Nov 03
In the Arizona Fall League this evening, Phil Hughes faced 16 batters and retired 15 of them – 8 on strikeouts.
Coming into this game, the Surprise Rafters – who Hughes faced – were batting .243 as a team. Regardless, tomorrow, Yankees fanboy bloggers will proclaim that this is the Phil Hughes that we can expect to see pitching for the Yankees in the near future.
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November 3rd, 2008 at 10:44 pm
EAT THAT STEVE!
November 3rd, 2008 at 10:54 pm
No problem.
No one will be happier than me to see Hughes have success like this at the big league level – because it will mean wins for the Yankees.
That said, I’ll believe that he can do it in the bigs, consistently, when I see it.
November 3rd, 2008 at 11:15 pm
Yeah right, nice bandwagoning there.
November 3rd, 2008 at 11:17 pm
I’m not on it yet. Nooooo…
It’s still WAY too early for that.
November 4th, 2008 at 12:11 am
the most important thing to me in hughes’ outings is walks. If he can keep the ball in the strike zone, he’ll be ok.
November 4th, 2008 at 7:33 am
It’s nice to see him go out and pitch well enough to increase his trade value to bring in Jake Peavy.
November 4th, 2008 at 9:36 am
Regardless, tomorrow, Yankees fanboy bloggers will proclaim that this is the Phil Hughes that we can expect to see pitching for the Yankees in the near future.
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Doubtful. More likely that people who like Hughes will simply remain even-keeled and not overreact. Which is more than I can say for those who dislike him and use every iota of information to crucify him for no good reason.
November 4th, 2008 at 10:16 pm
One man’s “crucify” is another man’s simple desire to see something to prove what so many claim, in this case.