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?
lohud.com - 7/1/2009
—
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 | ...
nj.com - 6/30/2009
—
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 ...
bats.blogs.nytimes.com - 7/5/2009
Comments
Blog Reactions
An Unexpected Trip to Yankee Stadium
Three Idiots on Sports —
... and it looks like Phil Hughes will stay in the bullpen. I understand that Wang has been very good over the prior three years, but the fact of the matter is that this year he hasn't been right. Even when he's marginally effective he's only giving you 5 innings. It's time to get Hughes ready to be a starter again. No one wins a pennant based on how they played the year before. ...
More demolition photos of Yankee Stadium
Zell's Pinstripe Blog —
... For Yankees’ starters, keeping Phil Hughes in the bullpen is the right way to go
Robinson Cano misses sign as Yankees rally, slump in clutch continues
Molina’s rehab moved to Trenton / 2009 ALL-STAR GAME: Rosters by league
Jeter, Tex, Mo headed to All-Star Game / Tex won’t be in Homerun Derby
Staten Island offense starting to round into shape / Molina rehab update ...
Related Content
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. ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 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 ...
Phil Hughes is being primed for the rotation - Joba for the pen
athbloggs.blogspot.com 7/19/2009 — Phil Hughes , the hard-throwing Yankees right hander was as dominant Friday night as he's ever been coming out of the bullpen, striking out six of the nine batters he faced and holding the Tigers scoreless over the seventh and eighth innings of the Yankees' 5-3 victory at the Stadium. "I just ...
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 ...
Harper: Hughes' solid relief is just what Joba needs
nydailynews.com 7/4/2009 — 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.
...
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 ...
Matsui a big hit in return to DH —
NYDailyNews.com - Baseball 7/6/2009
While the rest of the Yankees starters had virtually the same number of at-bats in NL parks, Hideki Matsui had just six at-bats over nine interleague road games, registering just a single hit. But for Matsui, a return to AL games has done the trick.
...
