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Sixty Feet, Six Inches: Hang on to Hughes

By Christopher Harris
ESPN.com

Thursday, May 1, 2008

Remember when Mike Mussina was supposed to be the weak link in the Yankees' rotation? Don't get me wrong: Moose hasn't been great in '08. He's lasting an average of 5 1/3 innings per start and has a 4.73 ERA, but he's got three wins, has walked only five and thus has a WHIP of 1.27. It ain't good, but it ain't Phil Hughes. Hughes, to be blunt, has been atrocious. In his six starts, he's allowed the league to hit .362 off him, and has given up 22 runs, 34 hits and 13 walks in just 22 innings. T ...

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