newyork.yankees.mlb.com - 6/29/2009
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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. It is surprising how well Hughes has made the ...
lohud.com - 7/1/2009
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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 ...
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Hughes provides welcome relief for Yankees | lohud.com | ...
nypost.com - 6/30/2009
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> THE concentration Sunday night was on whether
Chien-Ming Wang would earn his first win of 2009...
and Mariano Rivera would record his 500th career save, so you might not have paid much attention to what occurred in between: Phil Hughes ...
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HUGHES PHIL-ING THE BILL AS BIG BRIDGE TO RIVERA
nj.com - 6/30/2009
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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...
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New York Yankees pitcher Phil Hughes rides scoreless ...
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Sox and Pinstripes | Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees – The Greatest Rivalry in Baseball —
... Which brings me to my next point: Notice how this all comes full circle. It was a matter of time before foolish Yankees fans and probable critics started raising the question whether Hughes should become a reliever from now on. Here's a newsflash in case you missed it the first eight million times: Good starters make great relievers. Their velocity improves, their numbers improve, their adrenaline raises. Instead of pacing themselves for seven innings, they only need to face three to six batters on a normal night, and logically, all three of those variables come into play. Any ...
Is Hughes the new Joba? Huh?
It's About The Money - A New York Yankees Blog —
You can count me as one of those who loves what he sees with Hughes' emergence in the Yanks bullpen. He can handle two big innings, throws heat, gets the ball to either Bruney or Mo. Sure, he's a starter toiling in the bullpen right now, but given the depth of their rotation (especially with Wang making some improvements), I think Hughes should remain here at least until Joba hits his inning limits. Not by coincidence, Hughes' velocity has seen a jump since he moved to the bullpen, even though this wasn't the original plan. Of course Hughes would prefer to stick in the big leagues -- the pay, travel, everything is better; no one grows up dreaming of ...
Is Hughes the new Joba? Huh?
It's About The Money - A New York Yankees Blog —
... You can count me as one of those who loves what he sees with Hughes' emergence in the Yanks bullpen. He can handle two big innings, throws heat, gets the ball to either Bruney or Mo. ...
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