Sandwich Awards: Phillips hits through the pain

Friday, September 4, 2009 | Print Entry

Grab a loaf of bread. Raid your fridge. And hunker down for another eagerly awaited edition of the Generic Sandwich Awards. But first, it's the …

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Cole Hamels

Hamels

• The Phillies' Cole Hamels threw a complete-game two-hit shutout and stole a base Tuesday. And gang, you don't see that daily double much.

He's the first to do both since Scott Garrelts on June 16, 1990. But Garrelts' SB came on the back end of a double steal, so Hamels was the first to throw a shutout and pull off a straight steal since Greg Maddux did it (as a Cub) on June 18, 1988. Most amazing of all: Hamels was the first to pilfer a base during a two-hit shutout since ESPN's own Orel Hershiser two-hit the Padres and stole third on April 21, 1985.

 
 

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  • Jayson Stark Jayson Stark

    Jayson Stark has been a senior baseball writer for ESPN.com since 2000. His regular contributions include the newsy Rumblings and Grumblings column and his tilted look inside baseball's numbers and quirks, the Useless Information Department.

    Stark also makes regular television appearances on "SportsCenter," "The Hot List" and "Baseball Tonight." He is a regular ESPN Radio guest of "Mike & Mike in the Morning" (Wednesdays), "GameNight" (Thursdays) and the "Sports Bash" (Tuesdays), as well as numerous other shows on the network.

    Before arriving at ESPN, Stark worked for the Philadelphia Inquirer for 21 years. He was twice named Pennsylvania's sportswriter of the year by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association.

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