I think I'd like to declare a moratorium on unilateral declarations that a certain athlete is "soft." Donovan McNabb? He once played most of a game on a broken leg. So what. He's still soft.
Now we're hearing this about Cole Hamels. Why? Because he pitched poorly in Game 2 of the playoffs yesterday, while awaiting word on his wife, who was due to give birth. She did go into labor, shortly after Hamels came out of the game, and the pitcher left the building to be at her side.
I don't want to hear any of this bullshit about how Hamels is "soft," because he had his mind on his kid rather than the game. Because a child is more important than even a playoff game. It just is. Deal with it. The same thing happened last year, when McNabb went through a slump while his wife was expecting twins and having a difficult pregnancy.
At any rate, I really hope the new Hamels baby never, ever sees this.