Around the Yankee Universe, 05.26.09

by Ed Valentine on May 26, 2009 7:00 AM EDT in New York Yankees News

Phil Hughes (3-2) was as good Monday afternoon against Texas as I have ever seen him. Aggressive with his fastball, throwing strikes and using all of his pitches.

I found myself sitting there watching the game, unable to get up despite the fact that it was a blowout. I prefer to think that's because I was enjoying watching the 22-year-old Hughes so much and not because I spent the morning staining a deck and couldn't move once I sat down!

The number I loved the most was the 65 strikes Hughes threw in 101 pitches

My only quibble is that I would have loved to have seen the Yankees give Hughes a chance to complete the game. They think of him as a future ace, and aces need to finish games on occasion. He was cruising Monday and likely could have finished easily. How is he supposed to learn what the 9th inning is about if he isn't given a chance to pitch it?

By the way, neither Joe Girardi or Hughes made a big fuss out of Hughes not shaking the manager's hand when told he was coming out of the game.

How did you guys feel about the red caps the Yankees wore to commemorate Memorial Day? It bugged me a little, but if I can stomach the designated hitter, inter-league play and a new Yankee Stadium I'm certainly not getting all fired up about a silly cap, even if Pete Abe thinks the cap was "a travesty." I just know I won't be buying one. Vote in the poll below and let us know your feelings about the cap.
Brian Bruney is headed for a visit with Dr. James Andrews. If you know anything about pitchers, that is never a good thing.
Peter Abraham breaks down the Yankee numbers with Alex Rodriguez and without him.

Poll

How do you feel about the red cap the Yankees wore to commemorate Memorial Day?

I agree with Pete Abe. It was a travesty that never should have been allowed.

111 votes

It's just a cap. I can live with it.

242 votes

The Yankees won. They should wear the red every game until they lose.

30 votes

Now that the Yankees have worn a different cap, I want names on their jerseys.

27 votes

410 votes | Poll has closed

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Red Caps

The caps are a tribute to those who fought for their country. The guys wear pink arm bands, use pink bats, I don’t see anyone complaining about that nor should they.
Wearing red hats once a year should not even be an issue. Lighten up, there are more important things to be concerned with.

by bigyak on May 26, 2009 8:56 AM EDT reply actions

I'd much rather

they wear red arm bands, use red bats, or anything else. Really there are a million ways they could pay tribute in a very nice way and I personally don’t like them messing with a Yanks uniform (especially with a red hat that doesn’t even look good) that has been around for 85 years. Yes, there are more important things to be concerned with and it’s a minor point, but this is a Yanks blog concerned with ALL things Yankees.

by potroast on May 26, 2009 9:39 AM EDT up reply actions

the caps

cost 34.77$. all the proceedings go to a veteran fund. i’m all for that. even if it does look horrible. the cause is too positive. as for bruney, he will regret the day he didn’t take precaution, and carl pavano the shit outta himself. frickin dope.

by ProudYankee on May 26, 2009 10:16 AM EDT up reply actions

I didn't realize that

about the proceeds. Just did a search on that and it goes to the “Welcome back veteran’s fund”. While it is not ALL the proceeds (it’s actually only $1 for each hat), it’s still definitely makes it worth it to see those ugly hats.

by potroast on May 26, 2009 11:51 AM EDT up reply actions

thats what i get

for taking ken singletons word lol. my bad.

by ProudYankee on May 27, 2009 1:00 AM EDT up reply actions

I wish they had taken a different approach. Red just dosent work. Digital Camo… now theres a hat I would have bought.

by ryanwk628 on May 26, 2009 11:35 AM EDT up reply actions

Is this what Phil Hughes can be? His two great starts were against two free swinging teams( Rangers and Tigers). He was great yesterday, and the hitters could relax, and have good AB’s. It all flows from the starters. They look like a team that’s having fun. I think sometimes they forget about the fun. Maybe they should bring back that Mariano Duncan tee-shirt from 96’ " We play today, we win today"

by fredny on May 26, 2009 9:45 AM EDT reply actions

Bruney

More than anything, I’m annoyed by the reports that he was still in pain when he came off the DL and didn’t say anything. Did he really think he could pitch with a bad elbow? I know he wants to contribute, and he doesn’t have the security that other guys have, but you’ve got wonder what goes through their heads sometimes.

by long time listener on May 26, 2009 10:11 AM EDT reply actions

Bruney

They took numerous MRI’s and all that good stuff and found nothing wrong. Before he threw, there was no reason to shut him down.

Who the hell knows what’s wrong.

by FreeBradshaw on May 26, 2009 10:56 AM EDT up reply actions

The hats...

…were awful. As someone said before, there are any number of ways to pay tribute to veterans on Memorial Day, and it’s as simple as just using the stars-and-stripes themed cap logo on every team’s normal cap. I’d be more likely to buy that than the red abominination.

They looked like a team full of Fred Dursts.

by New York Sports Jerk on May 26, 2009 12:12 PM EDT reply actions

Caps

I can live with them, as I said. I think the stars and stripes logo would have been much less obtrusive. I understood why it was done, but it did look awful.

by Ed Valentine on May 26, 2009 12:30 PM EDT up reply actions

agreed the hats were ugly, but we did play rather well with them

by blevs4 on May 26, 2009 1:08 PM EDT reply actions

Shameless Promotion

As an Army veteran of OIF, I am deeply offended by MLB’s shameless promotion of the hideous caps. If they really wanted to help veterans instead of sell caps, they would have donated all proceeds instead of just $1 from the sales of the caps. If they really wanted to help veterans, they would do something like donate all proceeds from concession sales or ticket sales for one game to veteran’s organizations. While we’re at it, can baseball players stop dressing up like Soldiers and Marines. It cheapens the pride I have when I wear to work what most Americans view as a fashion statement. Yes, I am writing this from the comfort of my CHU in Iraq.

FYI: http://espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=lukas/090514&sportCat=mlb

by almonte96b on May 26, 2009 4:01 PM EDT reply actions