Timing of Hughes' injury a little suspicious

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Baseball Today: Thursday, May 1
Published 5/1/2008 by Art Martone (amartone@projo.com) at Projo Sox Blog
... (New York Post) -- mysterious because no one had heard a word of a potential Hughes injury until the announcement that he was headed to the DL came in the middle of the game -- was handled "about as adeptly as Jason Giambi handles grounders to his right," according to Newsday's Wallace Matthews. Peter Abraham noted ...

Is it us, or do the Yanks need to wake up a little?
Published 5/1/2008 by D&A at NJ.com: Pride of the Yankees
... , and just about beat Wallace Matthews at his own game ), and we're convinced they allowed Jorge Posada back into the lineup before he was ready. The question is: why? Why take any chances? Are games in April worth losing A-Rod in May for two-plus weeks? Of course not. So, we think the Yanks -- top to bottom, as an organization -- need to wake up . No, it's not like the team isn't trying. But we swear there's something lazy going on here. Check it out: For instance, Robby Cano 's admittedly been a little unlucky -- his batting average on balls in play is .156, compared to ...