Submit a Story!
Get the BallHype iPhone App
Votes
topics:

vote down flag
Happy birthday, Phil Franchise
yankees.lhblogs.com - 6/25/2009
Happy birthday, Phil Franchise
—
The very first post I ever did on this blog, back in Feb. of 2006, was about Phil Hughes throwing in a spring training intrasquad game: “But the buzz afterward was about 19-year-old right-hander Phil Hughes. He threw two perfect innings, striking out one. The former first-round pick has ...

Blog Reactions

New York Yankees Fan Blog:  Let's Catch Up

lohud.com - 7/1/2009
Hughes provides welcome relief for Yankees | lohud.com | The Journal News
— lohud.com — NEW YORK - Phil Hughes found something last week he thought he had lost a few years ago. It was a 96-mph fastball. The 23-year-old right-hander has been pitching in relief since the first week of June when the Yankees decided to return Chien-Ming Wang ... (more) Hughes provides welcome relief for Yankees | lohud.com | ...

Comments vote down The LoHud Yankees Blog found this 7/1/2009found this
nypost.com - 6/30/2009
HUGHES PHIL-ING THE BILL AS BIG BRIDGE TO RIVERA
— nypost.com — > THE concentration Sunday night was on whether Chien-Ming Wang would earn his first win of 2009 and Mariano Rivera would record his 500th career save, so you might not have paid much attention to what occurred in between: Phil Hughes ... (more) HUGHES PHIL-ING THE BILL AS BIG BRIDGE TO RIVERA

Comments vote down The Hot Corner found this 6/30/2009found this
New York Yankees pitcher Phil Hughes rides scoreless streak into more important appearances
nj.com - 6/30/2009
New York Yankees pitcher Phil Hughes rides scoreless streak into more important appearances
— nj.com — Jim McIsaac/GettyPhil Hughes has pitched 7 1/3 scoreless innings over his last five bullpen appearances. NEW YORK -- With the tying run on second with two outs in the sixth inning, Phil Hughes was called upon. One pitch later, he... (more) New York Yankees pitcher Phil Hughes rides scoreless ...

Comments vote down River Avenue Blues found this 6/30/2009found this
Comments
Blog Reactions

Let's Catch Up
New York Yankees Fan Blog — ... . I was reminded yesterday by Peter Abraham that it was Phil Hughes' birthday. Hughes is now all of 23 years old. It's hard to believe, because we've been talking about him for several years. I think this season we are seeing the maturation of Hughes. As I wrote above about Cervelli, I doubt Hughes is ever going back to the minors again.

Related Content
Phil Hughes Time Has Come
waswatching.com 7/1/2009 — Some thoughts on Phil Hughes, working out of the bullpen, via Peter Abraham today - Armed with the knowledge that he will be in the game for only an inning or two, [Phil] Hughes is throwing his fastball as hard as he did when he first came to the ...
Around the Yankee Universe: Phil Hughes edition
pinstripealley.com 6/30/2009 — More photos » by Tony Dejak - AP Phil Hughes Browse more photos » OK, so when do you guys start screaming that Phil Hughes should be the 8th inning guy? or ... gulp! ... ...
Hughes has been nothing less then spectacular
nyyankeesrumors.com 6/25/2009 — Phil Hughes Entering this season, many Yankees fans were down on Phil Hughes. He showed us signs of greatness in some of his starts, but the constant injuries got in the way. Many fans dubbed this season as the year he had to break out and prove that he was worthy of all the hype. He is ...
Hughes has been nothing less than spectacular
feedproxy.google.com 6/25/2009 — Phil Hughes Entering this season, many Yankees fans were down on Phil Hughes. He showed us signs of greatness in some of his starts, but the constant injuries got in the way. Many fans dubbed this season as the year he had to break out and prove that he was worthy of all the hype. He is ...
Phil Hughes A Reliever?
nybaseballdigest.com 7/3/2009 — In 1995, when Mariano Rivera was a rookie, he came to the big club from the minors as a starter. The results were mixed, to be kind. In 10 starts, batters hit .306 of Rivera and 8HRs to the tune of a 5.94 ERA. The following year, new manager Joe Torre put Rivera in the pen. Rivera responded by ...
Hughes Becoming a Weapon Out of the Pen
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 6/22/2009 — From Anothony DiComo : And according to Girardi, he can. For the Yankees, perhaps the brightest spot in this weekend's series loss to the Marlins was Hughes, who so impressed his manager with a perfect inning of relief Saturday that Girardi was prepared to use Hughes out of the 'pen again the ...
Could Phil Hughes turn into the next Joba Chamberlain for the New York Yankees?
nj.com 6/9/2009 — Colin Stephenson /The Star-Ledger Phil Hughes looked pretty comfortable out there in the seventh inning, protecting a one-run lead Monday night, didn't he? The 22-year-old righthander hit a season high 95 miles per hour on the radar gun and merely ...
The (re)emergence of Phil Hughes
310tojoba.blogspot.com 7/27/2009 — The overhaul of the Yankees bullpen after months of woe and hand wringing has been one of the well-documented stories heading into the second half of the baseball season. Gone are Edwar Ramirez and Jose Veras. Instead, the casual Yankees fan gets to see a much more Aryan bullpen, anchored ...
Hughes Getting Very Comfortable in the Pen
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 7/1/2009 — Here's a quote from Hughes about his new role, via Peter Abraham : "I feel like I have more control, my stuff plays up a little bit," Hughes said. "It feels like a good fit for me. Who's to say what the future will be? Maybe this is what I do for the rest of my career." Still, Hughes sees the ...
Stop being so good, Hughes.
behindthemoat.wordpress.com 7/10/2009 — I would never wish failure on a Yankee. Even if I perhaps do not care for a particular player, or if their success might otherwise hurt my fantasy team’s chances, I still don’t wish failure on them. However, Phil Hughes’s success is scaring me a bit. Why? Well, quite ...
Brian Cashman Makes Unexpected Call on Yankees in Atlanta — Bleacher Report - MLB 6/25/2009
New York Yankees' General Manager Brian Cashman changed travel plans yesterday. Instead of traveling to take in a minor league game and watch prospects in his system, Cashman took a plane to Atlanta and unexpectedly dropped in on ...
Joe Girardi Needs to Let CC Sabathia Be CC Sabathia and Let Him Pitch — Bleacher Report - MLB 6/25/2009
Joe Girardi made several mistakes during last Sunday’s game against the Florida Marlins.   First, with $161 million ace CC Sabathia  telling him a half dozen times that he was fine, Girardi pulls CC after 1.2 innings due to some ...
Two Joe's Still Connected, But World's Apart — Bleacher Report - MLB 6/25/2009
Joe Torre is in charge of the Majors’ best team. The Los Angeles Dodgers (47-24) have cruised through the first half of the season, even without the services of their best hitter for most of the campaign. Now in his second season in Los ...
Joe Girardi Sparks Some Offense for the New York Yankees, Finally — Bleacher Report - MLB 6/25/2009
The Yankees bats finally got going after Joe Girardi was thrown out of the game after arguing a call in the sixth inning, and Joba Chamberlain pitched a solid game for the Yankees (39-32) to beat the Braves (34-37) 8-4.   Quick ‘Cap  ...
Jorge Posada: Can Yankee Fans Ever Be Objective? — Bleacher Report - MLB 6/25/2009
New York Yankee fans are arguably the best in baseball. They are fervent and they are knowledgeable. And over the years they have had a lot to be proud of when it comes to their team. Beginning in 1996 the Yankees constructed a dynasty that saw ...