Last night was the first start under the “Hughes Rules” and it did not go well. Phil gave up ten hits, seven runs (six earned), with two walks and three strikeouts in 5.2 innings. Let’s examine his last start before the extended rest–6/19 vs. the Mets–and his start last night through the ever friendly Pitch [...]
Nick Swisher has had something of a scorching first half. In 305 plate appearances, he’s knocked 13 home runs and 47 RBI with a batting average of .292 and an on-base and slugging percentage of .372 and .517, respectively. If you prefer the more advanced stats, Swisher has the second-best wOBA in the AL amongst [...]
It’s always tricky to engage in a player’s Hall of Fame merits when he’s still playing if his case is not slam-dunk in either the positive or negative direction. Such is true of Yankee backstop, Jorge Posada. At first thought, most may not make the leap to say Posada is worthy of enshrinement in the [...]
Seriously, spare me the ‘excuse’ that Hughes’ poor game last night was due to the “Hughes Rules“, OK?
Much is being made about Phil’s poor outting and how his 10 day layoff is the main reason. Let’s not deflect all of the responsibility from Hughes to Cashman & Girardi. The kid didn’t have it last night. And AJ Burnett has had a terrible June and many want to blame this on Eiland’s absence. Javy had a horrible April & May when Eiland was around and has been much better in June. Guess what, Eiland was back last night and Hughes was bad. So is Eiland to blame for AJ’s slump (when he was missing) but also to blame for Javy’s early season slump and Hughes’ outting last night (when he was in the dugout)? That’s absurd. If Eiland has this much of an impact, he’s ridiculously underpaid.
Sometimes, believe it or not, pitchers go through slumps, too. Let’s stop the excuses.
ESPNNY’s Andrew Marchand seems to dance on both sides of the aisle on the subject:
That cautionary tale aside, the anti-Hughes Rules screamers got a pretty strong Exhibit A on Tuesday night. After Hughes had looked like an All-Star all season, the Yankees had him skip a start and take a 10-day siesta before facing the Seattle Mariners’ Cliff Lee.
Hughes came out and gave up seven runs (six earned) on a career-worst 10 hits and couldn’t make it through six innings. The runs were the most that he has given up all season and his most ever in the Bronx.
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The Yankees’ return to the Bronx featured an intriguing pitching matchup as Cliff Lee faced off against Phil Hughes. Lee gave the Yankees’ front office something to think about in the offseason, going the distance and stumping most of the New York lineup (but not Nick Swisher). Hughes, who has had an excellent year, had one of the worst games of his career, as the Yankees lost 7-4.
Nick Swisher gave the Yankees an early lead, hitting a solo homer off Lee in the bottom of the first inning. A double by Jose Lopez, followed by a RBI singly by Franklin Gutierrez tied the Mariners and Yankees at 1-1. Seattle went ahead for good in the third inning, when Michael Saunders started the inning with a double and scored on Ichiro Suzuki’s single.
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Since Dave Eiland was the reason for pitchers NOT pitching well in his absence, do we now get to BLAME him for bad outings now that he’s back? Fair’s fair, you know.
Cliff Lee wasn’t in vintage form, but was still dominant. He pitched a complete game, allowing only 9 base runners. The Yankees managed 4 runs against the lefty (only 3 of them earned) but it wasn’t enough to offset the damage of Phil Hughes‘ bad night. Coming back from his skipped start Hughes allowed 7 [...]
The following story was written by Justyna Cardello. I chose to post this because of my long running stance on the dangers of shattered bats (just click here for all postings on the subject). It should be noted that if this invention ever gets adopted, the Rauso Brothers will donate a percentage of the proceeds, for the life of the patent, towards the Sickle-Cell Foundation and the Children’s Cancer Hospitals. All of the graphics and videos (at the bottom) are mine, not Justyna’s.
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Great entrepreneurial story of Two Brothers, a MLB invention, and overcoming Sickle Cell Anemia*
Brothers Invent Safety Device For MLB In Gold Canyon, Arizona
By Justyna Cardello
Injuries due to broken and shattered bats have become a serious concern not only in Major League Baseball but also within the Minor Leagues. When a solid-wood bat breaks during game-play it literally turns into a deadly spear type weapon that can boomerang and fly into the stands or on the playing field. The rate of serious injuries has escalated over the past decade and will become more serious and life threatening to players, umpires and fans if MLB continues to balk at solutions they are now aware of.
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Allow me to play captain obvious for a second: it’s never a good time for a player to get injured. [image title="3664852915_7b516df272" size="full" id="19192" align="center" linkto="full" ] This, however, is a particularly bad time for Brett Gardner to suffer a setback, even if it is just a day-to-day injury. In June, Gardner is hitting a [...]
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