrown out. That's not "old school", said Charlie Manuel later, that's "good school. That's the way you play the game, unless you want to put some rouge and make-up and liptstick on you."
