Game 14: Yankees at Athletics
Posted by: Chad Jennings - Posted in Gameday Thread on Apr 21, 2010 
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YANKEES
Derek Jeter SS
Nick Johnson DH
Mark Teixeira 1B
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Robinson Cano 2B
Jorge Posada C
Curtis Granderson CF
Randy Winn RF
Brett Gardner LF
RHP Phil Hughes (1-0, 3.60)
Career vs. Athletics
ATHLETICS
Cliff Pennington SS
Daric Barton 1B
Ryan Sweeney RF
Kurt Suzuki C
Eric Chavez DH
Kevin Kouzmanoff 3B
Gabe Gross CF
Adam Rosales 2B
Eric Patterson LF
RHP Ben Sheets (1-0, 2.65)
Career vs. Yankees
TIME/TV: 10:05 p.m./YES Network
UMPIRES: HP Tom Hallion, 1B Ron Kulpa, 2B Lance Barksdale, 3B Mike Muchlinski
WEATHER: The forecast says a 50 percent chance of rain at game time, but there aren’t many clouds in the sky. It’s a little chilly here, temperatures in the low 50s.
BRAND NEW EXPERIENCE: The current Oakland A’s have a total of four major league at-bats against Phil Hughes. Kurt Suzuki has half of them, and he’s 0-for-2. It’s hard to imagine Hughes faced many of these guys in the minor leagues either.
ALMOST AS NEW: It’s a similar story for the Yankees and Ben Sheets. The Yankees have a total of 24 at-bats — and only three hits — against Sheets. Tonight’s right fielder, Randy Winn, has one of those hits. Mark Teixeira and Derek Jeter have the others.
PITCHING WINS: During their current five-game winning streak, the Yankees pitchers have allowed three runs or less in every game. They’ve allowed five runs or less in each of the past nine games. They are 8-0 when leading after six innings.
WALK IN THE PARK: The Yankees lead the Majors with 71 walks, they also lead with 1 walk per 7.25 plate appearances.
UPDATE, 9:44 p.m.: Travis Buck was scratched from the A’s lineup with a strained right oblique. He was replaced by Eric Patterson
UPDATE, 9:59 p.m.: A member of the Harlem Globetrotters just threw out a first pitch with his right hand while spinning a basketball with his left hand. He fired a bullet, too.
UPDATE, 10:25 p.m.: Mark Teixeira narrowly avoids being speared by a broken bat, and Robinson Cano backs him up to make the play. That obviously happens all the time.
UPDATE, 10:59 p.m.: Hughes looks terrific. I have no other analysis, he just looks really good against this lineup.
UPDATE, 11:07 p.m.: It’s really tough to keep getting through this Yankees lineup inning after inning. Back-to-back triples have rocked Ben Sheets and given the Yankees a 2-0 lead.
UPDATE, 11:18 p.m.: This is the kind of thing I saw Hughes do time and again in the minor leagues. He gets aggressive and you just feel like no one can tough him.
UPDATE, 11:22 p.m.: Why Brett Gardner is not standing on third base right now is a complete mystery to me. Granted, he can still score from second on just about any base hit, but I was surprised to see him so far off the bag on that fly ball to deep right.
UPDATE, 11:37 p.m.: For what it’s worth, Ben Sheets has looked pretty good himself. But Hughes has been absolutely dominant.
UPDATE, 11:51 p.m.: I believe they ruled that a hit for Gardner. There was no announcement in the press box, which usually means no error. It’s still 2-0 Yankees after six.
UPDATE, 12:01 a.m.: I remember one ball being hit hard against Hughes, that fourth inning fly out to center field. Otherwise, the A’s haven’t come close.
UPDATE, 12:09 a.m.: That’s how Hughes lost the no-hitter! Are you kidding me! Better than the way he lost the no-hitter in Texas, but jeez.
UPDATE, 12:12 a.m.: Hughes just got his 10th strikeout, a career high.
UPDATE, 12:19 a.m.: Very nice ovation for Hughes as he came off the field here in the eighth. He tipped his cap ever so slightly to the crowd, which was greeting him with more than a few “Huggghhesss” chants. Here’s Chamberlain with runners at first and second and one out.
First
go phil, go offense, go yankees
Lets go Yankees!!!
Halladay’s ERA falls to 0.82..
Halladay is just amazing. If his ERA was less than 1.5 this year I wouldn’t be shocked.
CC is not an Ace
Beckett is not an Ace
Halladay is an Ace.
Jenny – cut that crap out, loser.
Venditte is pitching the 9th inning for Tampa.
throwing left handed: strike out
throwing right handed: grounder to shortstop. infield single
throwing left handed: strikeout
throwing left handed: infield pop up.
game over, Tampa Yanks win, 4-1.
Here’s the Tampa Yankee box score:
http://web.minorleaguebaseball…..a_dbcafa_1
“Halladay is just amazing. If his ERA was less than 1.5 this year I wouldn’t be shocked.”
I wouldn’t either…when you can work 92-94 MPH fastballs both ways with pinpoint control it can be tough on hitters that are facing you for the first time.
# Hit Girl April 21st, 2010 at 9:47 pm
CC is not an Ace
Beckett is not an Ace
Halladay is an Ace.
You are the greatest troll ever.
Jenny?
My name is Mindy.
I can’t explain Halladay; I just don’t know if he’s human. How can anyone be so good? He’s indecent– and here is a guy who came up with immense promise, struggled badly and had to be completely retooled. He’s really quite a story.
On the bright side, somebody finally managed to retire “Babe” McDondald today.
CC is not an ace? Yeah, OK….
Next..
Mindy – Sox fan since 2004.
Yet, I don’t like thinking about Doc because I wanted him badly. If we make it to the WS and we face him, at least we’re familiar with him. Sheesh, he’s unfair.
Hit Girl
Go to NESN.com because no one cares what you think.
What’s the scouting report on David Phelps of Trenton? His stats last year and so far this yer have been very good.
Halladay isn’t good by accident, he’s probably the most prepared and conditioned pitcher in baseball, add to that his size and natural ability and you have what you saw tonight and what we’ve seen the last few years.
While Halladay is pitching gem after gem after gem, enjoy Vazquez and his 88mph fastballs and arm-angle slot excuses.
IMO Doc doesn’t show the same pitch more than once to any hitter in a particular game. movement, speed or location something is different every pitch. The announcers touched on this during the game and I have to agree.
I did see Melky go with the pitch and line a single to LF.
Varitek is the superior catcher. He only allowed 3 stolen bases tonight. Not only that but he’s only struck out 3 times tonight. Ortiz is going to him for batting tips.
I wanted the Sox to go outside the organization to cure their offensive woes… doesn’t look like they need to do that now with this McDonalds kid… ugh.
# Hit Girl April 21st, 2010 at 9:55 pm
While Halladay is pitching gem after gem after gem, enjoy Vazquez and his 88mph fastballs and arm-angle slot excuses.
Took you 4 mins to come up with this classic line? lol
Melky’s seen Doc a few times. Not something you can say about really anybody else on that team.
“Varitek is the superior catcher. He only allowed 3 stolen bases tonight. Not only that but he’s only struck out 3 times tonight. Ortiz is going to him for batting tips.”
lol
Blake, AJ gives Doc an enormous amount of credit for helping him “see the light” as it were. He’s a great pitcher and a leader; he would have been huge in NY.
Chad, the Yanks have won more than three in a row…
For anyone who was wondering-
Cashman gave Nady his ring
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/ne.....seriesring
Chad – 5 game winning streak, right?
Sutcliffe made good point – When Halladay starts a game, he plans on finishing it. Not giving a good solid 7 innings and giving his team a chance to win. Win or lose, he plans on finishing what he started.
He also is economical enough to do that. I mean, has this guy even had a 20 pitch inning yet in the NL?
Yeah Chad we are paying attention its 5 in a row! Dude common.
Betsy,
Thats why I would have given Montero for him…it would have hurt but you put Halladay and CC in a rotation together with the Yankee offense and they would have been as close to unbeatable as a baseball team can be, for probably the next 3-4 years….but thats another discussion for another time (actually the time for that discussion is probably over).
I wonder if Halladay would pitch as poorly in the postseason as CC did?
Those WS performances were stellar.
Yankees have won 5 in a row: last game vs. the Angels, all three against Texas, and last night (or was it this morning?
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Doc’s stuff just moves all over the place.
Everything he throws is a strike or borderline strike (which is why people swing at it and don’t try to work the count).
Also, you can’t foul balls off him, if you miss on the pitch, it is going to be a weak ground out or pop up. He doesn’t give you many opportunities to get a second chance.
Oh, and he out thinks everyone on the mound.
He is just a beast
Blake, yep – no point in rehashing it. I’m perfectly glad to have Montero if the Jays didn’t want him (glad anyway) and we’ve got a great team. I don’t believe in spending time “what IFing” ourselves to death and regretting things that didn’t happen; what’s the point?
Reddick had no chance against Feliz.
ESPN is such a joke. They put up a chart of top homerun hitters in comparison to McDonald and said he has more homeruns than these guys. LOL ! They need to calm down the season is early.
It’s like… no unsuspecting player has ever been called up and had one good game before.
Betsy, there is no point..I’m perfectly happy still having Montero also no matter what Klaw says
I didn’t want Montero hitting HR v. the Yankees when Halladay has long retired. I still don’t.
100 mph?? where are these pitchers coming from?
Darnell McDonald is a journeyman, not a spark or any kind of offensive solution to the Sox problems. He’s better than Hall out there I’d have to assume but I still remember people (Sox fans specifically) talking about how great a hitter Nick Green was for them last year. /rollseyes
Yanks were not giving up Phil Hughes, Joba Chamberlain, and Montero for Halladay.
Neftali just hit 101
Frankly, I think it is kind of tacky that guys like Edwar and Nady get rings. Even Stephen Jackson, who didn’t even pitch for us (he might have gotten into 1 game, don’t remember) gets one.
I mean, no offense, but what did they do to help us win the WS or even help us win games during the season? I can understand a guy like Pena getting one even if he wasn’t on the postseason roster… because he helped us win a ton of games and played a good amount and contributed to the 103 wins.
Nady got injured after 2 games. Edwar pitched like 1 month and wasn’t any good. Jackson barely pitched, etc.
The rings are like the HOF – they have lost their exclusivity. Everyone and their mother gets one. Why not give Joe Nathan one too? He helped us more than Nady did…. Again, not trying to be cold harted, but its true….
This will be a good test to see if Winn is really done.
“Yanks were not giving up Phil Hughes, Joba Chamberlain, and Montero for Halladay.”
nope, but they offered Montero straight up for him.
We didn’t need Halladay last year, and we won’t need him this year. Stop entertaining these idiots :p
Mac, Phelps is a Notre Dame grad, drafted in 2008. Throws 2 fastballs. 92-94 MPH usually. Curve, change and slider. Good control and gets his strikeouts, but is a contact pitcher, so he gives up a few hits, but gets away with it. Keeps the ball in the park, at least, so far.
Good job, Ron.
Waste your closer and only good BP arm now and if you ever get a lead in this game, we can see Frank Francisco trying to close out the Sox in Fenway in extras….
Hit Girl
Why do you keep on saying the same thing over and over again ? Yes We know that you love Halladay but I’m not sure he loves you.
Rich,
He is. Even if he gets a couple of hits, I don’t think that changes the fact that he is done. Even Julio Franco was able to get a few hits every now and then…
I hate when Jeter swings at the first pitch
Derek is not playing.
Montero and Hughes should have been offered.
Hughes probably tops out as an average number three starter. No big deal.
Anybody monitoring that?
Ben Sheets is one of Erica’s Avengers.
This could be a rough night
Yup, be aggressive against Sheets…he’s gonna be around the plate.
99 mph changeup for Feliz.
Phillies are still going to lose to the Yanks if they meet in the WS.
Doc is a great pitcher but so is CC.
Yanks entire pitching staff and lineup > the Phillies
Yanks 21
I basically agree. I’m just trying to keep my mind slightly open.
I plan on enjoying Young Master Hughes tonight, with or without the trolls that seem to invade the LoHud……..Hope that Nick in SF has good seats and enjoys the game……..Betsy, good luck tonight with your anxiety events…….
Hi all. Had some computer trouble but I think its ok now.
Mark April 21st, 2010 at 10:06 pm
Good job, Ron.
Waste your closer and only good BP arm now and if you ever get a lead in this game, we can see Frank Francisco trying to close out the Sox in Fenway in extras….
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So you’d rather see Frank Francisco lose the game in the 9th than the 10th or 11th?
