Comments on: Hi, nice to meet you http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/04/29/hi-nice-to-meet-you/ A Yankees Blog by Journal News beat writer Peter Abraham Sat, 17 May 2008 06:09:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.2.5 By: KarenJ http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/04/29/hi-nice-to-meet-you/#comment-332666 KarenJ Wed, 30 Apr 2008 18:50:24 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/04/29/hi-nice-to-meet-you/#comment-332666 Wow, if I didn't know better, I'd think I was reading a fantasy-baseball-owners blog instead of a real team's reporter's blog. Most of you evidently don't give a darn about Phil Hughes as a person, because NOT ONE of you remarked on the nasty way the Yankee "fans" booed him off the mound. How can that help a rookie that young? He may now be another one in the long line of guys who prosper and pitch well everywhere but in the Bronx. I hope Cashman takes that into consideration before the kid's confidence is entirely ruined. But knowing how stubborn some people are, I'll bet he gets traded only AFTER he's been through the wringer a year or so, and his career MLB ERA is up around 7.00 or 8.00. Sad. Wow, if I didn’t know better, I’d think I was reading a fantasy-baseball-owners blog instead of a real team’s reporter’s blog.

Most of you evidently don’t give a darn about Phil Hughes as a person, because NOT ONE of you remarked on the nasty way the Yankee “fans” booed him off the mound. How can that help a rookie that young?

He may now be another one in the long line of guys who prosper and pitch well everywhere but in the Bronx. I hope Cashman takes that into consideration before the kid’s confidence is entirely ruined.

But knowing how stubborn some people are, I’ll bet he gets traded only AFTER he’s been through the wringer a year or so, and his career MLB ERA is up around 7.00 or 8.00.

Sad.

]]> By: bodhisattva http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/04/29/hi-nice-to-meet-you/#comment-332621 bodhisattva Wed, 30 Apr 2008 18:12:59 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/04/29/hi-nice-to-meet-you/#comment-332621 Hey Pete, We're not really "lucky" that no team has run away with it, so much as the fact that those other teams are flawed, too, which means they weren't capable of piling up wins and running away from us. "luck" doesn't really have much to do with it. Hey Pete,

We’re not really “lucky” that no team has run away with it, so much as the fact that those other teams are flawed, too, which means they weren’t capable of piling up wins and running away from us. “luck” doesn’t really have much to do with it.

]]> By: bodhisattva http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/04/29/hi-nice-to-meet-you/#comment-332618 bodhisattva Wed, 30 Apr 2008 18:08:56 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/04/29/hi-nice-to-meet-you/#comment-332618 HUGHES WAS NOT BOOED - SHEFFIELD WAS COMING TO THE PLATE. THEY WERE BOOING SHEFFIELD. Says a very reliable source, who was there. HUGHES WAS NOT BOOED - SHEFFIELD WAS COMING TO THE PLATE. THEY WERE BOOING SHEFFIELD. Says a very reliable source, who was there.

]]> By: PattiCake http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/04/29/hi-nice-to-meet-you/#comment-332492 PattiCake Wed, 30 Apr 2008 16:02:14 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/04/29/hi-nice-to-meet-you/#comment-332492 He's a kid. He's going to struggle. He needs to develop his other pitches and locate his fastball. He's in trouble but I fault Girardi for throwing him to the wolves without adequate backup (catcher, defense) last night. Maybe he would have still stunk up the joint but it might not have been as bad. I'm really pissed that people would boo Phil but I think that Girardi should own that one too. It's his fault. I've been a HUGE Joe. G. supporter up until last night. I have not been able to figure out some of these lineups, I wish he would just SIT Giambi and get Kevin Long to straighten Robbie out with that swinging at garbage pitches but all was well with me and Joe G. until last night Seeing the scrubs he fielded with a pitcher who needs support was startling and disappointing. He’s a kid. He’s going to struggle. He needs to develop his other pitches and locate his fastball. He’s in trouble but I fault Girardi for throwing him to the wolves without adequate backup (catcher, defense) last night. Maybe he would have still stunk up the joint but it might not have been as bad.

