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Cole Hamels retirement ceremony nears

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John Foley
June 20, 2024
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It was Thursday, October 30, 2008. Cole Hamels was having a pretty good week.
On Monday, Hamels held the Tampa Bay Rays to two runs over six innings in Game 5 Part 1 of the World Series. On Wednesday, he watched his teammates finish off the Rays as the Phillies became the World Champions of Baseball. There would be an epic Halloween parade in Philadelphia on Friday.
And on Thursday, in the middle of it all, Hamels traveled to Manhattan via helicopter to appear on the Late Show with David Letterman. Letterman wanted the World Series MVP to read the "Top Ten Things That Went Through Cole Hamels’ Mind After Winning the World Series."
Cole Hollywood Hamels, 24 years old and looking very much lik...

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