Are you saying it is A-OK with “a reason” to hit a player intentionally?
Players are thrown at intentionally ALL THE TIME. In some cases pitches are thrown OVER the head and BEHIND players. That can only be done intentionally.
Hamels is in the REAL League. He will bat over 100 times. He made his bed, he will sleep in it.
BTW, Hamels plays with Chase Utley who has been hit by more pitches year in and out than anyone. He had a bone broken in his hand by a pitch inside.
There is a brewing rivalry between Washinton & Philly. The good fans of DC are more than a little peeved that Philly fans come down to DC, treating games there almost as home-away-from-homegames. Then you have Jayson Werth running his mouth because he feels the Phillies dissed him during contract negotiations. The Hamels/Harper situation is more gasoline on the fire.