puristbleedspinstripes.com - 7/13/2009
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Recently, I've been seeing a lot of posts suggesting that to solve the rotation problems, the Yankees should move Phil Hughes back from the bullpen to the rotation. On the surface, it's hard to disagree with this. As a starter, Hughes this season was showing improvement outside of one disastrous ...
A tale of two pitchers
riveraveblues.com 7/1/2009 — On April 26, 2007, the Yankees found themselves without a starting pitcher, and so a few months — or possibly a year — ahead of schedule, they handed the ball over to a 20-year-old right-hander named Phil Hughes . A few months later, on August 7, ...
Hughes in Pen a Bullish Problem (Score One for Bad Puns!)
puristbleedspinstripes.com 6/27/2009 — Let me make something clear, before I get into the meat of this post: Long term, Phil Hughes is a starter. That's why the Yankees drafted him, and that's where he will end up long term. As it should be. In fact, right now, as Joe P. of River Ave Blues told me, Hughes is the Yanks' fourth-best ...
The Hughes Wang Dilemma
fackyouk.blogspot.com 6/4/2009 — Over the past couple of years entire forests and billions of bytes have been laid to waste in debating two hot button topics in Yankeedom: the bullpen and how best to utilize the Yankees' young pitching prospects. Thanks to one Joba Chamberlain, the two have often intersected. Today I will ...
The Saga of Phil Hughes and the Yankees Bullpen
advancedfantasybaseball.com 6/5/2009 — He was supposed to be the new ace of the New York Yankees. A young star for a franchise with a long history of winning and turning good baseball players into media icons. But that did not happen for Phil Hughes as we expected. Instead he struggled, he got hurt, and he was replaced. But 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 the fifth starter spot?
riveraveblues.com 7/6/2009 — Once Chien-Ming Wang left yesterday’s game in the sixth after pointing to his shoulder, this post was inevitable. The Yanks will have a few decisions to make in the next few days. They’ll need a spot starter this Thursday in Minnesota, ...
Yankees Protecting Their Wang
mysportsrumors.com 7/18/2009 — New York Yankees pitcher Chien-Ming Wang has declared that his right shoulder is pain free. One would think this means a rehab assignment is on the way and he can get himself quickly back to the majors, but not so. Marc Carig at Newark Star-Ledger says that Wang refused to put a date on a ...
First Half Review: Starting Pitchers
riveraveblues.com 7/13/2009 — At 51-37, with the third best record in baseball, leading the Wild Card and just three games back in the AL East, the Yankees had a fine first half. Yet it was a tumultuous three months, wrought with streaks and injuries and strange trends, causing ...
Hughes Real Jewl of the Bronx
nybaseballdigest.com 7/27/2009 — Phil Hughes has enjoyed quite the roller coaster ride since being drafted by the Yankees in 2005. Hughes has gone from a highly toted prospect, to possible bust, to bullpen savior, all in the last 5 years. However, it seems like no matter what he does “Baby Joba” still seems to be ...
Is Hughes the Answer to Yanks Pen?
nybaseballdigest.com 6/3/2009 — As Giuseppe Franco, loyal NYBD fan, pointed out, Phil Hughes has been sent to the bullpen and Chien Ming Wang put back into the starting rotation.
Can Hughes be the answer to the seventh or eighth inning? Obviously it won’t hurt to have someone with the repertoire of Hughes going all ...
Cliff Eastham's Yankees All-Franchise Team —
Bleacher Report - MLB 7/13/2009
Welcome to installment No. 3 of the All-Franchise teams. I am endeavoring to formulate the All Time Team in each franchise’s history. A few parameters need to be established prior to beginning.
First, no player will appear on more than one team. ...
