Sorry for the lack of updates the past few days. I was having new flooring put down so the internet was out. I was lucky enough to play in Derek Jeter’s annual Turn 2 Foundation Charity Golf Tournament yesterday morning. I’m a terrible golfer but I had a blast and was able to meet a lot of really cool people. Hope everyone had a great weekend.
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you’re with the big boys for one year and already so domesticated
looks like you are staying in the bronx as santana is going to the mets. here’s to a great season for you Mr. Hughes in the bronx!
Phil
I’m ecstatic that Santana was traded and you’re still with the Yanks. Best of luck in 2008!
Sean
Phil,
Do you feel relieved that there appears to me a conclusion to all of the uncertainty with Santana?
I agree with the rest. Thank God you were not traded!
Phil,
Do you feel relieved that there appears to me a conclusion to all of the uncertainty with Santana?
Good luck this season Phil— glad to see you will be staying in the Bronx! Quite a bit of expectation, no ? You feeling it ?
The Santana news is a huge relief!
Now we can really look forward to seeing the Young Guns pitch for an entire season together.
Hey Phil,
Once again I agree with the rest of them here. THANK GOD YOUR STAYING WITH THE YANKEES!!!!! Hope you have a great year!!
-Rich
The wait is finally over! Now we can all sit back, relax, and watch Phil tear up the AL east instead of the central
You are officially staying, good. There will be a lot of pressure on you to pitch like an ace this season, but don’t let it get to you, take your time and don’t let it get to your head. Take Eli Manning for example- expectations were huge, but it took him a couple years to be a Super Bowl QB… (who ya rooting for?)
for some reason I thought I remembered reading that you were a scratch golfer…. guess not, haha.
Yeah, I’m so happy for you Phil. Do well for the Yankees this year!
I am glad this Santana trade talk is finally coming to an end. Our entire family loves the Yanks and you are one of our favorite players. Looking forward to a great year from you and the team.
Congrats man. hopefully that’s all the trade talk you’ll ever need to deal with.
: ) So what was your final score in golf?
considering your better than the package the mets gave up, the twins got punk’d. i’m relieved you’re still in pinstripes phranchise.
Congrats Phil! You’re staying in Pinstripes, exactly where you belong. And like another poster said, the most important thing is that you ignore the added pressure that may fall upon you this year, just continue to be Phil Hughes and we fans will be happy.
http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com
Oh yea, who do you like in the Super Bowl?
http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/
See you in the Bronx for many years to come!!
Glad to see you will be in pinstripes this year, Phil!
Though I live in Minnesota, I hope to get tickets to a game when the Yankees visit the Twins at the Metrodome & hopefully it’ll be a game where you’re pitching. Good luck this season. 🙂
Im sooo glad to see that you are going to be a Yankee still and Melky too!!
That news has deff made my day!!!
Phil:
My first trip to your blog- welcome to the Web!
I’ve never been so happy to hear good news for the Mets. Very glad you’re going to stick around in the Bronx.
Phil! Glad that your gonna remain in Yankee pinstripes, hopefully for a very long time…hope you feel the same
thank god phil, you get to stay a yankee! i couldn’t be any happier. stay healthy, enjoy your pens and i can’t wait to see you pitch this year
Yeah. Santana will trade to Mets. Meanwhile you’re staying in Pinstripes.
Nothing is happier than the news.
That sounds like fun Phil
Copy paste what everyone else is saying, glad the Santana business is done with and that you and Melky are staying. Nice that you had fun for a good cause, I got to be sick but c’est la vie…
Thank God you’re still a Yankee!!!! Now I can finally take a deep breath and smile. Looking forward to seeing you pitch this year!!
Phil! Now I can finally buy your jersey knowing that you will be with the Yankees for years to come. Sooooooo sooooooo glad to hear the Yankees did not trade for Johan Santana today! Hope your workouts are going as planned, oh and don’t worry about it, I am the worst golfer in the world.
