Comments on: Phil Hughes targeting early-July return to the major leagues http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/06/05/phil-hughes-targeting-early-july-return-to-the-major-leagues/ Baseball. Baseball. And then a bit more baseball. Sun, 19 May 2013 06:50:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: patsandsox http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/06/05/phil-hughes-targeting-early-july-return-to-the-major-leagues/comment-page-1/#comment-146163 Mon, 06 Jun 2011 13:29:28 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=61856#comment-146163 probably letting him build arm strenght before they put the speed gun tests on him

]]> By: yankeesjetsknicksrangers http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/06/05/phil-hughes-targeting-early-july-return-to-the-major-leagues/comment-page-1/#comment-146074 Mon, 06 Jun 2011 00:08:17 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=61856#comment-146074 The entire issue with Phil is his velocity, so I find it hard to believe that nobody on the staff seems to think it might be a good idea to have a speed gun handy.

]]> By: purdueman http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/06/05/phil-hughes-targeting-early-july-return-to-the-major-leagues/comment-page-1/#comment-146071 Sun, 05 Jun 2011 23:42:11 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=61856#comment-146071 LOL! I’m not here to either be liked, nor to win a popularity contest either. If I wanted to do that I’d post nothing but soppy blogs about how great and wonderful everyone’s teams are, but frankly that makes for lousy reading and unnecessarily protects those who can’t handle the truth!

]]> By: king3319 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/06/05/phil-hughes-targeting-early-july-return-to-the-major-leagues/comment-page-1/#comment-146070 Sun, 05 Jun 2011 23:27:47 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=61856#comment-146070 Once again!!!! Purdue nobody like you!!! I said it before it should tell you something!!! Shut up!!!

]]> By: uyf1950 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/06/05/phil-hughes-targeting-early-july-return-to-the-major-leagues/comment-page-1/#comment-146045 Sun, 05 Jun 2011 20:25:33 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=61856#comment-146045 If I wasn’t ignoring you. I would reply. But then again in your delusional state you probably think this is in itself is a reply.

]]> By: purdueman http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/06/05/phil-hughes-targeting-early-july-return-to-the-major-leagues/comment-page-1/#comment-146038 Sun, 05 Jun 2011 19:12:09 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=61856#comment-146038 ufy, you’re certainly clever all right; at least about as clever as any other 12 year old out there, that is!

]]> By: uyf1950 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/06/05/phil-hughes-targeting-early-july-return-to-the-major-leagues/comment-page-1/#comment-146035 Sun, 05 Jun 2011 19:01:51 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=61856#comment-146035 yankeesfanlen – Please ignore purdueman. That higher degree education that he places so much value on and seems to have impressed no one but himself has effected his brain cells. Apparently while at the Institute of Higher Learning he minored in Fortune Telling and Tarot Card Reading. Let him talk.

]]> By: purdueman http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/06/05/phil-hughes-targeting-early-july-return-to-the-major-leagues/comment-page-1/#comment-146012 Sun, 05 Jun 2011 16:00:22 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=61856#comment-146012 yankeefan, you’re talking past tense when old Georgie Porgy ran the team. It was clear this offseason that Hank and Hal only begrudgingly retained Jeter and they filled out the Yankee rotation in a most uncharacteristic Steinbrenner manner by bottom feeding for two guys on the wrong side of 35 with a history are major injuries.

None of us though know what course Hank and Hal will choose to charter in the near future, but the mere fact that Hank is openly jealous of the mansion Jeter is building in Tampa isn’t what I’d exactly call a good sign for Yankee fans.

The honeymoon is now over in Chicago where Cub fans already are pining for a divorce from their new owner Tom Ricketts. When Ricketts wrote a letter this past offseason telling season ticket holders that (in essence), more of the clubs assets were going to be diverted (as in to Ricketts personal checking account), to “the farm system and player development”, it was a clear indication as to what direction he’s planning to take the Cubs in.

In other words, lets wait and see what Hank and Hal are going to do if the Yankees starting rotation breaks down come the dog days of August before you go blowing your horn as to how willing they are to continue to increase their luxury tax spending.

]]> By: yankeesfanlen http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/06/05/phil-hughes-targeting-early-july-return-to-the-major-leagues/comment-page-1/#comment-146010 Sun, 05 Jun 2011 15:49:40 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=61856#comment-146010 Thanks for letting me know the price of everything and the value of nothing. The Yankees, through their scouting, development, and checkbook are continually attempting to pout the best poossible team in front of their fans.
There’s this thing called the luxury tax that they unbegrudginly pay on an annual basis to support an unrounded Major League as far as finances go. It’s kind of like John D. Rockefeller, in his dotage, giving nickels to children and dimes to adults. It was viewed as being sort of petty for such a wealthy man, however the receipients were better off after they had received it.

]]> By: purdueman http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/06/05/phil-hughes-targeting-early-july-return-to-the-major-leagues/comment-page-1/#comment-146005 Sun, 05 Jun 2011 15:22:10 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=61856#comment-146005 Well yankeefan I have to disagree with you there. I realize that everyone suspects that Hank and Hal are cheapskates, but I just don’t think that Colon and Garcia will make it all the way to the 2028 season, even though I’m sure that Hank and Hal are enamored at the thought due to their relatively cheap salaries!

]]> By: yankeesfanlen http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/06/05/phil-hughes-targeting-early-july-return-to-the-major-leagues/comment-page-1/#comment-146003 Sun, 05 Jun 2011 15:10:22 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=61856#comment-146003 I’m going to laugh, laugh, laugh when Sabathia, Burnett, Hughes, Colon, Garcia take us to 28.

]]> By: purdueman http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/06/05/phil-hughes-targeting-early-july-return-to-the-major-leagues/comment-page-1/#comment-145999 Sun, 05 Jun 2011 14:59:59 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=61856#comment-145999 About time he lets the Yankees know when he’s planning to come off of his paid vacation. His timing in doing so should be good too, as long about the time he returns either Colon or Garcia should be ready to take their perennial place on the DL, filling up the vacated spot on it that Hughes will leave.

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