I’m really pissed that people would boo Phil but I think that Girardi should own that one too. It’s his fault.

I’ve been a HUGE Joe. G. supporter up until last night. I have not been able to figure out some of these lineups, I wish he would just SIT Giambi and get Kevin Long to straighten Robbie out with that swinging at garbage pitches but all was well with me and Joe G. until last night

Seeing the scrubs he fielded with a pitcher who needs support was startling and disappointing.

]]> By: LadyBug626 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/04/29/hi-nice-to-meet-you/#comment-332473 LadyBug626 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:43:15 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/04/29/hi-nice-to-meet-you/#comment-332473 Good post Pete. It doesn't help the Phil hasn't had a consistent catcher. But it's obvious that he's not ready yet. It's disappointing because he pitched so well at the end of last year and was amazing in the playoffs. I'm not sure what changed in his pitching between last year and this year. Good post Pete. It doesn’t help the Phil hasn’t had a consistent catcher. But it’s obvious that he’s not ready yet. It’s disappointing because he pitched so well at the end of last year and was amazing in the playoffs. I’m not sure what changed in his pitching between last year and this year.

]]> By: PattiCake http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/04/29/hi-nice-to-meet-you/#comment-332471 PattiCake Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:35:28 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/04/29/hi-nice-to-meet-you/#comment-332471 I definitely fault Girardi for putting Stewart behind the plate and sitting Melky. Those first two runs could have been prevented and who knows? Maybe it could have gone better. Phil needs to locate his fastball but he also needs confidence and being boo'd off the mound at the Stadium is NOT the way to do it. Yeah, Phil needs to work on his mechanics but he's 21 years old and the fact that the entire team was not on hand to shore him up is a bad managerial decision. Melky should have played from the start. Molina should have been behind the plate. It would not have solved everything but it would not have been the disaster it was. I definitely fault Girardi for putting Stewart behind the plate and sitting Melky. Those first two runs could have been prevented and who knows? Maybe it could have gone better.

Phil needs to locate his fastball but he also needs confidence and being boo’d off the mound at the Stadium is NOT the way to do it.

Yeah, Phil needs to work on his mechanics but he’s 21 years old and the fact that the entire team was not on hand to shore him up is a bad managerial decision.

Melky should have played from the start. Molina should have been behind the plate. It would not have solved everything but it would not have been the disaster it was.

]]> By: Bronx Bomber http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/04/29/hi-nice-to-meet-you/#comment-332456 Bronx Bomber Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:15:11 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/04/29/hi-nice-to-meet-you/#comment-332456 We're not calling him The Franchise anymore, Mr. Tongue-In-Cheek? We’re not calling him The Franchise anymore, Mr. Tongue-In-Cheek?

]]> By: Joe M. http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/04/29/hi-nice-to-meet-you/#comment-332407 Joe M. Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:08:29 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/04/29/hi-nice-to-meet-you/#comment-332407 Gosh, that looks ugly! How do I get the URL to wrap? Gosh, that looks ugly! How do I get the URL to wrap?

]]> By: Joe M. http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/04/29/hi-nice-to-meet-you/#comment-332404 Joe M. Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:06:55 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/04/29/hi-nice-to-meet-you/#comment-332404 This article by Joel Sherman in today's Post says that Hughes is having trouble seeing the catcher's signs at night. http://www.nypost.com/seven/04302008/sports/yankees/hughes_battles_glaring_problem_on_mound_108724.htm This article by Joel Sherman in today’s Post says that Hughes is having trouble seeing the catcher’s signs at night.

http://www.nypost.com/seven/04302008/sports/yankees/hughes_battles_glaring_problem_on_mound_108724.htm

]]> By: Drew http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/04/29/hi-nice-to-meet-you/#comment-332403 Drew Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:04:03 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/04/29/hi-nice-to-meet-you/#comment-332403 Not that it might have made a difference, but Molina should have been catching Hughes with Stewart catching Pettitte. Not that it might have made a difference, but Molina should have been catching Hughes with Stewart catching Pettitte.

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