Santana to the Mets! Finally, we can all stop having nightmares of you in a Twins uniform. I can’t wait to see ya show everyone what you’ve got and finish up that no-hitter you started.
Awesome! Who all did you meet?
Glad that your banner at the top will continue to sport Yankee pics. We’re all psyched for you to be staying in the Bronx, Phil, and we’re behind you all season, rain or shine. 🙂
Wow this is truly great news santana to the mets and your still with the yanks. Thats fantastic im sure your gonna have a great year this year but i was wondering hows you arm doing? Can you go back to throwing those 95-96 MPH fastballs liek you did before your injury?
I was at your first game last season and I look forward to seeing you picth many more as a N.Y. Yankee. Good luck next year.
So happy you are staying in the bronx phil! Huge relief. I read about Jeter’s tournament… sound like a fun event to be part of.
I’d like to chime in and say I’m really happy that you weren’t traded! And as a Yankee fan, it makes it even sweeter that Santana’s going to the Mets and not Boston.
Great news Phil, looks like you’ll be sticking around.
sounds like fun, great to hear now ur hear to stay
Phil-
Although i despise the Mets, their acquiring of Johan Santana made me extremely happy today. It means that there is no one left out there for Hank to make an excuse to trade you for (I don’t think dealing you for Johan would have been a smart move for the Yankees). I don’t know if you’ve read the recent foxsports.com article “Busting Out” but your picture is featured and you are among the top players most likely to break out this year and dominate the majors. I’m so excited to see you finally break camp with the Yankees and pitch your first full year in the majors, after following you in the minors for 2 years. You are the future Phil, you are the guy that’s going to take the baton from Jeter and be the face of the franchise. Looking forward to your future (and maybe even this year!) cy young campaigns.
From your biggest fan,
Josh
There is a god after all! So glad that the Yankees didn’t trade you! You’re a great young man as well as a great ballplayer. Congrats! 🙂
Phil, my weekend was great because you are staying with the Yankees! I was against the trade if it meant giving up on you, and thank G-d that we didn’t give you up along with some other good parts for what was essentially 1 year of Santana. Can’t wait to see you this year in the Bronx all year long!
Woo hoo!! Phil is stayin in the bronx!
Thank god you aren’t going to be traded and Santana is not in Boston whoo, good luck this season!
I second that Paddy. What kind of flooring P? Thinking about putting in bamboo in our place. inexpensive, looks great and best of all, its sustainable!
by the way, what’d you shoot? How’s Jeter at golf?
It’s about damn time Santana’s on the move. The twins obviously wanted to move him out of the AL cause the mets deal was garbage compared to You and The Melk Man. Look forward to more dominating perfomances from you.
Finnaly the rumors are over! thank god you aren’t going anywhere!!! now i only will pray for you and all the yankees players to stay healthy, i know you guys are going to shineee!!!
bring us the 27 Phil!!!!
Phil,
Very happy to be a part of your blog! You pitched, and won, in the first Yankee game my son ever saw!
We live in Tampa, but from NY (I am in the Coast Guard). We will be trying very hard to get your autograph at Legends Field during Spring Training.
I am so glad you will stay a Yankee! The Mets can have Johan!
You are a class act, and I hope you wear the pinstripes for awhile!
I know this deal is still has hurdles to be complete, but I just wanted to say that I am glad this is finally coming to a close. And you will still be on the Yankees!!
I’m so HAPPY that you are still a Yankee! Good luck next season!
Phil’s staying in pinstripes!!! Amped to see you in the boogeydown!
Congrats Ohil on staying with the Yankees! God has answered my prayers!
Amazing weekend, and even better news today–you’re still a Yankee!
Glad the Santana mess is over. Let’s get to spring training, and get on with the next of your (hope,hope) many years in pinstripes.
So excited that you are staying with the Yankees. Congrats.
This occasion calls for something special. I am going to sleep in my Yankees ‘jammies tonight
Hey Phil
You mean you have a life outside the blog? LOL Glad you had a great time and it’s for a good cause……
I am sooooooooooo happy that you are staying in pinstripes and I’m so happy for you. I look forward to you and Joba and Ian growing up together and making a truly formidable threesome.
