Cole hard facts: Numbers just part of Hamels' sub-par season

PHILADELPHIA -- Cole Hamels knows the numbers. He knows how ugly they were during the regular season -- 4.32 ERA, barely six innings per start, .273 batting average against. He knows they're even uglier in the postseason -- 6.75 ERA, less than five innings per start, .317.   "It's been location," Hamels says.   As with most pitchers who've gone awry, location -- or lack thereof -- is a popular explanation for a sub-par season. But it's not the only one with regards to Hamels:   • He's feeling the residual stress of having worked 262 2/3 innings 2008. • A sore elbow in spring training set him back. • He was hit in the left shoulder by a line drive and sprained an ankle in consecutive starts in April, and those injuries set him back. • His curveball hasn't been working.   Then there's the one his bosses believe: Hamels spent the offseason celebrating his newfound status as World Series hero more than ...