Hughes To D.L. With ‘Strained Oblique’
Posted by Steve L. on April 30th, 2008 · Comments (7)
The Yankees have now announced that they have placed Phil Hughes on the 15-day disabled list this evening with a strained right oblique muscle.
While the Yankees will not confirm it, there’s a school of thought out there which offers that the delay of this announcement was required in order to buy time for the removal of an oblique muscle from Carl Pavano’s body, which was then surgically implanted into Hughes, since there was nothing actually wrong with Hughes, physically, that would support him being placed on the D.L.
Well, at least Chad Moeller is back. I think we can all breathe easier now.
It sounds real, so the Pavano reference should be stricken.
Rich – why does it sound real?
Maybe I am being naive, Steve, but I don’t think the Yankees would have exposed Phil to having to answer the media’s questions about it if everyone one of his answers had to be a lie.
Rich–If you think this “strained oblique” is real, I have a bridge to sell you in Brooklyn.
Make me an offer, because I do.
Is Phil Hughes only Phil of the Future?…
Shockingly, there has been a bit of skepticism over the Yanks placing Phil Hughes on the DL the day after he spit the bit against Detroit and got booed. Here are some of the comments around the blogosphere: Steve Lombardi……