tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278533327344154144.post5741403465569202930..comments2023-09-11T07:44:46.685-04:00Comments on Al Leiter's Bullpen Catcher: Nady and HughesAl Leiter's Bullpen Catcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11689195573801645992noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278533327344154144.post-40631635864278649172009-07-03T19:01:52.548-04:002009-07-03T19:01:52.548-04:00eye- drop him. hes long done for the season. its t...eye- drop him. hes long done for the season. its too bad for the yanks<br /><br />btw were you a fan of Hinkse when he was a Jay?<br /><br />Bruno- if you have time, i left a comment for you in my post about RomeroAl Leiter's Bullpen Catcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11689195573801645992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278533327344154144.post-55973953972260086232009-07-03T11:19:12.332-04:002009-07-03T11:19:12.332-04:00I guess I should drop Nady in my pool. Bastard!I guess I should drop Nady in my pool. Bastard!Navin Vaswani (@eyebleaf)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08445618400360263938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278533327344154144.post-15928464525206154372009-07-02T23:08:50.815-04:002009-07-02T23:08:50.815-04:00If it ain't broken don't fix it. If Hughes...If it ain't broken don't fix it. If Hughes can be effective in relief role for the time being so be it. He has a role as a starter in the future OR maybe he might be the heir apparent to Mariano. The Yanks have a middle relief crisis and Hughes is a good interrim solution.......<br /><br />If Rivera gets hurt , who is the closer? Veras is gone. Bruney? All I can say is that the debate on Joba is somewhat dead(thank god). BUT keeping Hughes in that crucial relief role is important for the Yanks this year at least.Bruno Von Rottweilernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278533327344154144.post-68345371930629689332009-07-02T23:01:07.352-04:002009-07-02T23:01:07.352-04:00Tough break for Nady. I hope he makes a full reco...Tough break for Nady. I hope he makes a full recovery and has success on his next team.<br /><br />Hughes has done well out of the pen, but I think a lot of decent starting pitchers would be really good middle relievers. They start b/c starters are more valuable. <br /><br />A closer requires a different mentality. Not everyone can handle that. So a closer is a little different, but middle relief is something that while it can help is team, you don't permanently take a decent starting pitcher and make him into a middle reliever.<br /><br />I think Hughes future should be as a starter. I didn't expect Hughes in the pen for the rest of the season. I still think he'll start again this season. Whether it be for the Yankees due to a pitcher being hurt or the minors. Although at this point, it seems unlikely that Hughes gets sent back to AAA.Kylenoreply@blogger.com