Neftali was a little wild in that Drew at bat. So he dialed it down to 99 to get the flyout.
Hit Girl, go puke on someone.
dont walk johnson…arod is incendiary.
Johnson continues to get on base.
The wizard of walks strikes again.
Stupid Passive Nick Johnson
Pat M. April 21st, 2010 at 10:08 pm
I plan on enjoying Young Master Hughes tonight, with or without the trolls that seem to invade the LoHud……..Hope that Nick in SF has good seats and enjoys the game……..Betsy, good luck tonight with your anxiety events…….
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Is Mr. Nick at the game tonight? I thought he was going tomorrow.
Rob B April 21st, 2010 at 9:56 pm
Melky’s seen Doc a few times. Not something you can say about really anybody else on that team.
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Melky lined a homer off Halladay at YS a couple of years ago that just snuck into the right-field seats.
You could read Halladay’s lips: “F-ing porch..” or something like that, I’ve since forgotten. Might have been “F-ing wall…”
“Hit Girl, go puke on someone.”
I think she has been puking on her keyboard.
Erica,
I have Abreu and Tori Hunter on my team and I sat them this week because thye are facing the Yankees.
Even if NYY and Philadelphia play in the WS this coming year, Halladay can’t do any different than what Lee did….win 2 games in 6 .
looking good so far.
Note to American League Mangers:
When facing Nick Johnson, switch the pitcher and SS, issue an intentional pass and then switch back move on.
If you have not seen this, you absolutely must:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cheJUCA8q38
Clutch AB from Tex!
Suboptimal.
Not what we were looking for.
Well that was not good. Tex should have swung at that.
Somebody missed a sign.
That DP hurt.
aww tex
I’m gong to the Mets Phillies game next weekend, I’m going to have quite a bit of fun with their loser fans
That Tex is a great ballplayer.
They had Sheets on the ropes and now he’ll cruise
tex really needs to stop staring at fastballs near or over the plate.
Fran (the original) and OPPC member April 21st, 2010 at 10:11 pm
Erica,
I have Abreu and Tori Hunter on my team and I sat them this week because thye are facing the Yankees
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I really wish I thought of that and didn’t start Sheets this week.
I got all caught in the debate of starting Todd Helton Vs. Chipper Jones
That low 90′s fastball down the middle is just too tough for Tex
Thanks girardi, ran us right out of the inning. Who sends the runners with a struggling hitter at the plate?
Man he just missed that….Tex can’t get frozen there with the running moving.
Jeter thought Varitek or Martinez was behind the plate.
Hit Girl April 21st, 2010 at 10:12 pm
Clutch AB from Tex!
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SOSH are looking for you. If you don’t return soon they’re going to pull the little bowl of warmed milk they’ve left for you outside the door.
this could’ve been another 30 pitch inning
Tex sucks
That will be the best scoring opportunity of the night for NY.
Now Phlop takes the mound.
Just missed on that swing. Off of the end of the bat and still hits it 375 feet
we know that tex will hit eventually, but he is looking like brett gardner at the plate sometimes right now.
tom April 21st, 2010 at 10:14 pm
Thanks girardi, ran us right out of the inning. Who sends the runners with a struggling hitter at the plate
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I am pretty sure Derek Jeter has the green light to run whenever he pleases
can of corn from Arod
Oh yeah Hit Girl is a Phillies fan. Why are you even on a Yankee blog ? Shouldn’t you be talking trash to Braves and Met fans ?
Seriously guys – this is a great rain delay video if you haven’t seen it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cheJUCA8q38
I know we’re all into the Yankees game, but it’s worth taking a look. College players do some funny stuff. It’s too bad our guys can’t be this goofy sometimes
well, sheets pitched just about as bad as you can possibly pitch and somehow not give up a single run. could have been a huge inning if Tex swings the bat there, and A-Rod barely missed a 3-1 fastball right down the middle. he was right on that one. plus, sheets is wild. if he keeps pitching like that they’ll score runs.
jz166
Yeah Tex sucks alright ! LMAO !
I’ll try not to laugh too hard at Hughes
People,
You can’t have all the players.
Halladay is top-shelf. Pitching in the NL is much easier than the AL.
Former owner Ed. Barrow used to say that he wanted the Yankees to score five in the first then pull away. You guys were born to late!
Philthy!
What good is the ability to ban people if they don’t…
this strike zone tonight looks a bit irratic no?
HUUUUUGHES
Why is the ump having such a tight zone ? I can’t stand some of these umps.
Hughes just looks confident..
Pedro Feliz is my hero.
DB you made a real nice pickup. I dropped him because I thought he was going to stay relief and the next day I read they made him the closer.
Enjoy the game all. Gotta go back to the other room and check on the progress of my laptop scan.
GO YANKEES!!!
GO RANGERS
yeah, he looks really confident, lol.
“Oh yeah Hit Girl is a Phillies fan. Why are you even on a Yankee blog ? Shouldn’t you be talking trash to Braves and Met fans ?”
Or puking on someone.
HUUUGHES
Huuughes
I meant BD, not DB.
And I meant to say GO RANGERS!!! It posted before I could exclaim it.
By the way, no matter who wins the Rangers game, it’s never a good thing when one of the top three gives up 7 runs. That would be Beckett.
They’re in trouble plenty.
thank god that missed him.
no one will Hit on me Girl
I suspect that you life sucks. Sorry about hat.
Nice play by Cano and Hughes. Hughes ate Sweeney up on that pitch.
Oops. Neftali Feliz, duh. Pie-eyed from computer problems today and tonight.
there is no way the rangers are a 92 win team.
94?? I love it
atta boy
Trisha,
Sent you 3 emails. Did you get them?
Phil!
BAM
man, pretty impressive first innings. Phil’s fastball has some giddy up tonight.
HUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGHESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS.
Impressive inning, despite the walk.
Nice inning for Hughes.
Phil has got his 07 swagga back!
HYOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOZ
young master phenom going to work!
Hughes has a live fastball. It’s not the hardest but it has giddy up.
Phil’s phastball = phawesome!!!
phenom, l o l!
William Buckner
LOL !
I canl live with phil hitting 94. I just want him to mix it up and keep hitters off balance. He doesnt need to throw 98.
Was that Nick?
That is a pretty swing
i missed the walk. did he miss by a lot?
The frequency of the troll comments is an affront to the loyal posters, here.
Never did care for the IGTs.
Goodnight and GO YANKS.
Grr…apparently I’m in the Bay Area market…blackout…
Looked like Phil got Suzuki on the high fastball?
I just have to say that Cano always has good AB music
94 MPH for Hughes is pretty good
Hit Girl? The name is kind of fitting I guess. There are probably people lined up to hit you in the face.
Just need to get Sheets pitch count up.
Boston’s Prevent Defense could end up costing them the game….AGAIN. without Youkilis’ error has this game in extras.
Thank god…
JORGE JUICED ONE!
Cano is going to run more this year, apparently.
Cano’s got wheels! lol
Victor Martinez Kurt Suzuki is not.
nasty curve by sheets..
When Hughes is throwing well his fastball is similar to AJ Burnett’s. Hughes doesn’t have AJ’s arm. But hughes is gifted with the same kind of tremendous late life AJ has.
AJ’s fastball is more dynamic but Hughes has better location.
Hughes is going to be very good.
Are the Yanks trying to let Sheets off the hook?
I canl live with phil hitting 94. I just want him to mix it up and keep hitters off balance. He doesnt need to throw 98.
Is this serious? Obviously you can live with him throwing 94. He has only showed that velocity out of the pen until tonight.
Shut me up, Randy.
big spot for the great acquisition Randy Winn
Oakland A’s just for CHEATED!
Oakland A’s just got CHEATED!
LOL at Randy Winn
Sheets stuff doesn’t look great. He’s still not back to what he was before. His curve has nice bite to it but he doesn’t have the same life on his fastball.
The Yankees are going to get to him if they stay patient.
Yanks would have been better off signing Sheets, who gets the big outs, instead of trading for Javy Vazquez, who will be a bust yet again.
Nice play by sheets
Pat M, enjoy the game!
The nice thing is that the velocity spike wasn’t just from being amped up for his first outing. Phil’s throwing hard early this season………hopefully he can keep it up, but I expect him to get better in this regard as the season moves on. He really does have a tremendous FB; he doesn’t need to throw 96 MPH.
It was Oriole players who asked what do the Yankees see in Hughes.
he’s en fuego
the a’s lineup is such a joke, i wouldn’t trade our 7 8 9 regulars for any 5 guys on the oakland roster
tom,
I missed the play you’re talking about. But to answer your rhetorical question, sometimes they call hit-and-runs for struggling players. Forces them to swing. Of course, it’s all theoretical.
Hughes painting the outside corner with 94.
PJH,
He can be effective as long as he’s locating and changing speeds. And I believe he was throwing 94 as a starter when he came up in 07.
That’s just mean. Low and on the outside corner 94 MPH fastball
Ron Washington’s use of Neftali Feliz the past two days has made no sense.
Yesterday he let’s him rot in the pen when his team has a lead because he’s the “closer” so he could only throw the 9th inning. Then in the 9th inning the game was tied so there was no save to be had.
So then he throws him two innings tonight in a tie game.
If he’d just used him yesterday the way he did today they would have already had a win in the bag.
4 K’S
cb – this just in, ron washington is a crack head.
Nah, you can tell Sheets doesn’t fully have his velocity or command back yet. They should score a few off him.
This kid is focused..
powder river
Trevor, I remember that, but I remember someone saying here that Jim Palmer LOVED Phil. I would love to see Phil shut those O fans up next time he faces them. One start at a time, though.
Phil! He’s dealing!
Halladay is 4 and 0 in the AAA National League with a .82 ERA, he’s going to win 30 over there, glad we didn’t give up our young talent for him.
If he has the arm strength to do so in his third start, hughes does not need to use the cutter much even the second time through the order.
His fastball is completely dominant tonight. Don’t do the A’s any favors until they show they can hit it.
Command and speed is great. 94 MPH and nice movement
At the game, Phil looks great!
http://m.flickr.com/photostrea.....0&
Anyone watching the YES broadcast just here Kim?
That had to be one of the worst approaches to compliment someone I have ever heard.
CB- Considering Sheets has had multiple arm surgeries in the past couple years its probably a minor miracle he is throwing as hard as he is.
Hughes looks fantastic thus far…good life on fastball, hitting spots.
Sheets is throwing hard enough to blow away Posada and Tex.
nasty!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111
Whooooooo!!!!
Hughes is dealing tonight.
every year halladay comes out throwing complete games in april and may, and every year he sputters and gets beat at the end of the season. when is somsone going to figure out that pitching complete games in april is completely dumb.
Phour consecutive K’s
wow.. phil is looking like a top of the line starter he was touted as years ago. so awesome.
Atta boy Hughes.
An interesting comparison is between the way Phil throws the ball and sheets does.
Sheets has a relatively long arm action. I’d guess that’s why he gets hurt so often or at least part of why.
Hughes has a much shorter arm action – he’s real efficient back there and that’s a big reason why he repeats his mechanics so well.
The contrast between them is really stark.
Okay, let’s see if Hughes can match zeros with Sheets.
Let’s see what kind of a competitor he is.
Jason “the answer” Varitek …0-5 with 4 K’s..
much like Pavlov’s dog, I hear the P.C. Richard whistle after each K even when they’re on the road.
Sheets doesn’t match zeroes, he dodges bullets.
And Hughes polishes Gross off with The Yellow Hammer.
“cb – this just in, ron washington is a crack head.”
Washington managing like a guy trying not to get fired.
Hughes pitching like Halladay…Whoops.
Hughes is really impressive tonight, the A’s can’t catch up with his fastball-how many swings and misses have there been already?
Sheets is going to get hammered in the next few innings, he’s pitching around his fastball, which looks really hittable.
Yeah, CB, Phil said he liked to use the cutter in some change up counts against the Angels, but I hope he doesn’t abandon his FB…..Go with what works; it’s fine to use the cutter, but tonight he’s obviously feeling good and there’s nothing like a good FB
Betsy – Hughes rules (pleading the Fifth) April 21st, 2010 at 10:37 pm
Trevor, I remember that, but I remember someone saying here that Jim Palmer LOVED Phil. I would love to see Phil shut those O fans up next time he faces them. One start at a time, though.
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There’s always going to be that one team that’s going to baffle a pitcher/hitter. But I’m sure he’s going to do better against them next time out.
Did that flickr link work?
Yankee fans are dominating here, it’s 1998 redux.
