Postgame notes: No changeup necessary this time
Posted by: Chad Jennings - Posted in Notes, Podcast on Apr 16, 2010 
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All spring, the buzz around Phil Hughes centered on the development of his changeup. It was the pitch that seemed to put him over the top in the competition to be the Yankees fifth starter, and it was the pitch that was supposed to make all the difference in his return to the rotation.
Then he made his first start of the regular season against a team that has a lot of success against changeups.
By Hughes’ count he threw only five changeups tonight, all but one of them to Hideki Matsui. Hughes said the Yankees scouting reports said even the Angels left-handed hitters have success against right-handed changeups, so he stayed away from the pitch much of the night. He worked mostly fastball-curveball the first time through the lineup, then mixed in more cutters the second time through.
“There were some points where maybe I could have thrown one (changeup),” Hughes said. “But I just didn’t feel like it was the proper pitch.”
It wasn’t so much the five walks that bothered him, it was the pitches leading up to the walks that he called disappointing. He kept getting into 3-2 counts, feeling like he should have put a hitter away before it got to that point. Here’s the Hughes audio.
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• Robinson Cano was named after Jackie Robinson, and on the night the Yankees honored Robinson’s memory, Cano hit his fourth and fifth home runs of the season. “If it wasn’t for him, who knows where I would be,” Cano said.
• It’s hard to overstate how good Cano has been through these first nine games of the season. He’s easily the team’s biggest offensive weapon right now. ”I always put in my mind that I want to hit with men on base,” Cano said.
• Hughes was at 97 pitches when Joe Girardi sent him back out for the sixth inning. “I like the way he was still throwing the baseball,” Girardi said. “We talked about that we would let him get up to 110.”
• The Yankees have a day off on Monday, and Girardi said all of the starters will stay on their normal turn with an extra day of rest. That includes Hughes. His turn will not be skipped.
• When Joba Chamberlain got the double play that ended the eighth inning, it came on three straight sliders. “Short one, big one, short one,” he said.
• Speaking of relievers, Dave Robertson rebounded in a big way from that grand slam he allowed two days ago. “I felt good,” Robertson said. “I felt the same as I did last time, I just wasn’t as fine with my pitches.”
That’s an Associated Press photo of Cano with Alex Rodriguez after the game.
Great win tonight.
Taking consecutive series from Boston, Tampa, and LA is a great way to start the season.
Phil was better than he thinks, but that’s ok – he has high expectations for himself.
There’s almost something of an obsession with the change-up now, but as Phil said, he’s not going to throw it just to throw it. If the scouting report said the the Angels can hit the change, then you adjust and throw something else.
Cano is unbelieveable right now; he deserves a lot of credit for working hard to improve his at bats with RISP. The sky’s the limit with Robby because he’s so incredibly talented…
Very nice bounceback from D-Rob.
Was at the game…the crowd really loves hughes….good time!
Did Girardi say anything about sending Huflghes back out in the 6th to get another ovation?
Absolutely. CNNSI.com had the Yankees 5th in their power rankings, lol. I couldn’t think of a better start to the season; I also like getting the West Coast road trips out of the way early (I think the Yanks are done with the WC before the all-star break) .
Ralphie, ooh – I’m jealous! I think I read somewhere that the first time Phil was “hugheessssssssssss” off the mound, his mother was upset because she thought he was being booed, lol. You saw quite a game, Ralphie – Phil got a nice hand as he walked off the mound; that was nice to see.
Felt like the ump was squeezing Phil on some of those walks. Seemed like he didn’t let it fluster him and got himself something to build on.
Cano seems to be having his breakout age 27 season.
Don gets an A+ for the day.
Phil should be disappointed in the pitches leading up to all those walks. Disappointed he didn’t get more called strikes.
Good bounceback for Robertson, 2 guys on, zero outs. Not too much damage.
But that Sterling kills me.
This is what he said, “Now these stats. They kill me. There’s a stat for pitchers that come in with inherited runners… (runs down Robertson’s inning)…Now looking at that stat, you’d think that Robertson didn’t do well. Well he did. That’s why you watch the games.”
I’m like, are you kidding? He was talking about Robertson like his outing was spotless. And looking at his line, it looks like it. But it wasn’t. That wild pitch changed the inning and ended up scoring a run.
Keep your eye on the game, Sterling. Never mind looking at the eye candy.
