The (re)emergence of Phil Hughes
310tojoba.blogspot.com 7/27/2009 — The overhaul of the Yankees bullpen after months of woe and hand wringing has been one of the well-documented stories heading into the second half of the baseball season. Gone are Edwar Ramirez and Jose Veras. Instead, the casual Yankees fan gets to see a much more Aryan bullpen, anchored ...

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 ...

Thanks to Phil Hughes we apparently have a new argument
pinstripealley.com 7/24/2009 — More photos » by Bill Kostroun - AP New York Yankees catcher Jorge Posada congratulates Phil Hughes after he got the save as the Yankees beat the Oakland Athletics 6-3 in a baseball game Thursday, July 23, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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! ... ...

Feinsand: Hughes should close
lennysyankees.com 7/24/2009 — Phil Hughes recorded his first career save last night after tossing two perfect innings in relief with a three-run lead. Apparently, that is enough for NY Daily News beat reporter Mark Feinsand to believe Hughes will be Mariano Rivera’s successor . No, it was not a knee-jerk reaction, as he ...

Hughes provides welcome relief for Yankees | lohud.com | The Journal News
lohud.com 7/1/2009 — 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 ...

Does Hughes Belong in the Bullpen?
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 7/21/2009 — I know I've lost plenty of people right off the bat with the title but its something you have to consider with him being as good as he's been in the bullpen. Especially since he has not been good at all as a starter. It looks like we're heading into a repeat of the Joba Chamberlain debate. Does ...

Hughes Becoming a Weapon Out of the Pen
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 6/22/2009 — From Anothony DiComo : And according to Girardi, he can. For the Yankees, perhaps the brightest spot in this weekend's series loss to the Marlins was Hughes, who so impressed his manager with a perfect inning of relief Saturday that Girardi was prepared to use Hughes out of the 'pen again the ...

Banged-up Damon replaced defensively instead of Swisher — Newsday.com - Yankees 7/19/2009
For the second straight day, Yankees manager Joe Girardi replaced Johnny Damon instead of Nick Swisher in the late innings for defense.

Ten years after, Cone's perfect game is celebrated — Newsday.com - Yankees 7/19/2009
Exactly 10 years after David Cone pitched a perfect game, guaranteeing himself a permanent spot in Yankees lore, he threw out the ceremonial first pitch yesterday.

Alex Rodriguez finds short porch in right field — L.A. Times - Baseball News 7/19/2009
Rodriguez led off the seventh inning with a pop-fly home run that sent the Yankees to a 2-1 victory over the Detroit Tigers. > CC Sabathia outdueled ...

Zimmer included in Yanks' old-timers tribute — NYDailyNews.com - Baseball 7/19/2009
Don Zimmer clashed with George Steinbrenner at the end of his tenure as a Yankee coach, but "Zim," a player and fan favorite in pinstripes, will be back today as part of the Yanks' 63rd Old-Timers' Day. It will be Zimmer's first.

The Fate of Phil Hughes: Will the Yankees Make the Same Mistake Twice? — Bleacher Report - MLB 7/19/2009
Three years ago, the Yankees were all abuzz about one of their farm hands named Phil Hughes. Hughes was drafted out of high school, and was considered to be the future of the Yankees' starting rotation.  Hughes got his call up to the big ...