Would like to see Hughes get a couple of strikeouts on his change-up…around the 5th inning
“Sheets is going to get hammered in the next few innings, he’s pitching around his fastball, which looks really hittable.”
Except the Yanks can’t hit it.
oh no, our 9 hitter grounded out! the sky is falling!
Hughes – 5 k’s – 28 pitches.
He’s throwing as a starter just like he did out of the pen last year.
That fastball just has so much life on it.
The yankees can’t hit fastballs? Ask beckett and ervin santana how they feel about that statement… hahaha
link’s A-OK, Nick.
hmmm, when do the yanks start to “hammer” sheets?
was the last k on the hard curve or slow loopy curve? I was watching on the phone on my way home.
“That fastball just has so much life on it.”
It does really pop at the end…goes to show there are all kinds of 93 MPH fastballs.
that is a very dead no action fastball sheets is throwing, he leaves any of those close to the plate and it’s getting crushed.
“That fastball just has so much life on it.”
It’s amazing what slightly better command and a tick or two more velocity does.
So, one of two things with Hit Girl…….. a) she is either extremely disliked even on her own team’s blog site or b) she really likes spending an entire night on the enemy teams blog site, which to me is the sincerest form of flattery. Either one I find quite humorous!!!
Tom B – South Park was better than trolls. April 21st, 2010 at 10:40 pm
Sheets doesn’t match zeroes, he dodges bullets.
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That’s okay with me. Ben Sheets is one of Erica’s Avengers.
I would like the Yankees to attack the A’s bullpen
seriously, Nick can probably get by with hitting .200 this year at this rate.
His OBP is a lock for .400
Hit Girl
I thought you said you wouldn’t try to laugh really hard at Hughes ? Are you laughing now ?
a walk’s as good as a walk to the walking man, Nick Johnson.
One day in a blowout or something I’d like to see NJ go up there without a bat and see if he could still walk.
lol, the mighty tex at bat…
Will someone remind Hit Girl the Yankees are defending World Champions and are off to a 10-3 start? I guess those facts don’t make it to her alternate universe.
Nick in SF at Yankee Stadium West April 21st, 2010 at 10:42 pm
Did that flickr link work?
Yankee fans are dominating here, it’s 1998 redux.
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Its good, but the pics are kind of small
“goes to show there are all kinds of 93 MPH fastballs.”
AJ also is pretty much 93-94. He doesn’t often throw over 95 anymore.
That’s part of why hughes and aj’s fastball right now have a similar feel to them.
man, teix’s swing is doodie right now…
This is getting annoying.
wow, that Tex is a great hitter
so when does the “hammering” begin?
when do you start rooting for… anyone? oh, just negativity… like a child.
sure is a good thing that tex stays in the 3 spot, lol.
Hit Girl. That’s a pretty mean nickname for someone who looks like they got hit by a Mack truck.
hughes with 28 pitches and 18 strikes is as impressive as his 5 strikeouts.
are they in for a 20 inninger in Boston? Shall we see the Youka on the mound?
“It’s amazing what slightly better command and a tick or two more velocity does.”
It really does. He looks great. One of the big questions for him coming into this year was whether he could sustain the same fastball he showed out of the pen last year as as a starter this year.
So far he has. He looks very, very good.
If that’s the fastball he can sustain if he develops that change up he’s going to be lights out. No one is going to touch him.
sterling calling phils “cutter” a slider.
I see Hit Girl was in the news recently:
http://www.philly.com/philly/n.....y__14.html
(Warning: that which has been seen can not be unseen.)
Nick in SF-
Are you wearing a blue hoodie?
blake,
too bad they’re not playing the Tigers. i’d like to see porcello bat, get hit, and then charge the mound.
I forgot my blackberry telephoto lens.
I’ll take a few pics with my real camera for Phil’s Phamily here — it’s tough, he isn’t on the mound very long!
“too bad they’re not playing the Tigers. i’d like to see porcello bat, get hit, and then charge the mound. ”
and hip toss Youk again
That was a good example of what a cutter can do. The pitch was up but that little, late movement kept the ball off the sweet spot.
A no-hitter for Hughes tonight?
the cutter looks good tonight too..a good fastball makes everything else better.
Hughes is now throwing everything in on the hands. Right now, he is a PITCHER.
Would you break out the change just to break it out or would you go with that’s working now?
Nick in SF at Yankee Stadium West April 21st, 2010 at 10:50 pm
I forgot my blackberry telephoto lens.
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Don’t be cute!!! LOL. I thought there was maybe a way to resize the pictures and make them larger. i don’t know much about blackberries
good time for a change..
If hughes threw pennington a change up right now he’d fall over.
wow, the texas announcers are awful… i actually had to switch to watching it on nesn. i feel dirty.
Betsy, maybe at 0-2 out of the zone, otherwise, No.
LOL -nice image, I would love to see that.
should throw the change.
A no-hitter for Hughes tonight?
What a gay thing to do.
MG, I just meant in general, not necessarily this at bat.
not many swings and misses on that rolling curve
Pennington is turning into a pest at the plate….like Scutero and Ellis.
why throw Pennington a change when he can’t catch up with the fastball?
awful inning by Hughes. no k’s
the phranchise begins in 2010.
Betsy, you must be enjoying this. Phil is really looking good.
“If hughes threw pennington a change up right now he’d fall over”
I agree, he got him out but I think he may have waved at a good change right there…no matter , Phil is cruising thus far.
Actually, that’s ok that he didn’t K anyone – you don’t want his pitch count to rise too quickly.
Man in scoring position for the Sox. Watch Pedroia bounce one off the Monster.
Betsy, like I said, at 0-2 out of the zone, why throw your 4th best pitch when they aren’t even sniffing your best stuff?
No blue hoodie (!) But I am wearing a Yankee hat.
Got some good Phil pics. I see him going deeper in this game than Big Ben, but we’ll see.
I don’t expect him to throw a change-up, or very many until about the 4th inning…after they seen everything. Then, break it out and see what happens.
mel,
What is the score between Texas and Boston?
Ack. IBB. Watch Very-tech hit a HR.
Isn’t it sad when trolls just start to make up stuff, I mean its one thing when they actually have something to go on but when they just start completely making it up its really pathetic.
ok, ron washington just walked… dustin “i wear kids clothes” pedroia with 2 outs to face… youkilis? c r a c k h e a d.
Fran, yeah I am – I’m happy for Phil that he’s throwing so well because he’s had a lot of up and downs for a 23 year old. I can’t imagine how frustrated he was in 2007 and 2008, so this is sweet. Now of course it’s just a few innings, but even if he has bad inning or the game turns bad, we’re seeing huge flashes of what he can become.
7-7 bottom 12, 2 outs
atta boy Alex!
Betsy – Hughes rules (pleading the Fifth) April 21st, 2010 at 10:55 pm
Actually, that’s ok that he didn’t K anyone – you don’t want his pitch count to rise too quickly.
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I know I was kidding. But foul balls also raise the count.
What a nice piece of hitting by Alex..
Way to turn on the jets. bad mistake by Sweeney, though.
MG, that’s a good point. I want to be careful of being obsessed by the change up….Throwing that pitch just to please people or just because makes no sense. I trust that Phil knows what he’s doing out there; if he determines the time is right, he’ll throw it.
MG-
He was so out in front of the curve. But pennington was able to get a piece of the curve due to locations.
Something low and away would have overwhelmed pennington there.
Phil decided to go away from the fastball in that inning and started relying on the cutter.
The cutter is a good pitch but it’s another hard look. Not that much different than his fastball in terms of velocity.
If hughes wants to mix pitches this time through the change would just give a completely different look.
Betsy,
Absolutely.
Mel,
Thanks
GB has it right, you make adjustments on the 2nd time through the order although that just might be switching off the fastball on the 1st pitch instead of throwing more changes. I can see him using it with a comfortable lead but not in any tough situations right now.
nice job robi, is that 2 triples?
lol back to back triples
Igotid, I know you were kidding, lol.
2 3bs in a row
Robbie!
back to back triples?????
Triples, back to back
You don’t see back-back triples too often..
Hit Girl,
You watching this? Now that’s how you hit the sheets.
Youk with the super clutch game winning hit
Great for the Yankees and my fantasy team. I have both Alex and Robbie
Dumb decision to dive there. He probably could have kept that to a single.
When did Cano get speed? A stolen base now triple.
2 triples in a row? You just cant predict baseball!
Back to back (and belly to belly) triples. Don’t see that every day!
what a surprise, youkilis game winning hit. ron washington is a moron.
I guess Not So Hot Girl is gone…
Nice job by Posada to score the run.
how bout that youk?
How good does this team look right now compared to where they were at this time last year?
It is really amazing how well Alex is running. The hip really doesn’t look to be an issue at all.
And what happened to Cano can’t hit with RISP. Over the weekend he looked like he was getting a little impatient at the plate again. But on the day off I think he made some adjustments and he’s back to having one strong at bat after another.
Back to back triples. Just great to see.
Was it Roy Halladay??????
Cliff Lee
GB
I love that you appreciate the “small stuff”.
IMO there are no style points in baseball-pitchers get outs the best way they know how. Phil is really dealing tonight, it’s a pleasure to watch him out there. If he can develop his change to the level of CC’s he’ll win a Cy Young or 2 but right now the last thing I want him to do is put a change in the wrong place and possibly change the whole tenor of the game.
Cliff lee.. Did the yanks trade jt snow for Jim Abbott?
TB is just destroying the ChiSox.
“When did Cano get speed? A stolen base now triple.”
Cano seems like a new man. I hate to say it, but maybe Melky being gone is a good thing.
Nick-
Are you dressed completely in black garb from the 17th century?
boston gets gifted a win, oooooh no they have 6 now!
how does 4th place feel, is it warm down there?
Hit Girl- The Red Sox are in 4th place. No one cares/
People who think that Cano can’t run, need to watch him on doubles and triples or going 1st to 3rd. he just doesn’t have the explosive first two steps.
Carl April 21st, 2010 at 11:02 pm
Cliff Lee
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That would have been my second guess.
When I look back at that game all I remember is Dan uggla’s errors and how the Stadium itself almost seemed to not want the game to ever end
randy winn is washed up
My White Sox friends are already crying that their season is over. I told them that it’s still early, but that didn’t help.
Hey Hit Girl……………Hit the road……….Sox are 6-9 and have played 9 home games already…
Laura,
I never bought into the Cano will do better without Melky thing.
BUT, maybe now he’s hanging out more with Alex as a result and getting mentored at the same time.
Hit Girl
Yeah great win for the Sox. But they still will finish in 3rd place in the Al East.
Hit Girl April 21st, 2010 at 11:04 pm
randy winn is washed up
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That’s the best you can do?
Do you really think anyone on this board gives a crap about Randy Winn?
Randy Wind (feel the breeze when he swings & misses)
Yeah Erica it was a great game. All the HOFers lined up. JD Drew mvp. Walk off sac fly. amazing game.
m – exactly, rather than goofing around with his best buddy, he’s doing work now. i’ll say it first… m v p.
nice curve
“I never bought into the Cano will do better without Melky thing.”
I didn’t either, but his torrid start makes me wonder…..
Laura,
A lot of the sports writers here picked the White Sox to win the AC Central. They were supposed to be the team to beat with all of the pitching they had.
Nick
Is that you screaming Huuuuughes?
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pat April 21st, 2010 at 11:02 pm
GB
I love that you appreciate the “small stuff”.
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pat, I always figured that anything that scores a run for NYYs was a “big stuff”. It was nice that he reached out and hooked the ball to first, though. Posada’s no dummy when it comes to subtle things.
Hughes really just made Barton look like a little leaguer.
Phil Hughes….very impressive.
Phil is just commanding everything tonight. Impressive.
The white sox should absolutely win the central. they should have probably won it for like 3 years now though, so you have to wonder.
These OAK announcers remind me of the fools that work the White Sox games. Total homers.
told u Rangers suck
I like Randy winn.. He is a good fourth outfielder… He will help the yanks this year
CB, Hughes is just picking apart every part of the plate, tonight and everything’s working.
Phill is pitching like he believes in every pitch in his arsenal.
“The white sox should absolutely win the central. they should have probably won it for like 3 years now though, so you have to wonder.”
From what my friends tell me (as I don’t watch their games), they are having a horrible year offensively. Apparently, Ozzie changes the lineup each game. I think that’s a bad idea. It doesn’t allow the hitters to get into any kind of rhythm.
Carl April 21st, 2010 at 11:06 pm
Yeah Erica it was a great game. All the HOFers lined up. JD Drew mvp. Walk off sac fly. amazing game.