Happy days are here again!
phil, what kind of flooring did you have put in?
Hi Phil~
Go to your “About Me” section….and read what I wrote to you!!
I am so excited for the season to start!!
~Rebecca
sup phil
bet your ecstatic about not going to the twins and stayin in ny, i think you, kennedy, and chamberlain will bring the championship back in the bronx.
-dman
We’re so happy down here in México. It’s really good to know that you’ll stay with the Yankees. I had the privilege to watch you on the mound last year, when I went to Tampa during late September. You threw a great game in the last one of the series. I got out of the Tropicana Field convinced that you’d be the future reference, when talking about Yankee pitching. GOOD LUCK, Phil!!!
Good to see you’re back Phil (blogging), and obviously staying with the Yanks. What did you shoot at Jeter’s golf event?
Congrats on not getting traded Phil. What are your thoughts on Santana going to the Mets? As long as I’m asking questions (which I have no idea whether you’ll see) what do you think of fans calling you “the messiah”? I feel liked I’d be a little freaked by it. Finally, do you follow prospects in the Yankee system? Guys you played with in the minors, or guys that are getting alot of buzz in the organization, cause I know that alot of fans spend time trolling the web for info on the yank’s next you and I was wondering whether you ever do the same?
Phil-
I’m SO glad you’re staying with the Yanks! You must be relieved now that it’s all over. We’re all looking forward to seeing you progress and are especially glad that you’ll be doing so in pinstripes! Good luck with the 2008 season! We’ll all be cheering you on!
I said this before the Johan trade and will say it again.
I would rather have Phil on the Yanks than him. All you would hear about is the Yankees buying the championship. Now we keep our youth which is the best in the bigs and we will become a World series homegrown team again.
So Glad you are still with the Yankees!!!
Now we’ll still get are best players to help win the World Seires!!!
27 in ’08
Go Yankees
❤ Allison
Thank God your staying I have followed you ever since you were drafted and anxiously anticipated your first full season in the bronx. I just ordered your jersey now that I know you are staying so I hope you dont have any plans to change it!! Good luck for a healthy and fulfilling season.
seeing as you are a pitcher and not a hitter you cant expect too much from your golf game, unless youve play consistently. great game to spend with friends and few beers on the course…there were some great people there too with morgan freeman, jordan amongst yankee greats. too bad he couldnt pull in maria sharapova for the event ha ha
Phil,
I’m very pleased that you are still with the Yankees. As many others have said, this should allow you to relax.
What, in your opinion, is the best and worst thing about Spring Training?
Dave – DeBeaux28
So happy Johan is a Met. Phil gets to stay and dominate with the Yanks for a long time.
best news of the offseason is that phil will remain a yankee. I am glad the common sense of cashmoney prevailed. Here is to a healthy 08 for hughes, joba, and IPK. You guys will lead us to the postseason.
What a relief it was to see that Johan Santana is going to be a met and we get to keep our young pitching in tact. Congratulations to you Phil I know it must be a relief to know you are going to remain a Yankee. Best of luck in the “08”.
Johan is going to the mets
We’re keeping Phil!!!
Neener Neener Neener!!!
YIPPEE!
Phil, so glad you’re going to be a Yankee for another season. Your Seattle fan will be watching.
And you’re still a Yankee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Phil
I am so glad that you are stay in the Yankees organization. I am looking forward to seeing you pitch a strong season 08.
Steven
This is great…we have the pleasure of watching you, Joba, and kennedy along with the rest of our stellar lineup. I was wondering…do you keep in touch with those guys and others like Melky, Robbie, etc in the offseason?
