The worst kind of Hughes day is a sunrise Hughes day

I, for one, welcome our newest Yankees rookie, who has absolutely, positively NEVER played first for our hated rivals ... a certain Kevan Yewcalis and wish him any number of wonderful seasons as a True Yankee!

played first player 1st ... though both are true ...

I guess I'm coming around on Kevan Jewkalis ; )

And another late inning hit for Ramiro Pena...

Go Yanks!!!

[2] A man with no barbaric ugly beard whatsoever.

Uh, yeah. Straight down the pipe, Phil.

Thanks for the out!

Although Cone says the first run of the game is always important. And Michael Kay says the bunt was stupid. So, huh. Maybe I'm wrong.

Oh, not Cony at all! Don't know why I assumed.

Right, so, somewhere between splitting the center of the plate belt high, and eight inches outside, that would work. Give it a shot, Phil!

Good lord.

Lucky to get out of that with just one.

There are honest to goodness Yankee fans who enjoy watching Phil Hughes pitch and look forward to his starts. This really baffles me. Even when things are going "well" he's the most godawful boring, maddening pitcher this team has seen in years.

I follow Jason Grilli on twitter. I have no idea why.

[13] Does he dish tips on BBQ???

[12] I for one, look forward to his at least once an outing, 30+ pitch inning.

Crap

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOghes!

[15] Between all the foul balls and the multiple waste pitchers per batter (which I never, ever understood) its like having an ice pick slowly driven into your eye.

[18] Well, at speed that it happens, it's more pushed than 'driven', don't you think?

This should be Phil Hughes' new strategy. Have Ichiro and Cano throw his mistakes out at the plate to end the inning,

Thank you Ichi and Robbie ... uh, we got a long man we can bring in now???

[20] They were trying for one of those when Flaherty was batting, too. The ball traveled just a little too far.

Yay!

Oh my god, "Travis is a Pronks Bomber"

[22] Its really a two out plan anyway.

PRONK!

[24] Is that Sterling?

[27] Yep. That was a new kind of awful.

Lyle comes through.

Brains.

Frankie Brains!

LYLE OVERBAY!!!!!

Still can't get over it.

I had forgotten that Cervelli went to second on the error. Sort of a pleasant surprise when Sterling said he was gonna score.

[31] I can't imagine anyone not liking him...

Well, goddammit ... NOW I see Overbay's dunk???

My game feed must be 5 minutes behind!

[33] I know Sterling is very fond of him. I forget why.

Att boy, Phil. boooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

They aren't booing! They're shouting...
No, they're booing.

Oh good, Phil giving it right back.

[36] Thanks a bunch ... love to know THAT was coming in super-slo-mo time ...

[37] They're yelling "Hugh ... urns! Hugh ... urns!!!

[39] It gives you a chance to avert your eyes.

^%$%^$E^CVASCVAS^%AS^XE$A^V_)P"_)UH*(ASHX&*O!!!

You piece of ^%^!@%R^!F_)C J)D(EJ)(JD (W#W%$!!!

Die in a ^%F!^!V%D )(JOIASD(*J !@!R$J !!!

I can't believe Adam Jones didn't fall for the trap! Although, nobody out...

Phelps in the bullpen. I guess he'll shag the long flies the Orioles send there.

The Orioles are playing Fibonacci Ball. They'll score three in the fourth.

Anyway Rob came to play.

Hughes is really doing a great job not giving up home runs when men are on base.

Just what is a League Average RH’der worth as an FA?
I can’t see signing Phil unless he comes cheap.
He’s got talent, but no command.
You never know what you’re going to get….
except for a number of HRs.

Whaddayathink?
I think we have to let him go.

Wow.... lots of empty seats.
I say we give Bonds a look-see.

Thank you Joe.

[48] I dunno. I guess it depends on who the alternatives are. Phelps, I guess.

[51] Phelpsy making his case!

Ichiro looks the way a lot of people expected him to look last year with the Yankees.

BRAINS!

BRAINS!!!

Gar.

Blargh.