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The inning after JD Drew hit a home run, when he re-took Right Field the bleacher creatures chanting “You Still Suck” LOL
Best pitch in baseball is a precisely commanded fastball. There’s no substitute.
These A’s look like the AAA hitters Hughes destroyed in the minors.
This game is really flying. ! hour to play 4 innings. Joe West would be proud.
It’s ridiculous. Phil has 6 strikeouts in less than 4 innings and he hasn’t even thrown 50 pitches. Was that a cutter?
VERY Nice inning from Phil – and huge after the Yanks just scored.
that was a little scary
Acknowledging it’s very early (not only this year, but hell, in this game), but are some of you starting to warm to the notion that a year spent in the bullpen is not a year of wasted starter “development”?
And is anyone still pining to see Chamberlain pitching in Scranton right now?
Ack! Sterling, “In case I haven’t mentioned it…Phil Hughes is pitching a no-hitter through 4.”
The pitch count is low
slow and low
that is the tempo
Phil Hughes is the man. I always knew he would be the real deal. This guy is going to be a big time pitcher in New York for a long time.
Well, Ozzie is nuts.
Even so, the rest of that division is just awful. They have the best pitching of the group so it’s theirs to lose.
That’s the worst pitch Hughes has thrown tonight and it goes to the deep part of the field.
Phil is controlling the game and hitters so far kinda like another guy we saw pitch earlier tonight.
I never realized how great a pitch a good FB was, but it’s magnificent.
Hughes is just blowing my mind right now…
stuckey,
No. But I think that Joba will end up a reliever anyway.
“A lot of the sports writers here picked the White Sox to win the AC Central. They were supposed to be the team to beat with all of the pitching they had.”
On paper, their pitching looks great. However, already this season, Peavy had an 8 run outing, Floyd had a 7 run outing and Buerhle just today gave up 9 runs. Add in their horrible offense and it’s no surprise why they are struggling.
Sprinters don’t slide April 21st, 2010 at 11:08 pm
I like Randy winn.. He is a good fourth outfielder… He will help the yanks this year
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It wasn’t personal against Randy Winn. Knocking him just makes no sense. He isn’t exactly a cornerstone of the team
Knocking Randy Winn is like criticizing a supermodel because she has a large thumb. Its just pointless
question of the night?
will Hugh no hit Oakland!
stuckey – what better way to learn how to get major league hitters out?
Hughes with a 93-94 mph fastball and a really sharp cutter is mighty tough. A good cutter is such an imprtant pitch. I think that is what makes Halladay so tough especially on lefties.
GB7-
He’s commanding both sides of the plate, working every quadrant. His pace is great. He’s not wasting any pitches trying to “set up” the hitters.
The A’s just look helpless up there.
And he’s coming right at them. Just very impressive stuff.
They are going to start doing exactly what Suzuki just did – swing at the first pitch or very early in the count because Hughes is pounding the zone and they are falling behind.
The A’s are a relatively patient team and hughes is using that patience against them.
Mark texeria just went to the bathroom
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Erica, or Meagan Fox and her small thumbs.
Great camera work by YES tonight. Nice shot of Tex coming out of the bathroom and sanitizing his hands.
Carl April 21st, 2010 at 11:12 pm
Erica, or Meagan Fox and her small thumbs.
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Exactly!!!!
Run, Brett, Run!
can we get a walk triple please. run!
See Brett Run…. Run Brett Run!
Knocking Randy Winn is like criticizing a supermodel because she has a large thumb. Its just pointless
I like that!!
Suzuki vs. Gardner.
I love that Hughes is getting strikeouts now. When he struggled back in ’08 he was barely missing any bats. I also like how he works quickly and just looks confident on the mound. I’m sure the defense appreciates that.
LGY April 21st, 2010 at 11:12 pm
Great camera work by YES tonight. Nice shot of Tex coming out of the bathroom and sanitizing his hands.
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ACK. But he left the seat up!!!!!!!!!
Lol @ Hit Girl
Who won the World Series? N
I would wait at least till the 6th/7th inning before talking about a no hitter.
“Phil is controlling the game and hitters so far kinda like another guy we saw pitch earlier tonight.”
The maestro is incomparable, but yeah, it’s difficult to watch hughes right now and not think about the surgical execution from earlier this evening.
Hughes has so much natural movement inside of the zone. That’s what makes you think about Doc.
I mistyped. Buerhle gave up 6 today. The 9 was the number of hits.
sheets pitch count is still pretty low, but getting some runs on him this inning might knock him out. then it’s feast on the bullpen time
Megan Fox has thumbs?
guess I never noticed…
“ACK. But he left the seat up!!!!!!!!!”
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That’s true. I am sure he will hear about it from Mrs. Tex later tonight!
Nice play… Pretty
what use is gardner if he won’t steal on a guy like sheets, who has that high leg kick?
Betsy, This remind me of 2007 ..I’ll leave it at that
one thing you can’t teach a pitcher is how to throw a fastball that has life through the strike zone-that’s exactly what Phil Hughes throws. And yes, the year in the ‘pen definitely helped him because it taught him to go after hitters early in the count-he just pounds the strike zone now, no nibbling.
Hi All –
I am trying to follow from my hotel room in Pasadena. Sounds like Phil is absolutely dealing. Wish I could watch on tv but I am stuck with sports center.
“Who won the World Series?”
Who’s won 27 of them?
makes you think where Hughes will be right now if that injury didn’t happen in Texas.
Nick Johnson
Avg: .117
OBP: .880
Bullpen pic:
http://m.flickr.com/photostrea.....0&
76 through 4.1 is not low…
Pennington has really come around with his game. That was a really nice play on Jeter.
Gardner should’ve been tagging
Joe from LI-
He’s putting on a clinic. Just dissecting oakland every which way.
That ball is probably out of most parks.
Nick Johnson has warning track power
Well didn’t Mike Mussina in his prime sit around 92-95 ?
You don’t have to hit 95 + to be the best pitcher in baseball.
igotid88 – why? he scores from 2nd on a single anyway…
I really think Hughes could develop as similar arsenal to what Halladay has. They have similar pitches..obviously Halladay is on another level right now but Phil does remind me of him when he’s commanding the whole plate and working the ball both ways as he is tonight.
“warning track power”? Never heard of that. Did you coin that? I like it.
Pat M, 2007 didn’t work out that well, so I’d rather not think about that, lol.
Tex is simply lame
m – yes, “warning track power” like the entire redsux outfield
there is nothing worse than being relegated to bad troll status-devoid of any ability to stir emotions, grasping at straws.
Pathetic.
Tom B – South Park was better than trolls. April 21st, 2010 at 11:18 pm
igotid88 – why? he scores from 2nd on a single anyway…
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But could score easier on a passed ball/wild pitch.
“Hit Girl” go back to watching that piece of crap “Kick Ass” movie you named yourself after.
“Jesse Litsch eats babies” was a good troll. Original and a good-sport.
nice hat Reggie.
being unable to start an argument for over an hour is just embarrassing :p
i guess it takes more than tabloid level intelligence to come up with something worth getting riled up about
Nick, I am a bit behind the blog, but thanks for the pix. Excellent
Halladay might win 25 games this season.
igotid88 – sheets has thrown 2 balls in the dirt all day. i’m not saying he shouldn’t have tagged… but it’s not worth worrying about.
Is anyone up for a game of GWNIS????????????
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Holy cow, and he’s throwing 94 with ease!
7 K’s/4.2 innings
Halladay should win 25 games. Unfortunately for him, the 2 that will matter will be against the Yankees.
Hughes threw that one right down the middle and it didn’t matter…just jumped past his bat.
blake-
Let’s hope. The thing about Doc is that he’s able to systematically command his movement inside of the zone and to do so to both sides of the plate.
That’s just ridiculous. The fact that his cutter and two seamer have almost the same velocity and same movement but to opposite sides of the plate is just amazing. Forget the plus curve and change on top of that.
The fact that he gets that much movement to both sides and can decide himself what direction to send the ball….
But then again… man Hughes ball has life in the zone. It is really crazy how much movement he has inside the zone.
That general phenomenon is similar to Doc.
Like i said earlier , phil has that 07 swagger.
Can we trade Hit Girl for a more entertaining troll?
I like it
Holy Phil!!!
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Oh my, he’s cruising..
What a surprise… oakland hitter overpowered by a four seam fastball.
again was the walk he gave up in the 1st a result of the hp ump or did he miss by a lot?
Wow, this is an impressive outing by Hughes.
“Halladay should win 25 games. Unfortunately for him, the 2 that will matter will be against the Yankees.”
I never like facing Halladay, but I have a feeling we’ll be more of a challenge for him than those lowly NL hitters.
Hughes is just playing catch with Posada tonight. almost like a bullpen session.
not bad for a 23-year-old
kid might have a future in this game
I’m not gonna say it directly, but Phil is looking really, really good.
Who knows what could happen if he keeps throwing like this
No hitter?
holy crap phil, someone get me a diaper
“Can we trade Hit Girl for a more entertaining troll?”
Hit Girl isn’t even worthy of a trade. Strictly DFA material.
Phil Hughes… 5th starter.
Is anyone up for a game of GWNIS????????????
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OK Erica, I give. What is GWNIS?
hey everyone, should we trade away phil and jobber for santana? lol
# Hit Girl April 21st, 2010 at 11:17 pm
Nick Johnson has warning track power
It is better than the catcher’s mitt power that David Ortiz has though.
Thats scary..he’s 23?? Younger than lester and bucholz
I’m pretty happy now………I wish we had more runs on the board, but I’m not complaining, lol
If Hughes is going to pitch like this on a consistent basis, we could win 110 games – 8 more than my prediction of 102.
He’ll be 24 in June….old man
The brain trust was on the top step to watch Phil that inning…
I’ve always thought Hughes would be a good starter for the Yankees, I just like the way he throws and his demeanor on the mound. There is never a timetable for a young pitcher emerging and there is no guarantee that Phil will pitch the majority of games like this but they just have let him pitch the whole season, the more he pitches the more consistent he will be.
that poll is crazy, tim hudson was the correct answer.
CB,
Halladay has more natural movement I think and as you said whats amazing is how well he can control that movement.
Thats what gets a lot of guys that throw crooked balls like that. It’s almost like he throws a 93 MPH screwball and then a 93 MPH slider, and then varies the amount of break on each at will. I don’t want to even put Hughes in that discussion yet but some of the things you see in the way he moves the ball around make you think of Roy and that can never be a bad thing. Lets hope he continues to progress, his ceiling could be really high.
“The brain trust was on the top step to watch Phil that inning…”
It’s a process.
I found MLB network.
Did I see that right? Three zeroes after 5 innings?
Phil Hughes is actually younger than Daniel Bard (who looks like he just started shaving).
Fran (the original) and OPPC member April 21st, 2010 at 11:28 pm
Is anyone up for a game of GWNIS????????????
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OK Erica, I give. What is GWNIS?
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Guess Where Nick Is Sitting!!!!!
I think he should bring a sign tomorrow
go phil go
Joe from Long Island April 21st, 2010 at 11:31 pm
I found MLB network.
Did I see that right? Three zeroes after 5 innings?
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Your vision is correct……….
This game had no-hitter written all over it from the start. A’s dont have a good line up and Hughes is dealing.
The parents Hughes are in attendance this evening.
Young Master Phillip seems to be doing well tonight.
Any updates from Nick? I’m sure he is enjoying this.
Hit Girl should be posting on the Staten Island Yankees blog, she needs lots of development time to even have a chance at the bigs.
i hate to say it but… i hope someone is stretching phils legs in the dugout
Correct me if I’m wrong, but wasn’t tonight the first, “X… is proud of his fastball” reference by Flash?
Damon just got tossed for arguing balls and strikes.
They are? Awww…
With Cano’s new approach to hitting, I think that you’re going to see a rise in his strikeouts…close to 90-100, which is ok as long as he hits everything else the way he has.
I’ll give Sheets credit, he had nothing in the 1st inning and got his breaking ball working after those consecutive triples…
pat,
Ahem. Some of his parents.
omg, WB Mason commercial really stinks.
Sheets has definitely gutted it out…hopefully the Yankees don’t pay for letting him off the hook.
Agree with Chad about Gardner not stealing…made little sense.
mel,
But you and Betsy are there in spirit.
the home base umpire really enjoys and cheers hitter got K.
“Thats what gets a lot of guys that throw crooked balls like that. It’s almost like he throws a 93 MPH screwball and then a 93 MPH slider, and then varies the amount of break on each at will.”
