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River Ave. Blues ยป For the love of God, stopping saying he was rushed, or that not sticking to “the plan” is why he got hurt, or that it’s the trainer’s fault…

For the love of God, stopping saying he was rushed, or that not sticking to “the plan” is why he got hurt, or that it’s the trainer’s fault…

May 2, 2007 by Mike 8 Comments

Phil Hughes interview on Baseball Tonight
The silver lining in the cloud of a Grade II hamstring strain

He overthrew a pitch and got hurt. That’s all. Keeping him Triple-A would have done absolutely nothing; you’d have to be an idiot not to see that he’s ready for the big leagues. He was getting his first taste of dominating big leaguers, and he wanted the whole damn cake. It was a mistake, he’ll learn from it.

You can sit in the passenger seat as much as you want and read as many books as humanly possible, but you have no idea what it’s like to drive until you get behind the wheel. Pitching for Scranton another month, 2 months, 6 months, whatever, would have done nothing but delay this injury until later in the year. It was a mistake brought on by lack of experience.

Rant over.

Phil Hughes interview on Baseball Tonight
The silver lining in the cloud of a Grade II hamstring strain

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