PHILADELPHIA _ As sure as Cole Hamels will wake up in the morning, brush his teeth, and eat breakfast with his children, he also will think about May 29, 2010. It's part of his daily routine, regular as clockwork.
Or maybe it's watchwork, as in the Baume & Mercier timepiece that sits in a winder in his house.
Hamels received the Swiss watch as a gift from Roy Halladay. The late Phillies ace bought 60 of them for $2,800 apiece and gave them to teammates, coaches, executives, trainers, clubhouse staff, public relations officials, even batboys to commemorate the Saturday night in Miami when he threw the 20th perfect game in major league history.
"Oh man, that was special," Hamels said by phone. "Just to create a memory for all of us. I look at it every day, truly."
Ten years later, they all still remember.