I’m with you on that. That’s what watching Doc is really like. That two seamer more or less acts like a pounding screw ball.
Like I said I know what you mean about hughes. Watching him throw tonight, it’s real hard not to think about Doc’s game earlier.
He’s got very special stuff.
blake April 21st, 2010 at 11:33 pm
Damon just got tossed for arguing balls and strikes.
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I miss Johnny
Once again- Ben Sheets is one of Erica’s Avengers. Lets be respectful!
#8
nasty cutter.
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Straight up nasty! Phil Hughes going old school on Rosales. Gas up and in to brush him off the plate.
And then low and away to destroy him. Thought hughes would go curve to the outside black but he went with a tremendous cutter that would have made Mo proud.
Phil pounding the strike zone
Erica – always OPPC – Sesame Street Mafia and GTLU supporter April 21st, 2010 at 11:31 pm
Fran (the original) and OPPC member April 21st, 2010 at 11:28 pm
Is anyone up for a game of GWNIS????????????
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OK Erica, I give. What is GWNIS?
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Guess Where Nick Is Sitting!!!!!
I think he should bring a sign tomorrow
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Proobably has a seat next to the sausage and beer kiosk inside.
Hughes just toyed with Rosales. Beautiful sequence.
#9
Phil is looking NASTY!!
m
Consider Nick the designated PM tonight for you.
are u serious??????
Phil really is Master Hughes tonight.
phil is NASTY.. unbelievable
Hello major league baseball.
A’s say Hello to my little friend…
Sterling wondering if Girardi will try to pull Phil. Remember Texas ’09? How mad Phil was? I can’t imagine what will happen tonight.
Hit Girl don’t you have a kid vomit upon?
GreenBeret7 April 21st, 2010 at 11:38 pm
Proobably has a seat next to the sausage and beer kiosk inside.
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You may be right
HUUUUGHES!!!
Hughes through 6. This is exciting.
Posada has been practicing his foul tip drills. That’s at least two of them for 3rd strikes
9ks in 6.
******* through 6.
Groundout better than a K for the pitch count.
He hasn’t thrown a single Change up that I’ve seen so far….he hasn’t needed to.
I think I’m going to puke. I apologize in advance if Suzuki is the one to break it up.
Wow, this is a special performance.
Can we please get some more runs? The only thing worse than waiting on edge for a no-hitter is waiting on edge when the tying run is on deck.
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Wow Phil! Thanks for keeping me wide awake!
pat,
lol.
Ok time for a beer..
m, you already jinx it. enough said.
I’ve never seen Hughes look this good
nine outs away… gotta hit the bed now.. i cant watch the game anyway.. hopefully will wake up tomorrow with the news that history was made…
CB, do you think Phil’s cutter is a plus (or close to it ) pitch at this point?
it’s in the A’s heads now.
they don’t really have the established veteran who can pick up a wily hit.
At this rate good ole Nick is going to be eating In n Out burgers for a month!
Field level behind the Yanks dugout but like 15 rows back – he probably has traded up already
Thankgoodness Ben Sheets is out- I know he is on the hook for the loss, but I couldn’t stand the Yankees facing him anymore
Lohud needs to pass a hat around…
Our own Nick in SF needs sponsorship to officially become young master phil’s good luck charm
“Nick in SF in wherever Hughes is Throwing”
Hughes will not get what fans expect. trust me.
You guys try hard to jinx it.
6 innings in just over an hour and a half, this is an old fashioned baseball game.
The change will wait; why tinker with what’s working now?
I don’t know what Phil’s pitch count is, but if Joe tried to take him out, I think Phil might bite his head off literally.
Hughes looks ridiculous right now.
Fastball, curveball, cutter. ALl of his pitches are working but his fastball is special right now
Sheets pitched a solid game tonight, too.
Betsy, Your boy looks good tonight……Yes
jz166 – yeah, why hope for something to happen. what a waste of time.
Nick will hopefully be going to In and Out tonight in honor of Phil………
Is Winn the only guy without a hit this year?
jz,
If there was a sticking out a tongue emoticon, I’d post it to you.
Randy Winn…wow
CB April 21st, 2010 at 11:42 pm
Lohud needs to pass a hat around…
Our own Nick in SF needs sponsorship to officially become young master phil’s good luck charm
“Nick in SF in wherever Hughes is Throwing”
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I will join in that collection
“6 innings in just over an hour and a half, this is an old fashioned baseball game.”
Joe West, is that you?
Randy Winn for the loss.
MG April 21st, 2010 at 11:42 pm
6 innings in just over an hour and a half, this is an old fashioned baseball game.
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The yanks are just being considerate to their loyal east coast fan base.
phil threw 105 pitches his last start…so maybe they let him go 115??
“do you think Phil’s cutter is a plus (or close to it ) pitch at this point?”
No Betsy not yet. It’s really not consistent enough now. That said, it works very well in the context of his arsenal. It works as a third pitch as long as he commands his fastball like this.
If he commands his fastball like this it’s a terrific third pitch.
In a sense it’s a more effective pitch due to context than it is when you independently grade is as “plus” etc.
That said – it will get better.
Blevins appears to be a really uncomfortable at bat for left and right handed hitters.
m – :p
but for people like him, i prefer ,.|..
Pat M, I am his pretend sister/mother after all, lol
Think Winn will be off the team by June?
I just want the Yankees to score 1 more run. I don’t want the A’s to get a baserunner and all of a sudden Hughes has to pitch out of the stretch for the first time in 6 innings with the tying run at the plate.
the Yankee ABs are almost incidental at this point
more Hughes please
can’t double clutch with Brett the jet running.
Laura, hell no, he’s way too fat for anyone to be him
That’s where Gardner is going to make his money.
NYY626 April 21st, 2010 at 11:44 pm
MG April 21st, 2010 at 11:42 pm
6 innings in just over an hour and a half, this is an old fashioned baseball game.
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The yanks are just being considerate to their loyal east coast fan base.
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Exactly. Because clearly going to bed right now is not an option
let Gardner run…if he gets thrown out so what…jeter leads off the next inning.
Pat M.,
I bet this game doesn’t look all that different from Hughes throwing in high school.
Or maybe little league…
CB, thanks! Phil really picks pitches up quickly. Well, maybe not the change, but he’s been injured, etc.., so there have been mitigating circumstances. I think it’s great that he’s still got improvement left in him because it’s fun to watch his progress.
Winn looks like a great sign for $2m. No bat speed, bad year last year, can’ can’t swing from the right side, why in God’s name is he on this team, I’d much rather have any one of three minor leaguers in for him. I know it’s early but he really looks over matched, maybe last years numbers told us he was done. He sure looks like he is.
Tom B,
LOL. I use
for when I’m joking around. But a long time ago, someone was so mad at another they said something like, “I’m sticking out a big middle finger at you.” It was hilarious.
Be nice if Jeter would take a strike from tome to time. He’s a HOF talent, but, at least give gardner at least on pitch to run.
Andy and Mo didn’t even have cutters at age 23 and now it’s both of their money pitches. Hughes has plenty of time to continue developing it into a real weapon. He has some pretty good mentors, lol.
Meanwhile, somewhere in Manhattan, Roscoe the dog is sniffing for bed bugs.
What the hell is up w/that commercial, anyway?
Golson for Winn soon please ! Golson can play better than him now easily !
Not a N Y fit ! ( Winn )
Phil did 108 I think last time
Correction: ***take a strike from time to time”
pistol pete – wrong. the minor leaguers become major leaguers by playing every day in the minors. not by sitting on our bench and playing once a week at best.
RS, lol, I agree. I’m not saying the victory is incidental, but in terms of his long-term potential it is. If Phil makes a bad pitch or a few or whatever, it doesn’t change what went before
this reminds me of when hughes was pitching in texas 2 years ago…
“Laura, hell no, he’s way too fat for anyone to be him”
I’ve heard a lot of things this year that have made me laugh, but the one that got me the most was when Mariano said that Joe West needed to go find another job. I love it!!!
that was a strike
I know Jeter likes to swing at the first pitch and usually is very successful when he does. I could be wrong but this year it seems he is swinging at that first pitch more than usual. Not sure why he didn’t even give Gardner one pitch there.
stop squeezing.. the last curve was a strike…
pop uhm up cutter.
Been saying for 2 years Hughes has the make-up and head on straight to start !
Joba is exactly where he can help the most and hopefully develop as a replacement for Mo !
( maybe, maybe not )
lucky it didn’t hurt him
Third time through the order the lead off hitter swings through a first pitch four seam fastball yet again.
When you can do that – that is simply domination with that fastball. Here it is I know you can’t hit it.
Well folks we are officially beyond “Texas Territory” with our Young Master Phil here.
NO PHIL HUGHES IS A BUST COMMENTS TONIGHT? SHOCKING.
who’s more nervous right now: Phil or the Oakland hitters?
I say the hitters. Phil looks so locked-in.
Laura, it is a pleasure to watch a game move like this, isn’t it? Particularly when Phil is being so dominant.
another close one
I’m now in the front row, representing the phamily.
Those stats about Hughes only throwing 1-4 balls in the last 5 innings is just sick.
To ignore the obvious –
I am reading Marty Appel’s book on Munson. Thurman’s body starting breaking down at age 30. Jorge is just amazing.
“this reminds me of when hughes was pitching in texas 2 years ago…”
His stuff is better tonight. He’s got more pop and life on his fastball.
And he didn’t have that cutter back then.
that ball was head high, panic!
I’m glad I was one of the few that still kept his faith in Hughes
6 outs to go for Phil. This is amazing.
YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
6 outs left
6 outs left
PHILTHY
Hoot hoot!
Nick,
Thanks!
HYOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOZ
Great job by Phil in that inning keeping the pitch count down.
Now it gets serious.
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Nick in SF at Yankee Stadium West April 21st, 2010 at 11:52 pm
I’m now in the front row, representing the phamily.
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1st or 3rd base side???
This is like the Lohud Where’s Waldo
this is awesome regardless of outcome
COME ON HUGHESSSS
“Laura, it is a pleasure to watch a game move like this, isn’t it? Particularly when Phil is being so dominant.”
It is, although I wish it was an East Coast game. I’m in Chicago and it’s closing in on my bedtime. Sadly, I have to go to work in the morning.
I’ve seen thousands of baseball games in my life and tonight’s performance by Hughes is one of the most dominant I’ve ever seen. There hasn’t even been something close to being a hit plus all the strikeouts, amazing.
I guess it was a good idea to hold on to Hughes. (I had my doubts at times)
love the shots of Phil sitting next to CC in the dugout
Regardless of the outcome of this game, Hughes has a lot to be proud of tonight.
My heart just went into my throat. I put it on MLB and they showed him getting hurt in Texas ; I don’t feel so good right now, lol.
Wow. That is a terrible picture of Phil on the ESPN home page. Don’t let Betsy see that.
Im just about as nervous as I was during Andy’s almost perfecto last yr. Although this time I’m in bed and not pacing the floor like a pyshco-woman.
YankeesWFAN Good point. My guess is 120-125 max. RT @pcaldera Hughes tossed career high 108 pitches in his last outing. 10 more tonight? 15 more?
A FEW YEARS AGO THE DEBATE, KENNEDY, JOBA OR HUGHES. YOU ARE WITNESSING WHY THERE WAS NEVER A QUESTION. AND I AM SURE CASHMAN IS FEELING GOOD ABOUT SPENDING THE CASH ON CC AND KEEPING HUGHES OVER SANTANA ON HIS OWN.
If Phil throws a no-no, those idiots at ESPN will still have the big Sox walkoff victory over the Rangers as their lead story….
Total mastery out there tonight….regardless of which team it is. Still an incredible performance. Need to score about 4 runs here and take the bunt for a hit play out of the game. As long as it’s still 2-0, they’ll think about it to get the tying run to the plate.
what’s his PC? Either way, Joe had better not pull a CC….
i tuned in a little late, is he going for a perfect or just a no-hitter?
The A’s clean up hitter is up for the third time tonight and Hughes overpowers him again with a four seam fastball he’s not even close to catching up to.
It’s amazing for a pitcher to be able to do that to a good hitter like Suzuki.
m breathes a sigh of relief!
In effect, Hughes’s fastball tonight is on par with guys like Burnett and Verlander. Not the velocity but the overall effect.
The A’s are getting such awful swings off that heater.
we need geico runs
no-hitter
Phil throwing a no hitter is good, but
Nervous Betsy sitting on her hands and not posting is priceless.
Nick Johnson REALLY likes his bat — doesn’t want to break it.
