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Bronx Banter: Cold Yanks Fall Flat
Baseball Toaster — ... over his head), in an undisciplined at bat that has become all too common this year. The Yanks left 13 men on base and deserved to lose the game. Final score. Tigers 6, Yanks 4 . There was more bad news. Phil Hughes pitched poorly and was booed off the mound in the fourth inning. Our old pal Sheff ripped a curveball for a two-run dinger . He is now 0-4 with a 9.00 ERA and the talk is whether or not he should be demoted to Triple A . Alex Rodriguez was placed on the 15-day DL and while there is no definitive news on Jorge ...

Yankeeland is hurting
New York Yankees Fan Blog — ... doesn't help anyone.) The Star-Ledger 's M.A. Mehta writes , "Hughes' latest disappointing performance could land him back in the minors." For his part, Hughes is willing to go wherever the organization wants. He's quoted by Mehta, "The mound is just as far away in Triple-A as it is here. Maybe I wouldn't get hit as hard down there. But there's still things I need to work out. Wherever that is, is not my call." ...