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[edit] Pitches

Anyone have citations for the pitching section? "Good late life", "late bite", "much improved", etc. are very subjective. --Zarek 00:23, 10 March 2007 (UTC)

I removed them. If someone finds a source (such as a player interview with those exact words, or other descriptive terms, feel free to add them. Try not to add subjective information without a source. Leebo T/C 16:32, 26 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Move to Phil Hughes?

More and more I am seeing him referred to as "Phil Hughes" in all media. Should the page be changed? - RPIRED 18:15, 26 April 2007 (UTC)

Let's wait a little while so we can talk to more editors. After tonight, there's sure to be more interest in him. If there's a consensus, we'll move the page. Leebo T/C 18:17, 26 April 2007 (UTC)
Hughes says that he likes to be refered to as Phil, and during Spring Training the YES announcers called him as such. -NyyDave 18:35, 26 April 2007 (UTC)
I'd say we can go ahead and move it. Just about everything I heard last night was Phil and not Philip. If there are no objections, I'll move the page in a few hours. Leebo T/C 12:26, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
Agree - Should move to "Phil" - Mitico 17:22, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
I put in the request to have it moved at requested moves, since Phil Hughes already redirects here. Leebo T/C 12:47, 28 April 2007 (UTC)

I'm not sure if that's a good idea though - I think he's still listed by Major League Baseball as "Philip Hughes". If that's the case, it should be left alone. (Jmdefrancesco 14:48, 31 May 2007 (UTC))

[edit] Trivia Section

This section is real awkward. Baskin Robbins -- who cares? I would suggest that this whole section be removed in accordance with WP:TRIV. There are some good quotes in this section. I suggest adding a quote section and avoid the clutter? -Mitico 17:22, 27 April 2007 (UTC)

If you look back in the article history, the trivia item in question used to read like this: "During the 2003 ALCS, Hughes had a high school job at Baskin Robbins, and had to work that night. He kept calling his mom to check the score.[1]" until someone stripped it to just the Baskin Robbins line. I can see why the other info was removed, but the whole line should have been removed. I would prefer distributing the most relevant info in the Trivia section to the prose of the other parts of the article. Leebo T/C 18:51, 27 April 2007 (UTC)

Greg "Opie" Hughes just mentioned on the "Opie and Anthony" show that he and Phil Hughes are cousins. Can we put that into the trivia section?

It should also be noted that Hughes was a Red Sox fan (even in California) according to his 2004 Topps Prospects Card (card number not available at this time.) (Jmdefrancesco 14:50, 31 May 2007 (UTC))

[edit] Standing ovation?

I remember listening to the game, and hearing that Hughes received a standing ovation when he was pulled from the game. I spent a little time looking online, and couldn't find a reference to this. It says a lot when the home team applauds the performance of a visiting team's pitcher, and certainly demonstrates the Hall potential of this performance. Does anyone have a reference to this?

[edit] Isn't it ironic? No...

"Ironically, the youngest person on the Yankees roster (Hughes, 21) replaced the oldest person on the roster (Roger Clemens, 45) when Clemens left with a hamstring injury."

I could spend several days making this correction through Wikipedia.

a) That is not irony. b) To call it "ironic" is a value judgment, thus unsuitable for an encyclopedic entry. --Jrshooter (talk) 23:19, 19 March 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jrshooter (talk • contribs) 23:14, 19 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] MLBtraderumors.com

Is this a valid page for a reference? Should it be removed as a reference from this page? It seems like a blog to me. Anyone else want to weigh in? Philatio (talk) 05:25, 14 May 2008 (UTC)