Starting pitcher Phil Hughes was up to his old tricks yesterday afternoon in the Yankees’ 10-5 rubber-game loss against to the Atlanta Braves. Hughes gave up four homers, six earned runs, with five strikeouts and was out of the game after just 4.1 innings pitched. In his last outing vs. the Nationals, both Hughes and the Yankee [...]
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New York Yankees: Hughes you are far from complete
Yesterday afternoon, in Detroit, New York Yankees pitcher Phil Hughes took the hill in the rubber match vs. Tigers ace Justin Verlander. The Yankee bats got to the reigning AL CY Young and MVP winner quickly, as Derek Jeter hit a homer off the first pitch of the game. A-rod followed with a solo shot [...]
New York Yankees: Useless Hughes
It is no secret that I am not a Phil Hughes fan. Out of respect I kept my mouth shut over the last three weeks instead of pointing out the obvious that Hughes three wins were against terrible teams, and the Yankees scored 19 runs in those three games combined. In that back of my [...]
New York Yankees: To start Girardi needs to ban homers and move Tex
The New York Yankees lost in Toronto for the second night in a row 4-1; and once again it was at the hand of the dead bats who left a total of 16 runners on base in both defeats. The line-up couldn’t muster up anything to give Phil Hughes‘ a win after solid outing where he only [...]
New York Yankees: Trusting Hughes too soon
Other than the New York Yankees winning their second series in a row over the weekend vs. the Mariners, once again it seems that pitcher Phil Hughes has managed to keep his spot in the starting rotation. I will be the first to admit that Hughes pitched better in his last two starts, which were against [...]
Yankees vs. Rays: Series deux preview
The Yankees are back in New York after a 5-5-road trip to host the Tampa Bay Rays for a three-game set at the stadium starting tonight. Last time these two teams met was the start of the 2012 season, and the Rays swept the Yankees right out of Tropicana Field. The Rays stand atop the [...]
New York Yankees: Are you going to sink or swim?
SUNDAY SUMMARY: The New York Yankees wrapped up the four game series in Kansas City with a 10-4 win, splitting the series 2-2 with the Royals. Phil Hughes got the win, and he did pitch better but reality is the Yankee bats were really responsible for the win yesterday. As Ibanez and Granderson each had [...]
