HUGHES BATTLES GLARING PROBLEM ON MOUND

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Hughes in need of a AAA pit stop?
Published 4/30/2008 by Ed Valentine at Bugs & Cranks
Phil Hughes says he has trouble seeing at night at Yankee Stadium. After last night’s dismal 32/3-inning performance in a 6-4 loss, leaving him 0-4 with a 9.00 ERA, the 21-year-old might not have to worry about it for a while. GM Brian Cashman said “I think it’s fair to discuss it,” when asked about sending Hughes to Scranton to get him straightened out. The way Hughes is pitching, it might not be fair to his teammates to do anything else. At 21, Hughes still might be headed for stardom. ...

Yankeeland is hurting
Published 4/30/2008 by Dave & Aziz Nekoukar at NJ.com: Pride of the Yankees
... two-run HR in the second inning was nice to see. He's too good a hitter not to come around eventually. M.A. Mehta notes that for all the talk of the Yankees' young arms, it is veterans like Andy Pettitte (and Chien-Ming Wang ) that are keeping the team afloat early in the season. Pettitte will go up against Jeremy Bonderman tonight, where Andy will once again be taking on his familiar role as stopper . In other news... We don't think Hughes is making excuses, but he told the Post that it's harder for him to see at night. "Things get blurry," he ...

Phil Hughes Is Rick Vaughn
Published 4/30/2008 at YankeesRedSox.com
... Thanks to Mitchell for pointing out that Phil Hughes can't see.  Reading the story immediately made me think of the movie "Major League".  Vaughn, played by Charlie Sheen, is a top rookie pitcher, but his blurry vision makes him wild.  He gets fitted for glasses and goes on to dominate. If you think about it, the Yankees have a lot of similarities with that movie. Shelley Duncan could be Cerrano and A-Rod certainly has some Roger Dorn in him.  ...

This Wasn't the Cold One I Had in Mind
Published 4/30/2008 by Jay at The Futility Infielder
... a five-pitch span. Shelley Duncan, who'd doubled and drawn three walks in what was otherwise a good demonstration of his lefty-mashing skillz, hit into a fielder's choice on Jones' first pitch, and Morgan Ensberg, who figures to be the regular at third base while A-Rod is on the DL, grounded out on the first pitch as well. Cano went down 1-2-3 like he had a plane to catch, and that was that. Yuck. Update : Could it be that Hughes can't stand the glare of the spotlight? According to a ...

Hughes Can’t See?
Published 4/30/2008 by Kristy Fasano at The Bronx Block
According to this  article from the Post ( I was lead there by a post from Peter on Yankeesredsox.com), Phil Hughes is having difficulty seeing from the mound at night. In the article, Phil states that”At night things get blurry.” He then goes on to say, “I have an issue with shadows, not all the time, but some of the time.” Peter suggests that though “…the sample size is small, his ERA in the day is almost twice that of his ERA at night.” ...

Hughes has poor night vision
Published 4/30/2008 by Andrew Fletcher at Scott Proctor's Arm - A New York Yankees Blog
According to the Post's Joel Sherman, Phil Hughes has been having a tough time seeing at night in Yankee Stadium. ...

Phil Hughes Adds Night Vision to His Growing List of Problems
Published 4/30/2008 by Josh Alper at FanHouse
Filed under: New York, Yankees, AL EastThere's a bit of panic around New York this morning because of the continuing struggles of their phenom starter Phil Hughes. He's floundered through his six April starts, culminating in a three and two-thirds innings mess against the Tigers last night that dropped his record to 0-4. The key part of that sentence may be last night. Hughes, taking a page from Troy Glaus admitted that he's having a hard time seeing at night during games at his home park. Hughes said he has ...

Clearing the Bases -- Late Friday Dead Horse Flog Edition
Published 5/2/2008 by Jay at The Futility Infielder
... Friday Dead Horse Flog Edition • God, what a wretched week for the Yankees. As summarized in this week's Hit List . Big Hurts: the Yankees lose Jorge Posada, Alex Rodriguez, Brian Bruney and Philip Hughes to injuries in the same week. Both Posada and A-Rod are gone after wavering between the bench and the lineup, likely prolonging their absence, and while some question the validity of Hughes' injury -- particularly in light of dubiously timed reports of his night vision woes -- the latest word is that a stress fracture of his ninth rib may ...