I'll bet slowly. We'll see later today.
Meanwhile, the ongoing question that is Phil Hughes continues. Handed a 12-run lead, the erstwhile phenom couldn't make it through five to get the win. Is this a slide back to the horrific form that got him sent to the DL with mysterious "shoulder fatigue"? Or is it getting into his head?
Okay, so it was the hottest day pretty much since Apollo started dragging the sun across the sky. And that might have had some effect--it's hard to get a grip on the ball when your hand is soaking wet. Ask Gaylord Perry.
And one lousy start is not nearly enough of a sample to start judging. With Ivan Nova on the seven-day DL in Scranton, and due to come back for a doubleheader start next week, there's no alternative to sending Hughes out anyway. Maybe it's time to take a breath, chalk it up to one bad night, and move on.
But with the trade deadline rapidly approaching, and Hughes (not to mention Colon, Garcia and Burnett, if you want to be honest) question marks themselves, you can pretty much count on Brian Cashman spending the next eight days on his cell phone nonstop.
Seattle's lost 13 in a row--most recently to the Red Sox. Will the King Felix trade rumors start swirling again? (Don't salivate, Yankee fans--they're not trading Felix.)
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