Myers, Hamels clear air about mix-up

Pitcher apologizes to teammate for timing of 'quit' line

Todd Zolecki / MLB.com

NEW YORK -- Cole Hamels and Brett Myers are good friends.

They hang out at home and on the road. Hamels occasionally drives Myers to the ballpark. In fact, they were headed to dinner with their wives Tuesday night in New York before Game 6 of the World Series on Wednesday at Yankee Stadium.

"He's my buddy," Myers said Tuesday.

Myers, Hamels and a Phillies official disputed a Yahoo! Sports report that he and Hamels had a tense confrontation in the Phillies' clubhouse following Game 5 of the World Series. Two media members who were witnesses also disputed the report.

"The bottom line is nothing happened and nothing ever will happen between us," Myers said.

"People don't understand how easy-going both of us are and what good friends both of us are," Hamels said. "I didn't even know this had turned into a big deal until about 10 minutes ago. I actually had called Brett this morning to see if he could take me to the field."

Here is what happened, according to Myers, Hamels and Phillies director of baseball communications Greg Casterioto.

Casterioto asked Myers if he had seen Hamels, who wanted to meet with Phillies manager Charlie Manuel.

"He quit," Myers cracked.

That is a common response from Myers and others in the Phillies' clubhouse when somebody asks where somebody is. A few minutes later as Hamels and Casterioto stood in front of Hamels' locker, Myers walked past and said, "What are you doing here? I thought you quit?"

Hamels replied with an expletive, which took Myers off guard.

"When you say, 'Manny being Manny,' or something like that, well, Brett was being Brett," Manuel said. "Brett likes to throw that jab at you, and sometimes it doesn't matter who's around, and I think people when they hear that sometimes, they don't know how to take it.