[stevenash]

Red Sox starter Aaron Cook has three strike outs in 36 innings pitched.
I don't think I've ever seen a 1:12 K ratio before.

REGULAR SEASON GAMES THROUGH JULY 25, 2012															YEAR TO DATE
DATE	OPPONENT	RESULT	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	GB	FB	Pit	BF	GSc	Dec.	Rel.	ERA
Jul 21	vs TOR	L 7-3	6.1	4	5	3	2	1	1	17	7	86	26	49	L(2-3)	-	3.50
Jul 16	vs CHW	W 5-1	7.0	5	1	0	0	0	0	16	10	97	26	65	-	-	3.34
Jul 4	@ OAK	L 3-2	6.0	9	3	3	1	1	0	16	11	80	28	41	L(2-2)	-	4.37
Monthly Totals			19.1	18	9	6	3	2	1	49	28	263	80	--	0-2	0 sv	2.79
DATE	OPPONENT	RESULT	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	GB	FB	Pit	BF	GSc	Dec.	Rel.	ERA
Jun 29	@ SEA	W 5-0	9.0	2	0	0	0	0	2	16	10	81	28	85	W(2-1)	-	4.32
Jun 24	vs ATL	W 9-4	5.0	6	3	2	0	0	0	13	8	79	21	45	W(1-1)	-	9.39
Monthly Totals			14.0	8	3	2	0	0	2	29	18	160	49	--	2-0	0 sv	1.29
DATE	OPPONENT	RESULT	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	GB	FB	Pit	BF	GSc	Dec.	Rel.	ERA
May 5	vs BAL	L 8-2	2.2	8	7	6	1	1	0	7	8	48	16	15	L(0-1)	-	20.25
Monthly Totals			2.2	8	7	6	1	1	0	7	8	48	16	--	0-1	0 sv	20.25
			IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	GB	FB	Pit	BF	AGS	W-L	S-BS-H	ERA
Totals			36.0	34	19	14	4	3	3	85	54	471	145	50	2-3	0-0-0	3.50

[taxe91]

yep, hes got that turbo sinker going. I believe hes throwing it more than twice as much as he ever did with the Rockies, as he used to mix in a slider and a 4-seamer too during those years. he'll throw an off-speed pitch very rarely this year, maybe in an 0-2 count

I hope for their sake that the Yankees have figured out how to score runs without the home-run ball because I'd be surprised to see him give up many if he gets that sinker going

[stevenash]

yep, hes got that turbo sinker going. I believe hes throwing it more than twice as much as he ever did with the Rockies, as he used to mix in a slider and a 4-seamer too during those years. he'll throw an off-speed pitch very rarely this year, maybe in an 0-2 count

I hope for their sake that the Yankees have figured out how to score runs without the home-run ball because I'd be surprised to see him give up many if he gets that sinker going

I'm thinking Sox myself.
I don't and ever will trust Phil Hughes, and I'm a die hard Yankee fan.

[taxe91]

I'm thinking Sox myself.
I don't and ever will trust Phil Hughes, and I'm a die hard Yankee fan.

His numbers this year are pretty decent but when I watch him pitch I feel like its all smoke and mirrors. Whenever I watch him he seems to throw a lot of 90-94mph fastballs and a lot of strikes, its a dangerous mix.

It's a good matchup for the Sox here, aside from Ortiz (who obviously wont be playing) and Nava none of the hitters on that team have any plate discipline this year and like to swing early in the count. Hughes might be the perfect guy to do that against

I'm looking forward to Middlebrooks' at-bats, the kid absolutely smokes fastballs, its too bad he cant touch anything else. He's like a less disciplined version of Cespedes

[stevenash]

His numbers this year are pretty decent but when I watch him pitch I feel like its all smoke and mirrors.

2010 was smoke and mirrors for Hughes.
Won 18 games, had an unheard of 9.60 run support.
Ray Charles can win 18 games with an offense that scores on the average of 9.60 runs each and every game he starts too.
Hughes wasn't top ten anything (except wins) in 2010, his WAR was sub 2 that year, Verlander won 18 games also that year, his value was more than double that.

[okbyme123]

-Yankees SP Phil Hughes owns just one victory in nine career starts against the Red Sox (1-5, 7.12 ERA)
-Hughes is 0-2 with a 4.30 ERA in four career home starts against the Red Sox

[okbyme123]

I'm thinking Sox myself.
I don't and ever will trust Phil Hughes, and I'm a die hard Yankee fan.

I'm on Sox also ... See video
http://tv.donbest.com/mlb/mlb-red-sox-yankees-6462/

[Jeff Grant]

I'm on Sox also ... See video
http://tv.donbest.com/mlb/mlb-red-sox-yankees-6462/

I watched that same video, as I know the guys over there

Shocking stat about Cook