Last night the Yankees’ ace-of-the-future, Phil Hughes, had another outing we’ve grown accustomed to, what with his league-leading fewest innings per start. After serving up a two-run shot to Gary Sheffield, Hughes’ confidence, whatever little was there, disappeared faster than Jamie Lynn Spears’ V-card.
Perhaps Phil, and all of the young stars on the Yanks need to get together, go out on a street in the Bronx and play some stick ball and get back to their roots. They need to relax and have fun. Look at Cano– he hit a 2-run shot and had a grin from ear to ear and there was a bounce in his step… now maybe he’ll just play the game the way he’s used to doing and stop over-thinking every damn thing.
I’ll admit that this may be more difficult for Hughes to do, ’cause the position he plays does call for a little bit more thought than required from infielders and outfielders. But if he was able to fly through the minors the way he did, he should be able to attack major league hitters with similar results and hopefully he’ll have some of the success that he had down there.
Btw, did anyone else catch that shot of Doc Gooden rocking a Canadian tuxedo in his denim jean jacket and jeans?
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