I hate to say it, but I really don’t care for Nick Johnson. I was against his signing in the beginning and so far, he’s done nothing to prove me wrong. I don’t care how many walks he gets. It would be nice if he got a hit every now and then.
I’m surprised CC is not ignoring Phil, lol
“In effect, Hughes’s fastball tonight is on par with guys like Burnett and Verlander. Not the velocity but the overall effect.
The A’s are getting such awful swings off that heater.”
and they have CC on deck for tomorrow.
I hope Pat M is watching. He’s been touting Phil for a while.
not good: looks like a bad back for Blevins.
Oh, my. Blevins was dealing, too.
Wasn’t Texas 3 years ago?
Erica if you’re up, I just wanted to let you know that Phil Hughes is benched this week for my fantasy team. I’m so bad at this
I’m biting my lip and trying to calm myself down,lol. If he doesn’t get it, he doesn’t get it – I’m so proud of Phil.
trying to freeze phil he’s fine
Phil is da man!
do u guys thing girardi is going 2 pull him bcuz of pitch count?
We better not find out this was some form of gamesmenship to ice Hughes.
it’s not good because now Phil has to sit…
Wow, Phil is looking terrific, so far.
Please – no reminders of Texas; I’m still sickened by that, lol.
I feel bad for this A’s pitcher but maybe they we will bring in someone we can hit, lol. The no-hitter business is anxious enough, let alone the fact that this is still a very close game.
“and they have CC on deck for tomorrow.”
I didn’t even think of that. What an enormously brutal thought that must be.
The A’s are getting overwhelmed and it’s tomorrow that the yankees ace is throwing.
CC’s probably telling Phil “Don’t let skip take you out!”
Phil may not get a no no, but then again, he might ! Wait till it warms up in summer, he should be even better ! ( not better than a no no, but gain some “heat” on his pitches)
And Joba is throwing harder now too and should improve as the weather warms. 50-60 times out of pen this year and he should be on his way again !
Again, Winn won’t last through May ! Sorry !
Franchise is back!
How do you bench Hughes for fantasy?? After the good start, against A’s in a pitchers ballpark.
This on the Day Joba is ordained as the 8th inning guy – the boys have arrived
Joe from Long Island April 21st, 2010 at 11:52 pm
To ignore the obvious –
I am reading Marty Appel’s book on Munson. Thurman’s body starting breaking down at age 30. Jorge is just amazing.
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A few months before Munson died, he said that he still wanted to keep playing, but, he’d have to move out from behind the plate because his shoulder and knees were killing him and ruining his swing.
This is the pitcher the SF writers said should have been brought in against Alex last night.
Patrick April 21st, 2010 at 11:57 pm
Erica if you’re up, I just wanted to let you know that Phil Hughes is benched this week for my fantasy team. I’m so bad at this
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Of course I am up!
And oh no!!!! And LOL. (Sorry)
Why did you bench him?? Just curious about your logic
Just tuned in. Sounds like a fantastic pitched game so far by Hughes. Yankees in the top of the 8th doing their best to quickly strike out so Hughes won’t have too long a wait between innings, but the A’s don’t cooperate with a ? injury.
Tom B I know what you’re saying but if the budget was so tight why Winn for $2m to sit on the bench. His ops last yr was 650 and he hit 154 right handed, why waste the $2m.
May needs to get here fast for Tex.
ESPN has the jinx up on their front page.
Angel – In an Empire State of Mind April 21st, 2010 at 11:58 pm
Wow, Phil is looking terrific, so far.
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Hi Angel!!!! How are you?
This dude better not hang that slider to Arod.
Why get Nick Johnson or Winn?
I honestly don’t see why we didn’t keep Damon or Matsui.
It’s early in the season and we’ve already seen 1 no hitter and several near no-nos….
because if he does he may dribble an infield hit
CB…..Except that these are MLB hitters……Effortlessly focused
Alex. Don’t give the A’s any ideas!
This season, Hughes has given up 3 hits in 12 innings…that’s better than Rivera numbers.
I have been saying one more inning since the 5th. Oh well, you know what they say about sleep.
For many of us this outing is no surprise at all.
If you look up tall and fall in the baseball dictionary you’d see Ross’s picture smiling next to Tom House.
That’s a stiff front leg.
Erica,
I benched Hughes in my league as well. I had 2 other pitchers getting 2 starts this week. My other 2 pitchers were Liriano and Jonathan Sanchez. Liriano was against a weak Indians lineup and pitched 8 shutout tonight and Sanchez was against the Padres. he lost but he gave up one hit and 1 run through 7
Arizona tied it up.
I am no longer on the hook for the loss for Edwin Jackson.. yay!!!
Unlike with CC, pitch count will not be an issue for Hughes.
Irrespective of what happens, it is a commanding performance indeed.
I sorta think moving Cano up the order (on the back of winning a World Series the year previously) might be the best thing they did for his development.
Everyone doing their best to jinx it. ESPN and MLB network is showing the game.
“…..Except that these are MLB hitters……Effortlessly focused”
Pat M.,
Yet they look like 12 year olds against the young master!
I don’t think they were ever bringing back Matsui. End of story.
Really though, he went out on top so what more can you ask for?
I benched him because my other starting pitchers are oswault, lackey, beckett, buehrle and king felix
is YES really having a player of the game poll? LOL
Somewhere Michael Kay is very upset….
Triple short of a Cycle April 22nd, 2010 at 12:03 am
Erica,
I benched Hughes in my league as well. I had 2 other pitchers getting 2 starts this week. My other 2 pitchers were Liriano and Jonathan Sanchez. Liriano was against a weak Indians lineup and pitched 8 shutout tonight and Sanchez was against the Padres. he lost but he gave up one hit and 1 run through 7
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In your expert fantasy opinion, is it better to stack your roster for the week with as many starts as possible?
CRAPPPPPPP
dang
Crap…
Oh, Oh!!! There’s an angel in the room, now. That means that there will be Hell to pay.
Not a good way to end it.
holy crap
Dang !
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That.was.so.wrong.
Phil can’t field his position and lost the no-no
hughes sucks.
Damn luck !
Who is doing the radio on this game?!!
Out of range for TV…HELP
Erica!! I’m good. How are things going with you? Work demands settled down for you yet?
Ack, crappy way to lose that.
i thought he caught that at first.
Oh, well. At least it was Hughes, anyone else would’ve felt bad if they didn’t make the play.
Let’s go, Phil.
What a terrible way to lose the no hitter. Great, great effort tonight.
now watch huuuuuuughes go into meltdown
they should give him a damn error on that play
if I’m the official scorer, that’s an error.
Young Master Phil (or is it Phillip) has come of age regardless of what happens in this game……….Put this in your “maybe a #4 starter” pipe and smoke it, Keith Law.
Baseball is a cruel game sometimes… he had the ball and just didn’t see it.
That was one of the few fastball’s Hughes threw tonight that missed it’s spot.
Hughes needs to really focus here and not let the post no hitter let down creep in.
Still heck of performance guys, Applaud Hughes.
Patrick April 22nd, 2010 at 12:04 am
I benched him because my other starting pitchers are oswault, lackey, beckett, buehrle and king felix
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Oswalt is on a really crappy team
still only at 90 pitches, he should finish this inning.
phil->joba->mo
gotta love it
hardwired April 22nd, 2010 at 12:06 am
if I’m the official scorer, that’s an error.
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My thoughts exactly
Now, we see what sort of guts Hughes has. The game is on the line with these hitters coming up.
Phil Hughes is trending on twitter
soooo disappointed
That was so cheap. I rather them get a real hit if it was going to end that way. That shouldn’t even count.
Still a nice effort by Hughes.
Lauded by LoHud
Earning plaudits from pundits
Fearless Phil Franchise
Haha GB7 – there sure will be, so behave yourself…
Although it kinda amuses me when you don’t behave yourself. So I take that back.
no
does hughes choke now and lose the lead?
Poor Phil – if he makes one bad pitch, the game is tied.
10K career high
HYOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOZ
10K’s
Angel – In an Empire State of Mind April 22nd, 2010 at 12:05 am
Erica!! I’m good. How are things going with you? Work demands settled down for you yet?
Ack, crappy way to lose that.
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I am still pretty busy but the hours are a lot more bearable. Its good to see you back!
Easy gas for Hughes
Four seam fastball that overwhelms oakland A’s hitter… where have we seen that before?
Singleton really has to bring up the hamstring!!!! we really want a win and walk away at fulll health!!!!!
Phil is still pitching well. Needs to focus on the win now.
Minka sighting!
Yeah, he really sucks , you idiot !!! Tom Boston sux
come back and K the next guy, not bad.
Man losing a no hitter on that stings. I like blake thought at first it was in his glove.
Yankees Suck???
Really Oakland???????
If he has a bit of a letdown, it’s somewhat expected, but, he’s not messing around.
He’s going to be a 200 k pitcher in the years that lie ahead…….He’s going to be real good
“That was so cheap. I rather them get a real hit if it was going to end that way. That shouldn’t even count.”
completely. now a yankees suck chant, classy crowd in oakland (as expected) lol
Hughes is pretty good for a number five starter.
now 2 more outs and hand it to Mo.
And he comes back with a fastball right past the next hitter, that’s the sign of a good pitcher, particularly in the 8th inning out of the stretch.
MINKAAA
Oswalt is on a really crappy team
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Yeah I know but he’s pitching well so far. And as much as I like Phil, he isn’t as proven as Oswault
Nevermind, still a terrifically pitched game.
Are those idiots really yelling Yankees suck, when they just had a freaking no hitter broken up on your team?
What a bunch of sheeple! LOL
‘Yankees suck’ chant? What does that make the A’s?
if I’m the official scorer, that’s an error.
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My thoughts exactly
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Apparently you didn’t see Jorge’s first-inning “hit” last night.
not too shabby for a #5 starter.
what a sick, sick team this is.
Phil follows up with a K.
Very professional , Phil. I salute you.
“Yankees Suck???
Really Oakland???????”
What they really meant was Oakland sucks.
What a curve……
Hughes > Bucholz…….. Igawa> Bucholz haha. Bucholz = most overated pitching prospect outside of Homer Bailey.
Erica,
Depends on your league settings and how much you get penalized for real poor performances. 2 start pitchers are important but not at the expense of a stud.
I would never sit a 1 start King Felix for a 2 start Jon Garland
The chant comes after he lost the no-hitter, they couldn’t say it prior to that. classy crowd indeed
i love the yankees suck chants! to me its the most ignorant and hilarious thing anyone can say. yankees suck! yankees suck!
idiots.
That was unfortunate.
I’m right in front of Joba.
http://m.flickr.com/photostrea.....0&
“He’s going to be a 200 k pitcher in the years that lie ahead…….He’s going to be real good”
Pat M.-
You don’t find command like this often. It’s much more rare than high 90′s heat.
What’s the chance Joe let’s him loose and throw the CGS?
Patrick April 22nd, 2010 at 12:09 am
Oswalt is on a really crappy team
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Yeah I know but he’s pitching well so far. And as much as I like Phil, he isn’t as proven as Oswault
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Good point. I dropped Carlos Lee.
Angel – In an Empire State of Mind April 22nd, 2010 at 12:07 am
Haha GB7 – there sure will be, so behave yourself…
Although it kinda amuses me when you don’t behave yourself. So I take that back
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Hey, I’ve been behaving myself, Angel.
well, sort of.
How can the Yankees suck when you have the best record so far. Some of these fans need to get new material.
Triple short of a Cycle April 22nd, 2010 at 12:10 am
Erica,
Depends on your league settings and how much you get penalized for real poor performances. 2 start pitchers are important but not at the expense of a stud.
I would never sit a 1 start King Felix for a 2 start Jon Garland
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Interesting. In this league a loss is -5, a hit is -1 and an ER is -1. So a bad start can really kill you
Nick, is the “yankees suck” chant there as loud as it sounds on TV?
Gross go away
Good job Phil – this is his last batter either way.
Heh. Its the “sort of” disclaimer, I was counting on, GB7.
man i really wanted the cg
I’d prefer a DP over a strikeout
don’t take him out
Erica,
Lee is a vet. He will start to hit. Plus Berkman being back should help him. You should pick him back up
Hughes is tiring.
Its Joba time
Phlop lost his composure and now the lead is in danger
Wow Phil looks just like his mom. Same face
HUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGHES
What a f’ed up crowd
Phil looks like his real mom.
come on girardi… booooo this move.
Tough at-bat by Gross.
I’ll be happy with a win. Thank you, please.
