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By: Catching Up With One Of The Yanks Worst

Catching Up With One Of The Yanks Worst — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 00:58:17 +0000

[...] Remember Jeff Johnson? He’s now a pitching coach for the Pirates (Low) A-Ball team. I just saw this quote from him in the Charleston Daily Mail: Kyle McPherson epitomizes the ups and downs of minor league baseball. [...]

By: Raf

Raf — Wed, 28 May 2008 20:46:56 +0000

The stuff is there.
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I agree. Having said that, there are a lot of pitchers that things didn’t pan out for whatever reason.

I guess my point is that given results, he still has to do his job. I would rather have 0-4, 2.00 than 0-4, 9.00

By: Rich

Rich — Wed, 28 May 2008 19:38:59 +0000

Even if he had the wins, it wouldn’t have changed the fact that he was pitching lousy. Of the 6 games he pitched in, he only did well in 2. And that’s giving him the game last april against the White Sox.
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My point is that the wins could provide a foundation that might have enabled him to pitch better. The stuff is there.

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The Show; Sh*t’s weak! « Awesomo-A guide to all things awesome — Wed, 28 May 2008 18:45:28 +0000

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By: Raf

Raf — Wed, 28 May 2008 18:30:26 +0000

Confidence is a big part of success in any activity. Having two wins under his belt may have helped Hughes relax and make it more likely that he would trust his stuff.
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Even if he had the wins, it wouldn’t have changed the fact that he was pitching lousy. Of the 6 games he pitched in, he only did well in 2. And that’s giving him the game last april against the White Sox.

By: Don

Don — Wed, 28 May 2008 18:23:43 +0000

Three injuries in less than a season-and-a-half are not encouraging. Hughes must now show he isn’t an injury waiting to happen.

By: Rich

Rich — Wed, 28 May 2008 18:10:36 +0000

Given the rest of the numbers he has put up so far, probably not…
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Confidence is a big part of success in any activity. Having two wins under his belt may have helped Hughes relax and make it more likely that he would trust his stuff.

By: Raf

Raf — Wed, 28 May 2008 16:34:00 +0000

I think we would be looking at Hughes a lot differently if he had gotten sufficient run support to win his first start
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Given the rest of the numbers he has put up so far, probably not…

By: Rich

Rich — Wed, 28 May 2008 16:20:10 +0000

I think we would be looking at Hughes a lot differently if he had gotten sufficient run support to win his first starter, in which he pitched effectively, and Hawkins hadn’t blown up his credible start v. Baltimore.