Before the game, take a tour

by Travis G on Apr 3, 2009 4:00 PM EDT in Yankee Stadium

Tonight's game (if the rain lets up) is on YES and MLBN at 7 p.m.

Isn't this photo of Phil Hughes facing Jose Tabata from Wednesday's minor league game (taken by the venerable Chad Jennings) phenomenal? It's eerily reminiscent of their infamous meeting in the 2006 Futures Game (which has unfortunately been removed from YouTube) in which Tabata nearly took Hughes' head off with a line drive.

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Nady

better perform like a Boras client in a contract season should
because if he pulls a .270 BA with barely 20 HR I’ll be pissed
gave up wayyyyyyy too much to get him and Marte

by Brian5517209 on Apr 3, 2009 6:44 PM EDT reply actions

Most baseball observers believe the Pirates got ripped off. Ohlendorf and Karstens are basically nothing, and Tabata has huge question marks. So, it really does not look like the Yanks gave up much at all.

by Ed Valentine on Apr 3, 2009 7:07 PM EDT reply actions

at the time

of the trade Nady was hitting like .330
he hit an egregious .269 as a Yankee
Karstens is nothing special, but i still like Ohlendorf and i have the feeling Tabata could be a star
especially since now we need position prospects like it’s nobodies business

by Brian5517209 on Apr 3, 2009 9:02 PM EDT up reply actions