Audio from Hughes and Chamberlain
Posted by: Peter Abraham - Posted in Podcast on Aug 11, 2007 
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Here are the postgame interview sessions from Phil Hughes and Joba Chamberlain. I post these not because either of them has anything remarkable to say. I just think you might find it interesting to hear how composed they are.
Here’s the Franchise:
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Here’s Chamberlain:
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Absolutely a great game…One of the most memorable nights of the season with both Joba and Phil pitching.
Also do you realize that Vizcaino has given up 5 runs since May 28th? That is a sick bullpen with him Joba and Mariano.
Very good night. Great job, Peter. Nice to see a real-life dominating starter and middle reliever. That makes 3 in the pen we can somewhat trust. Maybe this momentum will help the others in the BP. Maybe Edwar would be a good one to bring up now, what a change of pace from the fastballers.
I realize we don’t like in Philadelphia, but I think it’s OK if we call Phil “Phranchise” as opposed to “Franchise.”
The real Franchise is still a former pitcher named Tom Seaver – remember him?
If you listen to the audio of both pitchers, but especially Hughes, you will undoubtedly feel more confident in each man’s chances to excel. From the audio, it is apparent that Hughes approaches his pitching in a very analytical way. He often makes specific strategical and/or mechanical observations. For example, he talks about how the scouting report says Cleveland is a good fast ball hitting team. So he decided to feature his curveball sooner than he usually would in a game. Hughes also noted that he had to quickly learn how to pitch to make it in the majors. And this game was an attempt by him to approach his pitching in a more cerebral.
I’d say he was a little more than successful.
I find something VERY encouraging about a young pitcher thinking through all aspects of his performance after a bad start. And even better, the adjustments Hughes made enabled him to dominate a division leader (albeit a slumping one) in his next start. There remain many trap doors under the feet of a young pitcher and Phil Hughes has only taken a few steps into his career–but you have to love what the kid brings into the fight.