Phil looks a lot like his mom
That was great to watch! Wonderful effort by hughes
Phils mom and dad, they gotta be feeling good right about now
Phil looks just like his mom. His dad uses the Chase Utley gel lol
Triple short of a Cycle April 22nd, 2010 at 12:14 am
Erica,
Lee is a vet. He will start to hit. Plus Berkman being back should help him. You should pick him back up
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I picked up Matsui instead. And I dropped Nick Johnson and grabbed an extra pitcher so I can plan my rotation better
Nice shot of Phil’s dad giving the “Huuuughes” chant as he comes off the field…
I would take Phil out now………….ok, good.
Wow, Phil – I couldn’t be prouder. Thank you, YES, for showing Phil being greeted at the dugout.
At least Hughes can’t lose this game, though he really deserves to win it.
I dont even understand what the point was of continuing to throw over.
I believe Girardi was calling those throwovers.
Got him out of his rhythm.
No need at all.
Shame.
Pitching a great game, take the kid out of his rhythm with constant throwovers and then he couldnt throw strikes.
please save the game for hughes
Just covering all of my bases, Angel. Never know who’s been sent down here to spy on me. Don’t want to be seen as a trouble maker, but, can’t lie to an angel, either.
I will cry if Joba gives this up.
Let’s get 2 Joba…..
my Dad texted me in the 8th even though he of all people should know i would be watching. i’m pretty sure he jinxed it. sorry, everyone
JoeAuriemmaYES Yankees Suck Chant in Oak-town…I believe it’s your lineup that sucks. They have less hits than Men at Work
Hughes 1st start 5 solid innings
Hughes 2nd start 7+ dominant innings
Very good way to start the season. Who’s the fifth starter now? Javier?
All kidding aside, a very good start to the season.
“Phil looks a lot like his mom”
Most boys do imo.
aww, Phil’s parents are just bursting with pride….
Phil probably lost a lot of adrenaline after losing the no no
Im not one to criticize a Yankee, but overmanaging by Girardi. He had him throw over to give Joba enough time to warm up. But, if he had left Phil alone, he wouldnt have even needed to bring Joba in.
Well at least he can’t lose
Why does Joba look like he spit up all over himself?
also, that was weird with the Blevin injury. it screwed up the pace a bit. the other guy didn’t take long at all to warm up but the whole thing was weird. i would be curious to see if blevin actually goes on the DL or what. it was odd
decent velocity for joba.
ARGHHHHHHHHHH! This is my favorite ump.
More often than not, you look like the opposite sex parent. Does that make sense?
Jobber starting off slow at 95. Looking to build it up a bit.
:shakes fist at Kevin’s dad:
My GOD Hughes’ fastball was stellar tonight. Really really outstanding.. wow
a nice pitch by Chamberlain on Rosales.
Fox is trouble.
More often than not, you look like the opposite sex parent. Does that make sense?
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REally? I look just like my Dad
It wouldn’t surprise me one bit if Phil gets a no/no sooner or later at some point in his career. When he gets in grooves like that, he’s really tough to hit.
Phil only 23 years old and 2 games where he was 6 outs away from a no-no. He’s gonna be something real special.
Well you have to feel sorry for the A’s fans because their team hasn’t done anything since the 90′s and early 2000′s. And even with Giambi, Damon, Mulder, Zito, Hudson, Chavez, Dye, Tejada they still failed to get to the World series let alone win it. Talk about a waste of talent.
Phil’s mom is hot
Tough luck for Yuuuusssse, they pulled him at the right time, he was drifting pitches to the last 2 batters down the middle, I thought it was amazing he went 7 IP w/ no hits, thought he was laboring around the 7th. So he was working on pure adrenaline, this is his 2nd start and his stamina isn’t at full yet, but I was amazed how he pitched tonight. Nothing but good stuff tonight.
“Most boys do imo.”
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Young Master Phil is not a boy.
Tonight, he became a man!
And these idiots the entire time, Flashy and Kenny, saying over and over again how Phil had given up no hits. Other broadcasters shut their mouths because they understand baseball etiquette, but not the YES network. Certainly not Yankee biased, this network is.
Mo stretches:
http://m.flickr.com/photostrea.....0&
Bberry dying, that might be it from me!
# igotid88 April 22nd, 2010 at 12:19 am
Phil’s mom is hot
looks just like him lol
It’s not fair when the starter is throwing 94 and the relief pitcher is throwing harder with a nastier slider.
This is so weird…in ’08 Hughes was in the rotation and Joba came in to relieve him. In ’09 Joba was a starter and Hughes pitched the 8th inning. Now it’s back to Hughes being a starter and Joba pitching in relief. Either way we get to watch our two best young pitchers throw in the same game. Has there been a time when they were both in the rotation at the same time, though?
Yes, tonight was Phil’s Bar Mitzvah…
Nice pictures, Nick!
Poor Nick…
Joba had better get through this….
“Phil’s mom is hot”
I’d throw it in
Come on!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ugh, just bring in Mo.
Great job, Joba………….Phil’s shut out is gone and maybe his victory.
“a nice pitch by Chamberlain on Rosales.
Fox is trouble.”
I guess not
Pretty decent pitch on Fox, but, he’s strong.
Should have went back to the slider.
what a choke this would be
a crushing loss
ok let’s get the win! Get out of this Joba.
Hughes deserves this “W”.
Smh.
Gah. A razor-thin lead always makes these kind of games precarious in later innings.
Joba missed his spot badly on that fastball. Fox fought off his slider and Joba really didn’t execute or adjust back.
there goes the shutout
Joba getting some revenge on Phil for taking his spot in the rotation.
Come on Joba, bear down dude.
Phil deserves this victory so much – ugh, Joba, sheesh.
Ok!!!
lol, sorry Ohta. my Dad has good intentions but he shoulda known better!
let’s just hope we can get this win now.
Whew………..
Another run would be nice please.
Ok lets get some insurance!
Betsy-
I’m pretty sure Jobas not trying to lose it for his good buddy. He can still get out of this with th elead with 1 more out and than its time for the greatest closer known to man to finish it up.
Okay, 3 more outs and it’s all good.
She’s a phmilf.
Yeah, *such* a crushing loss..
Joba threw a fastball down the middle and didn’t get away with it.
Joba did a good job getting out of the mess Hughes left him.
Still up 2-1
The Bridge to Mo is intact.
Lets get an insurance run or two here.
Tyler, I know that – please.
7.1ip 1h 1er 1r 2bb 10k 2.19 era
The offense needs to wake up here and get an insurance run. The at bats tonight have not been good.
Probably the worst the team has looked all season. At least with that Rays game Price threw his stuff was just dominant and there was a reason for the offense to struggle.
Sheets threw well but the yankees really should have scored more than 2 runs.
It’s on nights like these Teix’s prolonged slump is really a problem.
The bats needs to wake up. It’s not going to be any easier against Braden, the way he’s been dealing this year.
Hughes has surrendered more runs off the mound than on the mound in his 2 starts
Let’s get that run back.
Dave Phelps (2008 Draft Round 14) had another good outing tonight for Trenton.
http://thebaseballcube.com/pit.....elps.shtml
Patrick April 22nd, 2010 at 12:19 am
More often than not, you look like the opposite sex parent. Does that make sense?
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I am the female version of my father. Who looked exactly like my grandmother. (And if you compare my baby pics to my grandma’s they are almost identical)
another “leg hit” for Wheels Posada
Igotid, wow, that’s an unbelievable line. I think his next start is against the Sox..
Jorge turning on the speed
I hate to even mention this, but Phil would’ve been really up against it pitch-count wise if he had gone to the 9th.
120-130 pitches in mid-April? Just not worth it.
Hit Girl
Where were you ? When all your silly predictions were falling flat you ran and now you come back as soon as things get rough for the Yanks.
Is that Jorge’s 3rd infield hit of the series?
Ok. Granderson really needs to run here.
More Mo:
http://m.flickr.com/photostrea.....0&
No he didn’t just call him the speedy Posada.
Come on Randy
Good night Mr. Nick! Enjoy the rest of the game
The ghost of the shell that once was Randy Winn up to bat.
good point hardwired, Phils health is more important right now.. first thing i thought of when that ball hit his hand
It’s amazing, almost as if Joe made the decision that he wanted Joba in the game, rather than giving Phil the opportunity to clean up his own mess.
He could have gotten out of it, and he probably would have if Joe didnt have him throwing over 10 times and taking him out of his rhythm
CB, you could be right, but Sheets WAS decent so you have to give him some credit. plus, i was happy they were getting out tonight, for once. they were having quick innings and i actually think it improved Hughes’ chances of maintaining his rhythm and getting a no hitter. obviously, wins are the most important things here. but how can you complain about our offense this year? it’s been great and we faced a decent pitcher. relax.
I thought we might see Swisher here…oh well.
Randy Winn has no bat speed.
Double down the right field line for Winn, to score a run! Come on!
I just don’t think the Yanks have any luck when we pick up players named Randy
Betsy – Hughes rules (pleading the Fifth) April 22nd, 2010 at 12:28 am
Igotid, wow, that’s an unbelievable line. I think his next start is against the Sox..
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next Tuesday?
Pat M.,
Took me a second, but I finally figured it out. Yes, inherited runs > runs.
Or not. lol
Come on Swish base hit!
Wow, does Winn have a slow bat
nm its BG!
It’s almost ” Mo down” time !!!
I wanted to post this yesterday. But I was gonna say that I felt really excited for some reason to see Phil pitch tonight. And for a full season as a starter.
Winn sucks. He wanted more at-bats but hasn’t earned it at all.
“I thought we might see Swisher here…oh well.”
I was thinking the same thing. It’s a bit curious.
I guess Girardi was playing for defense in the bottom of the 9th.
CR, Phil was tiring and he wanted to get him out of there before he made a bad pitch to really ruin his evening. He couldn’t get the no-no, so what would have been the point? Not only was he tiring, but there had to have been the letdown from losing the no-hitter.
That’s what Flaherty mentioned (about Brett’s D, that is).
BG@!@@@
GARDY!
Regardless of who closes for NYYs tonight, Barton, Sweeney and Suzuki won’t be fun.
GGBG again:)
Gardy!!!
Nice job there.
Big insurance run there.
I’m sorry, does my YES feed have a different game where the Yankees aren’t winning and Rivera is waiting in the bullpen.
Incessant whining because they only have 1 run lead…
Wow…
I guess Girardi was playing for defense in the bottom of the 9th.
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He might have considered hitting swisher, but thought that the chance of getting the run vs not and then having swisher in a tight game when Winn is his normal defensive replacement caused him to defer.
Winn is proving he shouldn’t have a place on the team , a nice veteran with good defense but his bat just looks bad.
Beauty!
Yay, they must have heard CB’s request for an insurance run.
Gardner !
The grittster!! Uber clutchitty clutch clutch
Good job by Gardy.
Gardner has a habit of coming through in those situations. Good on ya!
A little more breathing room.
Joe made the right moves tonight, don’t worry.
Crawford who? j/k
Yeah, Brett
gardner’s always been decent in RISP situations. i like the approach there. he’s added a lot so far this season.
nice, slashing hit for Gardner
GARDIIIIII
Brett, thank you!!!
One more…in the shadow of greatness.
http://m.flickr.com/photostrea.....0&
that was a great AB by Brett.
“Winn is proving he shouldn’t have a place on the team , a nice veteran with good defense but his bat just looks bad.”
His bat looks terrible. No hand speed at all.
Nick, thanks for the pics!
Fans, my MLBgame got fouled up just as Joba came in with 2 runners on. Someone, other than Betsy, please tell me what happened and are the Yankees still ahead. Help!
…and with that, ‘Hit Girl’ goes back to living his/her/its miserable life in anonymity.
Posada got another infield hit tonight!
Nick Johnson is going deep watch.
Jeter lucked out twice
Jeter just got two Jeter calls.
He swung at both of those pitches.
Those are great pics, Nick. I envy you being that close to Mo.
Oh Jeter so went then, lol. Twice. Haha.
Jeter swung twice!
Crowd not liking the two check swing calls. GGBG has gotten rung up on less.
LOL excuse me? Believe me, I have no interest in telling you what happened.
i think Jeter struck out twice that at bat and still got on base lol
Ha ha he went farther on that one than he did the last.
Nice sell though.
Those cheating umpires always give the Yanks the breaks.
CanoJOBAJeterFan,
Yankees up 3-1
Don’t break NJ!
I fail
Mariano coming in. A save for Mariano is 10 points for my fantasy team
almost 3run HR by NJ!
I keep hoping Winn will come around a little but he’s just so late on everything.. it may just be age or it may be that he needs regular time for his timing…he hasn’t been a bench player much in his career.
