New York Yankees at Minnesota Twins, Tanaka vs Hughes

Phil Hughes was always a tinkerer. One of the things I loved about him as a prospect was how cerebral he always seemed. At times, I thought he was overthinking on the mound. Most of all, I think his repeated injuries stole some life from his fastball, and made him not trust his delivery or his stuff.

There is a part of me that will always cheer for him. I want him to lose tonight, but a 1-0 tough luck loss would make me feel better about it.

Masahiro Tanaka has been better than I dared dream. He has been the 25 year old ace I'd hoped Phil Hughes would become. #TanakaTime to start a long holiday weekend is quite the treat.

And tonight, the past and the present collide.

Go Yankees. Go baseball.