I really wanted the Yankees to acquire Johan Santana, albeit as a Free Agent after the 2008 season. I’m glad the guessing game is over, and happy that you will be in pinstripes for many years to come. You have the chance to be a special Yankee. The way Whitey Ford’s name is revered, so will Phil Hughes name be one day. I can’t wait for the 2008 season to begin, so you can show the Yankee brass, that they made the right decision not bowing down to Minnesota’s demands.
I’m also thankful Johan didn’t end up with the Red Sox. I think Dice-K is going to be better this year, now that he has a year under his belt. He has some amazing stuff. I couldn’t imagine any team wanting to face Beckett, Santana, Matsuzaka, & Bucholz in a series, but then again, I wouldn’t want to be an opponent and face Hughes, Chamberlain, Pettitte, & Kennedy either.
such a relief to us all, and I am sure for yourself. looking forward to a great season with you in it. best wishes to you in 08!
And some great news in that Santana is going to the Mets!! I wouldn’t mind Santana being a Yankee if we didn’t have to give you or any of our other players up, but looks like they did us a favor by initially not accepting the offer and better judgment came when it was all thought out. And we get to enjoy you in pinstripes, Phil!! Thanks for keeping us updated on the goings on in your life and maybe we’ll see some of that golf tournament on Yankee magazine?! Were you yelling “Fore!” a lot, Phil? LOL
First of all, we are glad to have you back. Secondly, do you know if John Sterling is working on something “hokey” to say when you strike out to add to his collection: Georgie juiced one, jeterian, giambini, Robbie Cano- don’t you know…etc, etc, etc?
I’m just happy we passed on Santana to keep Phil of the future!! How is Jeter at golf?
phil, im glad to see your having a great time. and im glad to see your going to stay a yankee, pinstripes look good on you,lol. i wish you the best of luck. sadly i cant make it to spring training this year, but i do have my brother going in my place to hopefully get an auto ball from you. good luck and cant wait to see you come out and play against the angels.
hey phil, congrats on santana to the mets! glad youll be sticking around the bronx.
Thank goodness it looks like you’re staying in Pinstripes! I’m really looking forward to seeing you on the mound this year.
YOU’RE STAYING PHIL!!!!!! THANK GOD. more reasonable heads prevailed and you mean more over the long run than Santana. Look forward to many years of great pitching.
Steve from Scranton
Sounds like you’ve been busy! How was golf, any other notables there?
I am so excited you’ll be back in the Bronx this year….and that Santana didn’t go to Boston!
Phil,
Just wanna say that when I heard the Santana went to the Mets, I said a little prayer. He was the only player in baseball that they could have justified trading you for and now he is accounted for. I can’t wait for many summers and falls of watching you win 15-20. BTW, i think you owe us a no-no:) lemme know when you will be throwing said game so i can get tickets in advance! LOL.
I’m a huge proponent of home grown players and I’m so excited to see the future of the Yankees so bright and close to becoming the now of the Yankees!
Here’s to the new memories!
Phil, So glad that you’ll remain in pinstripes. All of us Yankee fans in Charlotte
are very happy that you’ll be pitching for us, hopefully, for many, many years.
Now that the Santana deal is done, please get busy taking down the R.S. Nation. One last thing, Go Giants…
Hey Phil.
Thats pretty cool that you got to play in Jeter’s golf tournament. You golf with Don Zimmer and Michael Jordan? ha. With the news of Santana going to the Mets..probably makes most Yankee fans ecstatic knowing you will be staying in Yankees pinstripes. I bet you never thought a day would come where people wanted you over the most dominant pitcher in baseball over the past few years. Just glad your staying.
Kevin
Add me to the list: I’m thrilled that you’re staying.
Hey nice blog. You’re using the same graphic theme that I am! You know what that rainbow thing at the top is? It’s a Pantone book, something that graphic designers use to specify ink colors for printing.
Ok Phil, you can exhale now.
Now all the distractions are over.
It’s time for you and Melky to play a BIG role in winning us a championship. Best of luck.
Johan Santana, Pedro Martinez, Carlos Beltran, Carlos Delgado, Billy Wagner, etc… Who’s buying a team now? Yeah, you traded for Johan, but how much do you think it’s going to cost to retain him?
