He was pitching great last night. Absolutely great. And then the rain came. That’s just bad luck. Hopefully he’ll use it as another stepping stone and that next time out he’ll pick up where he left off last night. You really can’t second guess Girardi for taking him out. There’s no logical reason to risk the long term health of Phil Hughes just to get a couple of innings out of him in April.
Turned out to be bad luck for the Yanks too. I know anything can happen but my money is that if there’s no rain delay and Phil stayed in and pitched how he pitched in the first two innings, the Yanks win. Just my humble opinion.
Tags: Girardi, Phil Hughes, Yankees
