I told you. I told you Phil Hughes could be a possibly deceptive good deal, and now, after 7 shut-out innings, he’s got a 5-1 record and 3.15 ERA. MVP of Yesterday!
Standings, as always, after the jump:
Standings:
Jon Lester: 2
Yu Darvish: 2
Dee Gordon: 1
Seth Smith: 1
Mark Buehrle: 1
Ryan Braun: 1
Justin Upton: 1
Kyle Lohse: 1
Dan Uggla: 1
Johnny Cueto: 1
Ryan Howard: 1
Cliff Lee: 1
John Lackey: 1
Corey Kluber: 1
Tanner Roark: 1
Jesse Chavez: 1
Juan Uribe: 1
Adam Jones: 1
Junior Lake: 1
David Price: 1
Alex Gordon: 1
Todd Frazier: 1
Chris Davis: 1
Phil Hughes: 1
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hey do you agree with what ‘some people say’ that Larry Rothchild is a bad pitching coach? and that’s why Hughes is shining now?
I don’t know. I feel like there are a bunch of other factors at work here, such as playing in a friendlier stadium dimension-wise. And if Rothschild is a bad pitching coach, one would think it would affect far more than just a few guys…. some players just don’t seem to fit in NYC… and Hughes was one.