The only thing about Cano is that I hope he can stay hot once Arod and Tex start picking things up. He hasn’t exactly had a boatload of RBI opportunities.
another thing that is great to see at the start of this season, is granderson getting off to a fantastic start. one especially encouraging sign is he is already 4-12 against lefties, extremely small sample size obviously but at least his approach against lefties looks improved.
i mean, the guy had triples in consecutive at bats tonight. can anyone remember the last time a yankee had triples in two straight ab’s? i sure can’t. the guy can cover ground in center, speedster on the bases, plus power… and if he can at least hold his own against lefties i’d take it. he’s an exciting player and i’m liking the thought of him patrolling center for us for the next few seasons.
”The only thing about Cano is that I hope he can stay hot once Arod and Tex start picking things up.”
When tex, project 13, and cano get hot at the same time the offense is going to look like this:
http://www.movieposter.com/pos.....tmare.html
Today was just wonderful for baseball.
Way to go Phil. Way to go Cano. Way to go Jeter. Way to go Granderson.
Think about it – we got to see Phil reach the stage of his career where he’s a legitimate starter.
We got to see Cano show the dominance we’ve always been waiting for.
We got to see Jeter as good as he’s ever been, everyone’s favorite Yankee.
And we got to see everyone’s new favorite Yankee have a great day in the field and at bat.
What a great day.
No Girardi audio the one time I need it???
In N Out meal to honor Phil Hughes:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/9.....524509949/
Jeter was as good as he has ever been offensively, not defensively.
chad! I saw you on the jumbo tron screen with your mac pc lol
hey heykelvinsays, congrats on working at the stadium this season.
Nick,
Are you in any of those pictures? There’s a guy that looks like a young Jorge standing by the water feature?
And did you key that car? Just between you & me. You know, for entertainment purposes only.
Nick in SF……You ran your double double through the garden ???? Rich in NJ, Derek had one skip off his glove on a diving attempt up the middle, then there was the one Aybar hit up the middle that even if he gloved it there was no play as Cano was not able to get to 2nd for the force…..Normally he gloves both balls, although the 1st one took a hop over his mitt……
“Ralphie, ooh – I’m jealous! I think I read somewhere that the first time Phil was “hugheessssssssssss” off the mound, his mother was upset because she thought he was being booed, lol. You saw quite a game, Ralphie – Phil got a nice hand as he walked off the mound; that was nice to see.”
I started and participated in many a “Hughhhhhhhhesssss” chant today….the ovation he got walking off the field was fantastic….
I think this guy is really poor at reading body language:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/9.....572201208/
She’s obviously a hot and bothered.
m, I am the photographer. No self-portraits.
Pat M: I ran my double double through the what?? I ran it through my mouth into my belly.
Pat M
You seem to basically agree. That’s why I posted that his defense was not as good as it ever was.
Ah, I got it.
What’s your handle stand for? I’ve got Softy Wee Indie Guy. Am I close?
Half. It refers to the Twee subgenre of the Indie Rock genre. The handle is sort of a joke, but it serves a purpose.
A higher purpose, I assume.
Yawn, it’s been a long day. G’night.
No, just a goofy email addy so I can post contact info here.
Diamondback meltdown in Los Angeles of Los Angeles.
I know some of us are looking for something to worry about. That’s hard to do when the team is going so well.
Maybe we can worry about Jeter’s fielding. He badly missed 2 grounders going to his left. If Gardner doesn’t hit and Jeter’s fielding doesn’t improve, I’d consider starting Pena at SS and Jeter in LF.
Tax day is always a distraction for the Captain.
Great start to the year. 2 of 3 from 3 quality teams. Starters look good (except for Vazquez). The pen looks great. Everybody is hitting except the two guys who will carry the team later in the year. The bonus is that the sox are starting slowly with an easy April…this will be a fun year all…
“I’d consider starting Pena at SS and Jeter in LF.”
Not me, at least not this season and probably not next season. I think tonight’s issues were more about hands than range (except for the first misplay), and I’m not worried about his hands.
After 2011, yeah, he may well have to play another position, but we need a much, much, much greater sample size.
Last season’s good defense has earned him that.
I should actually have called it a nonplay than a misplay.
Nick in SF….You may have started a tradition tonight…Young Master Hughes delivers a win, In & Out is a must to celebrate……….Rich in NJ, is clearly right about the Captain and his SS abilities for the next 2 seasons…..
