nydailynews.com - 7/4/2009
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Phil Hughes hasn't just been a revelation as a late-inning reliever, he's done the impossible: he's essentially put an end to the Great Joba Debate. The issue was always finding another lockdown reliever to get Mariano Rivera the ball.
Harper: Keeping Hughes in pen is the way to go
nydailynews.com 7/6/2009 — This is the scenario the Yankees feared when they put Phil Hughes in the bullpen a month ago. What if one of their starters went down at a point where Hughes was too far into his relief role to instantly come to the rescue?
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 ...
What To Do With Hughes?
bats.blogs.nytimes.com 6/10/2009 — BOSTON - Phil Hughes was a revelation in relief on Monday, retiring the side in order and reaching 95 miles an hour with his fastball. in a 1-2-3 inning against the Rays. For the Yankees, that came with an upside and a downside.
The upside is that ...
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 ...
Around the Yankee Universe: Phil Hughes edition
pinstripealley.com 6/30/2009 —
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OK, so when do you guys start screaming that Phil Hughes should be the 8th inning guy? or ... gulp! ... ...
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 ...
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 ...
Inbox: Should Hughes stay in the 'pen? | yankees.com: News
newyork.yankees.mlb.com 6/29/2009 — By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com 06/29/09 2:44 PM ET Phil Hughes has been dominant in relief and seems to have found "something" that wasn't there as a starter. Maybe this is what he is and they found it by accident. What do you think? -- Paul P., Copley, Pa. ...
Madden: As Hughes dominates in relief, Joe should make switch
nydailynews.com 7/2/2009 — Assuming Phil Hughes continues to dominate as he has in short relief, do the Yankees really want to waste his talent on the middle innings? Or for that matter warming up in the bullpen and not getting a call - as was the case Wednesday?
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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 ...
GIRARDI HAS COKE AND A SMILE —
NY Post: Sports 7/4/2009
> The Yankees haven't discovered the secret formula for Coke, just maybe one that involves Coke. It's Phil Coke to face tough lefty hitters in the eighth inning and somebody not named Brian Bruney -- preferably Phil Hughes -- to face the ...
'PEN COMES UP HUGHES —
NY Post: Sports 7/5/2009
> After trying to go deep into games for most of his baseball life, Phil Hughes threw just eight pitches yesterday -- and did exactly what the Yankees wanted him to do. "It's a little bit [strange]," Hughes said after tossing a scoreless ...
HUGHES BACK TO ROTATION THE 'WANG' MOVE —
NY Post: Sports 7/5/2009
> FOR FIVE innings, the luckiest man on the face of the earth yesterday appeared to be Chien-Ming Wang, enjoying a reunion with his long-lost sinker. Had Vernon Wells' bloop double not landed barely inside the right-field line in the ...
New York Yankees' Bullpen: Best in Baseball —
Bleacher Report - MLB 7/6/2009
For the first two months of the 2009 season, the New York Yankees bullpen was considered a weakness.
How many stories were written about Mariano Rivera’s age?
How many articles were published that questioned the intelligence of having Joba ...
