Hughes to the DL - Talksox

TheKilo · 04-30-2008, 10:23 PM

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?...=.jsp&c_id=mlb

The Dustball · 04-30-2008, 10:53 PM

The early struggles for the Yanks continue. I can't help but be suspicious about this injury, and i wonder if it is being exagerated so that Hughes can go back down to the minors and work on his stuff.

Coco's Disciples · 04-30-2008, 10:54 PM

**yeszir** · 05-01-2008, 01:51 AM

The guys on nyyfans are all proclaiming that its a fake injury. Just an excuse for his struggling that'll give him time to work it out, like Dustball said.

26 to 6 · 05-01-2008, 06:42 AM

I'm not totally skeptical of that, gives him a chance to get some work in down in the minors.

Rasner who has been so good (4-0, 0.87 ERA) will get the start on Sunday.

bosoxnation07 · 05-01-2008, 08:17 AM

The Yanks better hope for it to be a fake injury. If not, the this is the 2nd time Hughes has been on the DL in parts of 2 seasons. If this is real, Hughes is showing durability issues at a young age which is never good.

jacksonianmarch · 05-01-2008, 05:55 PM

MRI showed a stress fracture in the 9th rib. He's out at least 4 weeks then will have another MRI

bosoxnation07 · 05-01-2008, 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by jacksonianmarch

MRI showed a stress fracture in the 9th rib. He's out at least 4 weeks then will have another MRI

Man I've had one of those. Its no fun at all. I can't imagine what it felt like to pitch with.

Jayhawk Bill · 05-01-2008, 06:28 PM

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Originally Posted by jacksonianmarch

MRI showed a stress fracture in the 9th rib. He's out at least 4 weeks then will have another MRI

Ninth rib?

First rib? Yeah, OK. That happens on occasion. But pitching a baseball doesn't usually create a stress fracture of the ninth rib.

Two possibilities:

1) Hughes's motion is really, really messed up somehow, or he let himself get badly out of shape this winter. Most stress fractures for baseball pitchers occur half a ribcage away from Hughes's alleged crack, but an unusual circumstance could cause an unusual injury.

2) The Yankees have found a "shadow of opportunity" on the MRI and they're using it as their excuse for removing Hughes from further damage to his ego.

a700hitter · 05-01-2008, 07:52 PM

Uh oh, it's raining at Yankee Stadium. This is the best outing kennedy has had, but Girardi is bound to take out the kid gloves and remove him before he slips and hurts himself.

a700hitter · 05-01-2008, 07:56 PM

Ian Kennedy is making sure that he maintains his 9 ERA.

a700hitter · 05-01-2008, 07:58 PM

Kennedy is supposed to be the next Mussina. The problem is that he is the 38 year Mussina.

Jayhawk Bill · 05-01-2008, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by a700hitter

Kennedy is supposed to be the next Mussina. The problem is that he is the 38 year Mussina.

Kennedy is grossly overrated--his velocity is too low for a rookie, and his control is normally good, not great (except right now it kinda sucks.)

Kennedy is the prototypical AAAA career pitcher. He'll have an MLB career, barring injury, but I'll be surprised if he isn't traded away from the Yankees. With a payroll over $200 million, Steinbrenner and Cashman can do better.

a700hitter · 05-01-2008, 08:18 PM

I think Kennedy has a problem pitching in humid weather. He has trouble gripping the ball.

Gom · 05-01-2008, 08:21 PM

Best news of the year is Hughes is out until July. Thank Goodness. Not that he's injured, that he won't pitch.