Pat M, it can be a tradition, maybe, but I don’t know if I can go to In n Out that often (I’m optimistic about Phil’s record this year)… I will hopefully be at his next start in Oakland, so no burger after that one.
13-7 , era 3.75 for the Young Master Hughes in 2010………One double double down, 12 more to go…….Exrta time in the gym to work it off though
You can consider Jeter for LF all you want, but he’s not moving there this season nor probably in the near future. Get a grip!
“Phil was better than he thinks, but that’s ok – he has high expectations for himself. ”
So you honestly think that the 5 inning, 5 walk outing was better than Hughes think? I know you are a Hughes fan, but let’s not act like it was some kind of great outing for Phil, because it wasn’t.
It was a decent start, not good, decent. He knows it and I’m happy he knows it.
I agree Phil had a decent start, way too many pitches, but this was against a line up that’s tough to get out.
Kazmir was rumored to have lost some of his velocity last season when traded by the Rays. I seen balls between 88-91 mph, He is way down.
what a way to start the season:
2 of 3 in Fenway
2 of 3 in Tampa
2 of 3 from long time nemesis, Hell’s Angles.
This, while Tex and ARod’s engines have yet to ignite.
Tex needs to calm down at the plate. He’s way too antsy and is out in front of a lot of stuff.
He should use a heavier bat like Swish did, see how it works for him.
It’s just so obvious he’s so anxious up there.
Not a good outing for Hughes? Did you watch the game?
He got squeezed low all night. That’s what got him to the full counts. He rarely missed his locations. And if he did, he missed low, keeping himself out of trouble.
All ’round good outing for Hughes along with Robertson, Joba and of course Mo.
Huuuuuuuughes!
Terry. Isn’t that something. This team is scary good.
Been a knock down, kick your ass fan since 1965, and I tell you with no equivocation, that this is the most solid team the Yankees have put together. Oh, and don’t let my sheer glee get in the way of my objectivity.
Can’t see what all the complaining is about.
Nick, you must have been a hungry boy – that looks like a double burger. What is that, two shakes?
Ralphie, Phil also got a nice hand on Opening Day – seems like he’s regained some of his lost fans. I love how “Huuuuuuuuuggggghes” always sounds like he’s being booed, lol.
If you just look at the line score and results then yea it was a mediocre outing for Hughes. If you actually watched the game and every pitch he threw carefully then you may realize that it was a very encouraging start. Stuff was great, good velocity, good late life on fastball, spotted the ball well at times, best bite on curve and cutter I’ve seen so far this year. He did walk 5 guys…one on 4 pitches but he was around the strike zone the whole game. The other walks for the most part were a product of him trying to be too fine with his location. He missed a lot of bats and 6 K’s against the Angels is pretty telling…they put the ball in play.
For a first start of the season and after such a long layoff I was really happy with how he looked.
Ray, I thought he pitched quite well…..which most people seem to agree with. I don’t think the 5 walks tell the whole story. I’m glad he wasn’t satisfied, but then he’s not looking at it the way maybe fans are. Most fans on boards that I frequent (including here) probably wanted to see him with good stuff, see him using all his pitches, etc….Well, he did have good stuff and he did use his pitches effectively; I don’t care what the Angels record is now, they’re a good team. He didn’t let the umpires small strike zone get to him – that’s another good thing. I’m very happy with his performance. On a regular basis you obviously don’t want to see 5 walks, but he wasn’t that wild and he struck out 6.
Nick, running it “through the garden” means you had your burger with all the toppings (lettuce, tomato, onions, etc……). You need to bone up on your food terminology
2 of those walks were b.s. he threw strikes, but the ump wouldn’t call down and away to left handed hitters. he had matsui dead to rights twice and arybar with a pretty curveball
Hughes pitched good enough to win.
Sure you’d like to see him pitch an inning or two more and cut down on the walks, but as it stands he pitched well and got the win. It was his first start in over a year, he’ll be fine.
Another lefty going against the Yanks tonight. What kind of lineup does Joe go with tonight? Cervelli should be behind the plate because there is a day game on Saturday. Rest Jorge tonight and let him catch on Saturday. I hope they shut Park down and make sure he is right. Melancon has pitched 2 innings in 3 of his 4 outings. He should be able to fill in for Chan Ho. On pace for 108 wins
I thought Hughes did really well last night.
