Daily News | A no-hitter, a Texas breakfast, and the surprising story of a young Aaron Nola and an old Cole Hamels
It was only his fifth night in a big league dugout, but Aaron Nola knew early on what was unfolding. As he leaned against the padded railing and looked out across the infield grass, he found himself mesmerized by the lanky lefty on the mound. The elegance of the leg kick, the effortlessness of the delivery. More than anything, the intensity the focus that preceded every pitch. On a muggy July afternoon, in one of baseball’s most hallowed cathedrals, Cole Hamels was saying a near-perfect goodbye.
Yet he was also a typical 22-year-old who could be as awkward and uncertain as the one who’d broken into the big leagues a decade earlier. The first thing Nola saw when he walked into the Phillies clubhouse was the nameplate above his locker. The second thing he saw was the nameplate two stalls down.At the time, Hamels was well aware that he was on his way out of town. The Phillies were in the midst of one of their most discouraging seasons in franchise history.
One day later, Nola made his big league debut, holding the Rays to one run in six innings. The following night, they hit the road for Wrigley Field. Nola was scheduled to pitch the series finale on Sunday afternoon. That Saturday, he found a comfortable seat in the dugout and settled in to watch Hamels take the mound.
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