Yankees' Hughes looks too rattled to stay

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Newsday: Howard: Yankees’ Hughes looks too rattled to stay
Published 4/30/2008 at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
Newsday: Howard: Yankees’ Hughes looks too rattled to stay It was the start of another jam, all right. But it was also the sort of moment that Hughes could’ve shown everyone something special. Instead, pitching to new Yankees catcher Chris Stewart, a Triple A call up making his first start, Hughes and Stewart seemed to get their signals crossed for the third time in the game and Hughes threw a wild pitch - not in front of the plate, or in the dirt, but, startlingly enough, off the middle of Stewart’s chest protector as a surprised Stewart couldn’t even get a glove on the ball. ...

Yankeeland is hurting
Published 4/30/2008 by Dave & Aziz Nekoukar at NJ.com: Pride of the Yankees
... a trip to the minors could help salvage Hughes's season. Johnette Howard thinks Hughes looks "too rattled to stay." Clearly, the abuse he's taking from opposing lineups is taking at least a mental (if not physical) toll on the youngster. We'd agree, Hughes looks a bit rattled on the mound, but at the same time, he's handling everything with great maturity. If Hughes continues to get pounded at the major league level, perhaps a chance to catch his breath in Scranton would do him some good in the long term. Joel Sherman ...

Grade 2 Quad Nighty Cap
Published 4/30/2008 by edwzipper at Sports Frog
• After the shaky way he performed again last night, Yankees' starter Phil Hughes is officially on the clock now. • The bad news keeps coming for the Yankees. Alex Rodriguez has been placed on the disabled list. He has a Grade 2 quadriceps strain. And now we are left to wonder exactly how many grades their are. • The Hardball Times is calling for the head of John Gibbons. Of course the back up their opinion with trends and statistics unlike most websites. "This year, with a groundswell calling for his ...