My favorite parts of the game were Robbie’s 2 home runs though
Almost a year…
Erin-
You should be very proud of Cano.
He has become a beast at the plate.
The 1st homer he hit last night was just a Laser right into the stands.
I was just watching some of the Jackie Robinson activities on MLB.
Jackie’s widow, Rachel? I thought she was his daughter. She looks amazing for 88.
Just my opinion: Watched the game on YES and thought that Hughes pitched well.
He was getting squeezed on some of the pitches on the outside black. Guess he hasn’t earned that call yet. No nerves that I could see, he kept attacking the zone but tried to be too fine at times leading up to the walks. Lots of swings and misses – sneaky fast and good life on the fastball. Pitch count did him in, he’s got to let them put a few more balls in play earlier in the count – challenge the hitter on 2 and 2 rather than let it get to 3 and 2 and have to throw something good or walk him. He needs to trust his defense to do some more work for him. I’m sure he didn’t want to shake off Jorge too much and I didn’t see him do it much if at all.
Very encouraging outing from the brand new No. 5 pitcher against a very tough lineup that probably thought they would pound him.
LOL Bondy’s article in the Daily News was about how Phil should be ready to be traded or cut loose………..with a quote from Andy thrown in. Nice to see the News living down to their rep.
Bronx-
Is the organization you work for non-profit, and do they accept donations ?
Nice summary, Murph
MTU (aka GBURL) April 16th, 2010 at 8:39 am
Erin-
You should be very proud of Cano.
He has become a beast at the plate.
The 1st homer he hit last night was just a Laser right into the stands.
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I am VERY proud of him. I knew he could do it!!
Agreed that Cervelli should catch tonight.
I’ll see your Cervelli and raise you Pena. Give Alex a spell.
Really get a kick out of kids that play the game with exuberance.
GGBG in tonite against a very hard throwing Lefty ?
MTU,
I think you may be mistaking me for “Bronx Born”
I’m no poet although I will spit out the occasional baseball haiku. I also accept donations.
He pitcheslike that all year, he’s going to win a lot of games.
Jerry Layne was a disgrace back there last night.
Blew at least 15 pitches on the kid and even blew the play at the plate. Matsui was safe.
He’s the guy a few years ago who cost the Yankees a game at home against Seattle when he ruled Willie Bloomquist safe on a stolen base on which he was out by 2 feet. He hadn’t even touched the bag when Layne called him safe. Mainly because he’s so fat, he couldn’t get in position to make the call. Seems to be a common theme for about 50% of the umpires in the game.
He “apologized” later.
Joe West and his brood of overweight, incompetent umpires, want to whine about the pace of games.
How about you call the strikezone in the rulebook? You know, that book you are supposed to follow. You do that, you shave 20 minutes (at a minimum) off the game.
These guys really are a disgrace to the game. They embarrass themselves on a nightly basis.
Bronx Jeers-
Got my Bronx’s mixed up.
You’re the wild animal tamer, right ?
sorry.
I agree with the TV analysts takes that Teixeira is seeing the ball good which leads into making good contact. It’s only a matter of a short time before he starts mashing.
What’s likeable it that neither he or Alex take their batting woes on the field.
SJ44
There is no doubt that Hughes got squeezed last night. What is good about it is, Phil knows he won’t be sucessful walking 5 batters in 5plus innings. Looking forward to his next start and how he does at throwing strikes. He started out the game throwing almost 70% strikes in the first couple of innings. That is Halliday like. Not a bad model to follow.
Umpiring has become a bad situation. Jerry Layne was in poor position to make the call with Matsui’s slide.
Nothing that even resembles uniformity with ball & strike calling. It never should be a question of some umpires having wide, high, or low strike zones.
Selig is too spineless to say anything but the new Commissioner should institute CF cameras that accept or reject called to override balls and strikes just like the framed zones fans see on TV. Clearly many calls are dead wrong.
SJ44 April 16th, 2010 at 8:51 am
He pitcheslike that all year, he?s going to win a lot of games.