Swing at shit and watch tits-on-bacon go by.

Yeah, that's how you waste that inning and go in down, 5-2 ...

I step out and everything goes to shit. I can't wait to see the Hughes Defense League spin this one after the game

Joe's "Ph" strategy was good, but he just had to move to the last name version.

Silly me, I always March was too early in the season for strawmen ...

[48] I'm gonna be so happy if the Chamberlain and Hughes eras are over after this year.

Phelpsy pitching like his Phucking pissed!

I am a broken record to myself when it comes to Hughes. But when the ball leaves his hand he has no fucking clue where it is going to end up.

[strike]Hughesy[/strike] Phelpsy for ever!!!

Shit.

Hughesy Phelpsy for ever!!!

HAH!

It will be cool if Rob has a career year.

Especially considering there's about a 10% chance the Yankees employ Hughes after this year, they really, REALLY need to just need to deploy their best pitchers at any given moment ... which, probably means starting Phelps over Hughes ...

We'll see if the organization has the humility to do it that way ... I certainly have my doubts ...

Goyishe cop.

[67] I have it a lot higher than ten percent

[69] Yeah, but you're on target about as much as Dick Morris is, so I'm not especially worried ...

Ugh. Nice pick off.

Phucking Phelpsy!!!

Philthy Phelpsy!!!

Uh ... phlappy Phelpsy???

MOTHER FUCKING PHELPSY!!!

[70] The Yankees can be really fucking stubborn and slow to admit mistakes.

Plus there's going to be an almost wide open rotation and an alleged budget. I'd be mildly surprised if don't try to fill it with Hughes and various other flotsam and jetsam.

Vernon!

Tying runs on

[76] Yawn.

Fact is, Hughsey is going to cost money next season, 1.5x money in fact ... and the Yankees aren't going to pay it, unless he pitches well enough in 2013 that it's an obvious choice (and that's almost certainly only if he pitches well enough as a STARTER).

If he's mediocre, why not try Phelps, or Warren, or whomever ... especially if they're cromulent in '13???

I hate the wave. Yankee fans should not be doing it.

So, two bright spots this game: Cano is ripping, Phelps dealing.

[81] And Kuroda is pitching tomorrow. Just a blip.

Hey guys. I've been busy this season and haven't checked in much. I'm curious if anyone still wants to keep arod or if people who disagreed with me last season have changed their view.

Get rid of A-Rod, how? Cut him? Oh, like a hit man or something?

Jeez, you'd love to ph for Nix.
But, can't do it.

Or can you???

Joe is thinking, "Maybe we can score 60 runs here and I won't even need a SS."

Oy.
Well, this should be interesting.

Frankie at second? Alrighty then.

Aw, I wanted to see Frankie field.

Infield?
We don't need no steenkin infield.

Yeah.
Well, win tomorrow!

RIyank -- find a way to void his contract, try to get him to take a career ending settlement, trade him and eat the loot, or whatever. If releasing him and just paying him is an option then take it. I don't care.

93) They can't void his contact, he'd never take a career ending settlement--why would he? Why would you want to release him and still pay him all the money? That doesn't make any sense.

The guy's reputation is spoiled, and he figures to take another hit this year, but if he can still play, even in a diminished state, that's a lot of money to eat for PR reasons.

[94] Yeah... Melky was actually Suspended (as well as named in Biogenesis) and it just ruined his career. He's what?.... making $20,000/yr to play in Japan?

Whatever happens with ARod, he's ours.
We need RH bats.
Let's hope he can still be of use to us.

[93],[94],[95] But then there was this... Man, I don't want to be this guy in any life.

[94] Sometimes creative solutions to problems can be found and I see no reason the team shouldn't explore every possible way out, even if everyone wants to dismiss it as being crazy. Would a guy supposedly as pround as Arod take a permanent bench on the fanny role if that was the solution? I'd tell him to get comfortable.

Anyway, as Spock said, "there are always possibilities."

It's so great that we have, like, the rest of our lives to debate ARod. I think everybody should set aside a few minutes everyday to do it.