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 ...

Mariano, meet your successor
nydailynews.com 7/24/2009 — I’ve already gone on record saying that I believe Phil Hughes should be the Yankees’ next closer. What I saw tonight did nothing but confirm that belief. Hughes picked up his first big-league save with a pair of scoreless innings, ...

Phil Hughes A Reliever?
nybaseballdigest.com 7/3/2009 — In 1995, when Mariano Rivera was a rookie, he came to the big club from the minors as a starter. The results were mixed, to be kind. In 10 starts, batters hit .306 of Rivera and 8HRs to the tune of a 5.94 ERA. The following year, new manager Joe Torre put Rivera in the pen. Rivera responded by ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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! ... ...

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 Ditches Changeup in New Relief Role
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 7/18/2009 — From Marc Carig : Yankees pitcher Phil Hughes is viewed as a future starter. No matter the results this season out of the bullpen -- so far the 23-year-old has been dominant -- general manager Brian Cashman insists there is no temptation to keep Hughes as a reliever. "None," Cashman said ...

Teixeira, CC help Yanks' win streak to 7 (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 7/24/2009
Mark Teixeira homered and drove in three runs, CC Sabathia recovered from a shaky start and the New York Yankees extended their winning streak to seven Thursday night with a rain-delayed 6-3 victory over the Oakland Athletics. Jorge Posada ...

Hot Stove Player of the Week: CC Sabathia — Bleacher Report - MLB 7/24/2009
Monday was the 40th anniversary of mankind's greatest feat: The moon landing. This week the Mets couldn't achieve mankind's easiest feat: Winning a series against the Washington Nationals. The whole organization is dysfunctional and a ...

The Phranchise: Hughes Emerges As Newest Yankees Star — Bleacher Report - MLB 7/24/2009
Unless your name is Brian Bruney, it's a great time to be a New York Yankee. The Yankees, baseball's hottest team, have won seven straight games since the All-Star break, rendering the bitter sweep by the Angels a distant memory. The streak has ...

The great Hughes debate: A closer look — Blogging the Bombers - NY Daily News Blogs 7/24/2009
Not surprisingly, my last post on Phil Hughes has apparently struck a nerve with some of you folks. My inbox has been overflowing today with e-mails on the topic - some agreeing with me, but many more telling me to pick a position and stick with it. ...

Hughes Has Numbers in Relief, if Not Buzz — NYT > Baseball 7/25/2009
The Yankees’ emerging setup man has followed a career track similar to that of Mariano Rivera, a onetime starter who blossomed in the bullpen.