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Hughes can’t be judged yet
Hughes can’t be judged yet
Phil Hughes pitches tonight for the Yankees, lugging his 0-3 record and 8.82 ERA with him. He is also lugging the expectations that go along with being called ‘The Franchise’ and of having his team pass on a trade for one of the best pitchers of this generation to keep him. If Hughes gets battered around tonight I can see the headlines that will scream “Franchise ...
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Game 23: We could use a little Franchise
River Avenue Blues — ... Every five or six days, for better or worse, it will be a big start for Phil Hughes. While that might be unfair, it’s reality. With every poor start, the detractors grow in numbers and increase in rabidity. Phil can’t make them go away with a quality outing, but he can certainly piss on their fire. ...

Baseball Today: Friday, April 25
Projo Sox Blog — ... GIVE HIM A MINUTE, WILL YA? The blog Bugs and Cranks thinks it's absurdly early to be giving a thumbs-down, or a thumbs-up, on Hughes. ...

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Tough night for the Yankees, though one they handled with brains considering the circumstances. Phil Hughes looked sharp in his first two innings, throwing first-pitch strikes to five of the six hitters he faced. He faced the minimum six batters ...