Pitcher becomes famous thanks to the help of chiropractic
Cole Hamels, the baseball pitcher, was on his team’s disabled list about a year ago and had to miss most games during that period due to injuries. This is the same pitcher who is now celebrated as the Most Valuable Player for helping his team win the World Championship in the 2008 World Series.
He pitches for the Philadelphia Phillies. He began to develop elbow problems during the latter part of the 2007 season, and they were so severe that they kept him sidelined. He had previously suffered from knee pain and hip pain, but had received help in the form of chiropractic care.
Prior to the start of the 2008 season, he is known to have requested from his team management the availability of chiropractic care for himself and his teammates when they were playing in Philadelphia. He also requested that this chiropractic care also be provided in the other cities they travel to to play their scheduled games.
Once team management agreed, Hamels went on to say that using the help of a chiropractor had worked very well for him, and that it was good that management had started a team of chiropractors in different cities. This was in April 2009. He went on to say that after this chiropractic care became fully available, he was of the opinion that they could achieve the 20 game win mark for that season.
While he fell short of the 20 game number he had set out to do, he finished the year with a remarkable 14-10 record. This took his team to the conference championship and also gave them a playoff spot. This is the moment when Hamels started doing extremely well.
The first of his playoff appearances was against the Milwaukee Brewers. He did a great job and got his team into the next round where they had to face the Los Angeles Dodgers. He pitched in the first game of his series and again helped his team win, earning his team a spot in the World Series. The MVP was then awarded to Hamels for the League Championship Series.
Due to recent success and feeling good about his health, the World Series saw him take the mound in Game 1 against the Tampa Bay Rays and help his team to a victory. Hamels was called up again in the last game and pitched his way to victory. He earned the coveted MVP award for his performance in the 2008 World Series.
His incredible performance in the postseason, along with the record of 4 wins and no losses, will surely be remembered for some time. In contrast to the 2007 season, where he was tending to his throwing arm, Hamels was now in the spotlight, even appearing on a number of television shows such as The Late Night Show with David Letterman.
It’s obvious that his confidence in chiropractic care coupled with his willingness to work to take care of his fitness helped him be successful during the season. Well done Chiropractors, the Phillies and Cole Hamels.