Nick Johnson has the same bat speed as Randy Winn.
They sure do, GB7. *smirk*
Those two are just karma for crappy calls they’ve gotten previously. It all evens out in the end.
was looking for you, Nick, but all we can see is Mike Harkey. lol. that guy is massive.
ha miggy just blew a fuentes save
Let’s all cheer for
FranMo.That 4th run would have been nice. rivera comes in with no theatrics. Suzuki worries me, though. He’s over due. He gets 2 hits a game against NYYs and none tonight.
Ugh. Matsui has always been one of my favorite players so i’m somewhat biased, but i’d still much much rather have him than Johnson even with his “Godly” ability to get on base.
42 in repose.
Oh. Just turned on Baseball Tonight. Saw Nicky Markakis gliding around 3rd.
God I’m so glad we signed Johnson instead of Matsui or Damon, what a hitter, 140 avg and no power. He better be careful that they stop walking him and make him hit to get on. I just don’t get why the need for Johnson and Winn.
Phil Hughes threw 7 1/3 dominant innings.
Joba got out of a tight situation with the lead in tact.
Robinson Cano drove in the first two runs. Brett Gardner knocked in the insurance run.
Now Mariano is in to close the game.
It’s been quite a game so far for the home grown yankees!
m,
LOL.
m, you’re sharper than a tack…….
Oops:
http://m.flickr.com/photostrea.....0&
“it may just be age or it may be that he needs regular time for his timing…he hasn’t been a bench player much in his career.”
Yeah – those to things are both possible but then you have to consider last year as well and it becomes more concerning.
The picture looks like he may have just fallen off the well trodden cliff that big pappi tumbled over in terms of his hands.
It really is amazing that the Yanks have this record with their #2, #3 and #8 hitters not hitting a lick.
Pat M.
haha.
We escaped the Thunder yesterday. Quite a performance by Kobes, huh?
Nick- were you sitting where the ball went by the yankee bullpen?
Hit Girl
Shut up !
“The picture looks like he may have just fallen off the well trodden cliff that big pappi tumbled over in terms of his hands.”
i bet papi made a bigger thud when he fell off.
Pat M. April 22nd, 2010 at 12:08 am
He’s going to be a 200 k pitcher in the years that lie ahead…….He’s going to be real good
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He can be a 200k pitcher this year if he keeps going like this.
The Randy Winn of 2010 is the same guy who stunk it up with the Giants last season. No reason for him to be on the team.
Just to finish that thought-
Greenish jacket????
This ball park is ridiculous. It’s amazing how much foul territory there is here. Pitcher just get so many easy outs here that wind up out of play elsewhere.
I’m taping the replay of this game and going to watch it again tomorrow. One nice thing about being a SP is that if you have a good /great game, you can relish it for a few days. Of course, if you stink it up, you have to sit on it.
mo just gave up a hit? wowowowowowo!11111
Rivera’s velocity only in the upper 80′s with little movement
I hate this park as well; I don’t feel it as much this year, but last year when the Yanks came to town, I just felt this incredible frustration and I wanted them to just get out of here.
Mo looks a little shaky tonite, velocity and command are down.
pistol pete
I guess you never checked out Nick Johnson’s stats because the guy can hit. Why are you complaining when things are fine and will get even better ?
There is a difference between a guy like Teixeira, who is a timing hitter being off, and Winn taking hacks. Winn swings like I would swing. He is getting some pieces of balls, but he hasn’t driven anything at all. Not even foul.
In spring all of his hits were opposite field, and 1 right handed that dunked over SS.
its not like he is miss timing fastballs and sending them back to the screen, he is tapping the ball.
Luckily Winn being bad is the least of our worries, and if he continues like this Cash will replace him. April is the time to find out what we got.
Right before that hit, Sterling said, “All the A’s need is the ol’ bloop and a blast.” Is it forbidden to talk about that with Mo on the mound?
He doesn’t look that sharp tonight.
Mo looks rusty lol
Green windbreaker, hamming it up every foul ball, my cover has been blown.
I now smell a double play
ok, yes, randy winn is looking old and washed up right now. i was a little confused at the signing and he is looking pretty garbage. his bat speed is awful. i think we have established all of that. i have to think if he keeps playing like this in the future when he gets opportunities they will call someone up to trade cheaply for someone else. they sure don’t have much invested in him.
Chavez does well against Mo. And he doesn’t look good tonight.
oh no mo
OUCH!!!! Didn’t need that with Chavez coming up.
Rivera looks like he’s ready to give up the 3 run HR to lose the game.
You can sense it’s about to happen
These pretzels are making me THIRSTY!!!!
Pretty please end this quickly Mo. We’re all in desperate need of sleep
COME ON MO!
Rivera is off. Bring Hughes back.
I can’t believe this, lol
Mo’s had some issues in this stadium in the past. let’s hope he grinds this one out.
god m, you’ve been negative all night…
“forgive me if suzuki breaks up the no-no”
That doesn’t happen to be Marco Scutaro at the plate??
Mo?
Great two games in Oakland by the Yanks but poor bullpen manangement by Girardi.
Girardi should’ve had Marte close last night’s game so he’d have a well-rested Mo to get the final 4 or 5 outs of tonight’s game.
Nick in SF at Yankee Stadium West April 22nd, 2010 at 12:48 am
Green windbreaker, hamming it up every foul ball, my cover has been blown.
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Wearing gla-ses and with a girl????????
(I think I may have just won Where’s Nick)
Maybe Mo can’t go in back to back games…
rob April 22nd, 2010 at 12:50 am
Rivera is off. Bring Hughes back.
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if only baseball was like other sports
Please, Mo, please.
He’s allowed to be off, lol, but I wish it wasn’t tonight. One more!
1 Mo please
Thankfully he’s on the Red Sox, RS. lol.
HYOOZ,
I have not been negative all night. Suzuki’s a hometown boy for me and he gives the Yanks a hard time.
What are crying about? You think I caused Mo to hit Kurt? Get off your high horse.
If you’re joking, then I take it all back.
Okay 1 more out.
D
It has nothing to do with rest and more about being off.
Erica – always OPPC – Sesame Street Mafia and GTLU supporter April 22nd, 2010 at 12:49 am
I now smell a double play
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I believe that’s the smell of *Hit Girl’s 500 posts about nothing.
That’s how you field your position. Nice throw.
Don’t buy into it Erica.
All good spies use decoys in these situations.
Usual Mo down ! ! !
Someday he might give up a run !!!
BALLGAME!
i there any way hit girl can be banned?
I don’t know if Kouzmanoff has ever seen Mo before. Chavez was the key out of the inning.
Well done.
Good Night Yankee Fans!! Great Job Phil..
DAAAA YANKEEEES WIIIINNNN!!!
5 series.
Yes!!! Nice job without his best stuff and Phil gets a great victory!
Enjoy your rest king Mo!
Thank God.
Whew
HUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGHES 2-0
LOL GB7.
I was hoping Erica would set the Sesame Street Mafia on that piece of work.
Bronx Jeers April 22nd, 2010 at 12:54 am
Don’t buy into it Erica.
All good spies use decoys in these situations.
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Mariano with the save.
Yes. It was interesting, but, no damage done. Who many times does he go out and have nothing and still figure it out.
Yes. It was interesting, but, no damage done. Who many times does he go out and have nothing and still figure it out.
I feel silly for being nervous. Sorry Mo! Good nite all!
Thaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Yankees WIN !!!
mlb.tv cuts off phils parents. terrible.
nice win.
The A’s have lost to the yank’s 4th and 5th starters and now face CC tomorrow.
Also the Yankees have now won the first 5 series of the season for the first time since 1926…I must go to bed now.
aww. Phil’s parents on YES Post game
Angel – In an Empire State of Mind April 22nd, 2010 at 12:55 am
LOL GB7.
I was hoping Erica would set the Sesame Street Mafia on that piece of work.
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Banned?
Sure, but you can always sneak your way back in.
F- YOU MLB TV!
Get out of the camera.
So, Hughes is: 2-0, 12.1 IP, 3 hits, 3 ER, 6 BB, 16 SO, 2.19 ERA.
Sick.
Angel – In an Empire State of Mind April 22nd, 2010 at 12:55 am
LOL GB7.
I was hoping Erica would set the Sesame Street Mafia on that
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It definately makes you wish for an internet version of Frank Nitti.
I’m glad Phil’s parents got to see him pitch so well tonight.
LOL, Erica. It might be a friendly mafia, but Hit Girl strikes me as the kind of nob to be really scared of Super Grover… or even just Beaker.
Nice hit by Gardy! Beautiful piece of hitting.
Beautiful game by HUGHES!!!! Maturity!!! Class!!! Excellence!!!
Beautiful game by the HP umpire!! Fair game and consistency for both sides!!! I need this guy’s name so I can hope we receive him again!!!
Here’s another reason why Girardi using Mo Tuesday night was a poor decision:
What if the Yanks need Mo to close today’s game? Who closes Friday if the Yanks are up going into the bottom of the ninth? You’re using Mo four straight games?
I’m not complaining, I’m concerned that Mo is being overused thus put in danger of getting hurt where he shouldn’t be put in that position. You all would be SCREAMING for Girardis head if heaven forbid Mo got hurt Tuesday night with the Yanks up 7-3 and was out for 2 or 3 months.
When you think about these past two games it’s just so impressive how good this team is.
The variety of ways they can beat the opposition is really remarkable.
Last night they pummeled the A’s pitching. They forced the A’s pitchers to throw around 180 pitches and scored 7 runs on a night where their 4th stater was going and working on his mechanics.
Tonight their offense was off. They just looked off kilter at the plate for most of the night other than Cano.
And their 5th starter throws an absolutely dominant gem. The A’s really had no shot tonight against Hughes.
And Hughes is still 1 game behind other starters in terms of arm strength. He’s going to continue to get better. Tonight he was much better than his first start.
What a team they have.
CC + Swisher (Marquez) + Vazquez (Melky) + Hughes
or
2 surgeries in 2 years 88-91 mph Santana
???
Thank you Cashman for holding your ground vs Hank and the mediots.
new thread
LOL @ Hitgirl! I hope you had fun watching the Yankees win their 6th in a row!
Rumor has it that Ernie is turning snitch and will be ratting the Sesame Street Mafia out for illegally trafficking in sugar cookies.
Game recap
http://newyorkstateofsports.co.....es-hughes/
Hughes should have been taken out after he gave up the first hit.
The difference between Mo and every closer ever is that even if Mo is shaky, he is more likely to make it out unscathed.
It takes a really healthy blow up for Mo to sink an inning.
GB-
the ability of Rivera when he has nothing and how he still can get guys out and get through things is what really sets him apart. When Papelbon or K-Rod etc. have no stuff they usually end up blowing the save and game. Mo is truly one of a kind. I pity the guy (Melancon or Chamberlein) who replaces him. While I hope both of them are great, there will just never be another Mariano.
Mo needs a couple of days, it’s a long season we need to protect him always. Girardi doesn’t need to be bringing him in in 7 to 3 games with one guy on like he did last nite with the weather in the 40 degree range. Hey Joe he’s 40 yrs old and we won’t win anything if you burn him out in April. No more putting Mo in with big leads, it’s just not worth it.
No glas-ses, sorry!
I said all winter that Winn was finished, he’s lost his bat speed, can’t hit right handed and at $2m wasn’t cheap for what we’re getting. Don’t tell me Johnson was a great sign either. Both Damon or Matsui would have been better. Both had better ops’s than Johnson, Damon has far better speed and thus would have been a far better 2 hole hitter and Matsui has much much more power. Add to that experience, playoff tested, tough outs late in games and the Johnson signing seems needless.
Alot of people don’t realize a decision in one game affects another.
Thankfully Joba did not give up a tying or go-ahead hit for if he did and the Yanks lost, that’s just the type of loss which could send the team into a tailspin of any degree. If he did blow the lead, tons of you including myself would be going off on how Girardi should’ve brought in Mo for the final 5 outs and would’ve been able to come in for that if Girardi didn’t bring him in with a 4-run lead Tuesday night esp. since the Yanks had a day off Monday and Mo had the most rest between games with the 10:05pm ET start.
Ideally Mo is not needed today and he could be used Friday.
And B. Bias, I specifically didn’t want to hear it from you. Phil had a fanatastic game but you still had to be negative earlier in the posts when it was announced that Joba was the 8th inning guy. You don’t fool anyone. And I for ONE, will calll you on it. All season if necessary.
Great win for the Yanks! With CC on the mound it looks like another sweep.