Old School vs. New School

Monday, May 7, 2012 Youth In Revolt Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Cole Hamels evoked the "old-school, prestigious way of baseball" while revealing to reporters that he intentionally hit an opposing batter with a pitch during his outing against the Washington Nationals on Sunday night. On Monday, the reaction to Hamels' voluntary admission tended toward the vulgar (see: Nationals GM Mike Rizzo), condescending (see: Curt Schilling) and authoritarian (see: Major League Baseball). Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports felt that the backlash that Hamels' comments elicited was a bit over the top. Rosenthal affirmed Hamels' view, stating "this was old school stuff, the kind of stuff that @OldHossRadbourn on Twitter raves about every day." Somewhat lost in all of this back and forth may be the fact that the brash neophyte who supposedly needed to be schooled in the ancient ways of the game proved to be every bit as "old school" as the guy who intended to teach him. After being hit by the first pitch he saw, 19-year-old phenom Bryce Harper got back at Hamels in a way that would have made Ty Cobb proud. Harper dashed from first to third on a Jayson Werth single. When Hamels later threw to first base in an attempt to pick off Werth, Harper broke for home and scored the first run of the game. With one down, Harper only needs to steal home 53 more times to match Cobb's career total. Charles Barkley: Mitt Romney Is 'Going Down' Fan Arrested For Interrupting Lakers-Nuggets Game PHOTOS: Floyd Mayweather Jr. Survives Fierce Challenge From Miguel Cotto WATCH: I'll Have Another Surges Late To Win Kentucky Derby Mets Pay Tribute To Beastie Boys' MCA BLOG POSTS Trent Tucker: Paving the Way to Education As much as I would love to tell kids to play sports to escape the lives they may feel predestined to live, it is education that is truly important. With that knowledge it does not matter where you came from -- just where you end up. Tom Allon: Sports Profiles in Courage They don't make too many athletes like Amare Stoudemire and Mariano Rivera anymore. Their grit and courage make them exemplary role models for this generation. Jordan Schultz: Carmelo's 41 Points Help Knicks Beat Heat, But Prolong Inevitable In nine career postseasons, Anthony is 17-37, which is the worst record of any active player with at least 50 playoff games. Even with Sunday's 89-87 win over the Heat, he has still lost 11 of 14 playoff games. Lubomir Kavalek: Women in Chess: A Few Tales Lurking in the background, hiding their identity, they seem mysterious, magical, beautiful. At first, they observed the game from a distance, but as centuries went by, women were drawn closer to the chessboard. Terry Lyons: The (Near) Perfect NBA Playoff Game It was once said that officiating is the only profession in the world where the ultimate compliment is silence. That is certainly true. Only the funeral directors, morticians and undertakers could relate.

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