AN UNPREDICTABLE PHIL-ING | By JOEL SHERMAN | New York Yankees

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August 27, 2007 -- DETROIT - The Yankees have both the oldest and youngest starters in the AL, and that is a problem. At 44, Roger Clemens is unpredictable. He feels good and pitches well. He feels his age and doesn't. His performances fluctuate more than ever. At 21, Phil Hughes is unpredictable. Even within one game - such as yesterday's - he can show all there is to love about him and yet ... [link]

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Baseball Today: Monday, August 27
Published 8/27/2007 by Art Martone (amartone@projo.com) at Projo Sox Blog
... One of the problems, writes his Post colleague, Joel Sherman, is that the Yankee rotation has both the oldest (Roger Clemens) and youngest (Phil Hughes) starters in the American League. ...

The time is now
Published 8/27/2007 by Dave & Aziz Nekoukar at NJ.com: Pride of the Yankees
... , going 0-2 with a 17.57 ERA, and giving up 16 hits over just 6.2 innings. In other news... Joel Sherman is on the money today in discussing the state of the Yankees' pitching. He writes, "... the Yankees are uncomfortably trying to rally into a playoff spot with just two reliable starters, Andy Pettitte and Chien-Ming Wang." Sherman goes on to discuss the unpredictability of Clemens, Mussina and Hughes. Along the same lines, ...

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