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I definitely agree SJ. The single most encouraging part of Phil’s performance to me was the number of swinging strikes he was able to generate with the fastball. Between the four-seamer, two-seamer, and cutter, Phil threw 88 fastballs. His velocity wasn’t outstanding, and I imagine that received a lot of attention, but he still generated 10 swinging strikes. I find it very impressive that he held the Angels down by throwing fastballs on 88/108 pitches and still generated swinging strikes on 9% of those fastballs. By comparison, Vasquez threw about 46 fastballs the other day and got one swinging strike. As Hughes returned to a starting role the biggest question was whether he would be able to overpower hitters by commanding his fastball like he did in relief last year–it’s only been one start, but Phil showed a ton of promise in that one start.
Rick – Caught that too about Teix seeing the ball better.
Guess he’s taking a page out of the books of Nick the Quick and Nick the Johnson.
SJ – Way to call out the umpiring. LMAO.
Layne missed the call at the plate, however, because Posada was blocking him, and the throw beat Matsui. He couldn’t see Matsui grazing the plate before Posada’s tag.
Wild animal tamer? Well I’m no Marlin Perkins but then again I did marry a hot-blooded Latina. Does that count? Maybe you’re referring to my swan story from a couple of days back? I also have an adopted python. A pair of cats.
I do like the professions you’ve got me involve in though. Poet-activist…lion handler.
I’m actually a rogue spy. I also moonlight for the mafia. But let’s keep it to ourselves.
SJ, I thought the pitch to Abreu in the 3rd was the most egregious I saw; Phil handled being “squeezed” beautifully and didn’t make any excuses afterwards. Joe sounded like he was very pleased with Phil’s outing – and despite being somewhat disappointed, I hope Phil was too. It was great that he got to walk off the field to the chant of “Huuuughes” – that must be a nice feeling.
TK, Phil’s velocity was very good for this early in the season……..but overall, I agree. He’s had swing and miss stuff from as early as his debut against the Jays, but because he doesn’t throw as hard as Joba, people think he’s something of a soft-tosser.
Matsui was safe, but what was Jorge doing? He seemed to lift his glove to enable Matsui to get his leg under there.
I don’t understand this issue with the strike zone; there’s a zone and it’s in the rule book, so why exactly do umpires have their own interpretations? This isn’t like art where each person interprets a painting through their own eyes, where everyone will see something different. There is one strike zone, but sometimes I think the umps are calling the twilight zone. I don’t know if Phil got squeezed because he’s a kid or because Layne is so bad. I’m looking for a few good umpires – are there ANY out there?
Bronx-
“I’m actually a rogue spy. I also moonlight for the mafia. But let’s keep it to ourselves.”
You’re not spy of any type. Rogue or otherwise. You just let everyone know.
Shoulda used code.
Weren’t you the one with the story about the bobcat, or am I mixed up on that too ?
Anyway, you seem to qualify with the wife, the python, the swan, etc.
Layne missed the call at the plate, however, because Posada was blocking him, and the throw beat Matsui. He couldn’t see Matsui grazing the plate before Posada’s tag.
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That’s the umpires fault for not getting in the correct position for that play. They explained that during the YES Broadcast right after the play happened.
Betsy-
” I’m looking for a few good umpires – are there ANY out there?”
Do you work part time as a Female Marine recruiter by any chance ?
if girardi wants to reignite the silliness last year with personal catchers all he needs to do is start cervelli tonight.
I was amazed at the amount of balls thrown too, and wanted him to attack the zone and stop nibbling at the plate.
Ron Washington mgr of the Rangers failed a drug test last year admitted to cocaine usage, will be here today. I hope he’s keeping it clean this year.
“Matsui was safe, but what was Jorge doing? He seemed to lift his glove to enable Matsui to get his leg under there.”
catching the ball first is so overrated
LOL Randy, I thought Jorge already had the ball in his glove. If not, then I just made an a s s of myself with that incredibly incisive question.
Randy-
Cervelli will probably catch AJ Sat.
Day game after a night game.
Oh yeah, I forgot about the bobcat story. That was me. On the golf course. Tucson.
Now that I think about it, I also had a run-in with a bull. I escaped that one as well. Maybe I am a wild-animal tamer and I just missed my calling. I got a lot of animal stories for a guy that rides the subway to work.
This is Phil’s strike-zone chart from last night for anyone that is interested. Looks like he could have or should have gotten about 8-10 more calls in his favor. These things are going to happen, so hopefully next time out Phil gets a more generous ump.
http://www.brooksbaseball.net/.....evDate=415
“He got squeezed low all night”
You really can’t get squeezed low ALL night.
As pointed out last night, if an umpire consistently isn’t give you a particular zone you need to adjust.
Phil Hughes pitched very well last night, but it’s SOP that umpires zones vary and pitchers need to adjust.
hughes game is low and away to leftyies. he made fine adjustments. two of the 5 walks were b.s
Bronx Jeers-
“I got a lot of animal stories for a guy that rides the subway to work.”
Can’t that be like a Zoo ?
Cute story.
There’s a guy out here who has a rural property.
I pass by on the way to some of my hikes.
Amongst his many critters are exactly 5 burros.
Care to guess what I nicknamed them ?
When Phil was throwing so many balls, and his pitch count was escalating early I wanted Cerevelli in the game. I don’t want personal pitchers, but when has Posada ~Lately~ called an almost No Hitter? I Really Really like Posada but there are a lot of balls thrown when he’s behind the plate.
Stuckey – Point well made. But if a pitcher is hitting the same borderline spot consistently, the umpire should also ADJUST.
It’s imposing pitchers’ non verbal/gestural communication.
It is Posada’s fault that Phil was not throwing the ball in the strike zone or was not getting calls from the ump?
Oy vey. The Posada nonsense will never end.
Out of shape, inconsistent umpires are the perfect argument for machines taking over.
Time for the “Determinator” .
just teasing you betsy.
a lot of people last night questioned posada’s blocking the plate on that play but he had to get in position to catch the ball first.
the other thing is that i’d be very surprised if the yankees encourage jorge to sacrifice his body to block the plate on a play like that.
he’s too valuable hitter to mix it up with every runner who comes in there.
when you see a catcher really go after runners you know he’s not a good hitter because the teams will tell a good hitting catcher to pick their spots when they are going to sacrifice their body.
DYD, you win the argument in theory, but pragmatically, that rarely happens.
Not saying it’s ideal, or even right, just standard.
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stuckey -
I agree with you. If the umpire consistently called pitches in that area a ball, Phil probably should have made an adjustment.
I don’t want to be overly nit-picky, though, because overall, Hughes did a really good job last night, and at least he was not flustered by not getting close calls in his favor.
The UMPS are paying the Yankees back for speaking out against one of their own. I understand they’re vindictive. Mo spoke out and look for retaliation when they (Umps) can sneak it into a game. He’ll be throwing more balls too all of a sudden.
I think Eiland called pitches for Cervelli in CC’s last game. Cervelli catching CC tonight would be a RH hitter against a LH pitcher, plus a day game after a night game with a RH going on Saturday. Jorge is going to sit or DH today or Saturday anyway. If it goes the other way, AJ is pitching on Saturday. Then what will fans say.
” I don’t want personal pitchers, but when has Posada ~Lately~ called an almost No Hitter?”
you voted for sarah palin didn’t you?
Phil -
Joe Girardi cannot let fan/media reaction influence his decisions about who is catching on what day.
“but when has Posada ~Lately~ called an almost No Hitter? ”
August 7, 2009
2-0 win in 15 innings against the Sox.
Ellisbury got a single to lead-off the game against Burnett, and did not get their 2nd hit until Rivera gave up a single to Ortiz with 2 outs in the 9th.
Caught a total of 14 innings, in which Boston got 4 singles.
The Internet is useful!
That’s 26 consecutive batters without giving up a hit, in case it wasn’t clear.
From last post – Stuckey- You actually win the argument, because in practice, you are right.
But I’ve witnessed many of the best umps calling a repeat borderline pitch a strike, simply because of a pitcher’s insistent precision.
Doreen
I agree with you 100%. Tonight is the right time to rest Jorge though. He can catch AJ on Saturday. I’d like to see Jorge DH tonight. Load up the lineup with RH hitters against Wilson. Then go back to the A lineup aginst Feldman.
on a very positive note hughes was very good last night despite the walks.
he really looks the part of a young starter ready to take root in the rotation.
if hughes pitches like he did last night all year the yankees add another position where they are loaded.
randy l. April 16th, 2010 at 9:43 am
” I don’t want personal pitchers, but when has Posada ~Lately~ called an almost No Hitter?”
you voted for sarah palin didn’t you?
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Falling down laughing, causing subterranean upheaval of chest cold HAHAHAHA!