The Yanks made the right decision standing pat on this one.
The weird thing is, I don’t think the Johan Santana drama is over yet! I have a strange feeling contract talks are with the Mets going to fall apart. Also, after the Twins “stole” Delmon Young from Tampa Bay, the fans in Minny must be reeling over their deal with the Mets.
If things do fall apart, after seeing what the Mets gave to land him, the Yankees better not even think of including you in a deal for him.
We will know more by Friday!
Hey Phil, Glad to see you survived the Johan sweepstakes!!!! looking forward to a great year with the Yankees
So glad you’ll be with Yankees for the foreseeable future. Best of luck! Go get us #27!
I can’t wait to see how good you do this year phil. I have been following you since you were drafted. Last year i saw the promising future you have in the majors. Can’t wait for that no hitter to come. Can’t wait for it to be against boston
Go get ’em this year Phil!!
Boston Herald Michael Silverman Santana, Mets reach a deal
http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/baseball/red_sox/view.bg?articleid=1069960
Memo to Phil Hughes and Ian Kennedy: You better be good.
The Red Sox kept all their blue-chip prospects and remain the team to beat in the AL.
And the Yankees?
They have Hughes and Kennedy. Best of luck guys, and remember, no pressure.
Go Get’em Phil, Show these haters what are you made of
So glad you’re still in the bronx….
P, I remember you asking about intro music in a previous post and I was thinking, In The Air Tonight by Phil Collins would be sweet. This scene from Miami Vice was so amazing:
It’s so distinguishable from the first note and then when the drums hit, ITS ON. KoKo seems to think so too (this gorilla is so creepy):
Think about it.
Phil, I was happy to see that you aren’t leaving New York. It’s about time the Yankees hang onto their young talent and don’t give it away.
Phil i’m writing from Costa Rica, i’m a big yankee fan, really glad you’re staying in pinstripes and hope to see you follow the steps of Gator and Whithey and became one of the biggest yankee pitcher…
Phil:
It has to feel pretty special to see all the comments here in overwhelming support of you and your future as a New York Yankee. Congratulations on surviving your first (and hopefully only) foray into the hot stove rumor mill. Continued success.
Tony @ Bronx Liaison
http://bronx-bomberz.blogspot.com/
So glad the Santana thing is over, at least it looks like it is. Here’s to a great season, glad you’ll be in the pinstripes!!!!!
so happy the yanks are gonna stay the course with you, ian, joba, and melky
Congrats Phil! Like everyone else on here, I’m excited Santana ended up going to the Mets and we are keeping the likes of you, Ian, and Melky! Have a great Spring Training! Can’t wait for the season to get started!
And for all you New Yorkers, I think this is a redemption year…
Giants over Pats and Yankees over Sox!
Hey there Phil …
I can hear that sigh of relief all the way up here in NY.
This is certainly special keeping the kids for a change. A big turnaround from the old Yankee way…not to say it hasn’t worked many times…but…it’s just so much fun watching the kiddie corps grow from within. Following step by step as they progress to the big show. I think the recent intense fan interest in the minors has a lot to do with your emergence as well as Joba, IPK, Shelley, Melky and Cano. It’s great to know that their are many more just waiting their turn and now realizing they just might get it instead of being traded away like in the past. The future of the Yankees is looking very bright indeed.
It’s great to keep the Trinity in tack and hopefully everyone will find out why the Yankees thought these three were so special …
A great season to you and all the Yankees. I can’t wait to hear those magical words …”Play Ball”
Go Yankees 2008
Peggy
Hey Phil, I’m really glad we’ll get to watch you play a full year in pinstripes! Best of luck!
Congrats on not being traded, i am looking forward to seeing you pitch in pinstripes next year and hopefully for your entire career best of luck in 08
Phil…you are the man…happy you’re not getting traded…can’t wait to see you dominate
I know professional athletes know this is a business, and will play wherever they need to, but I am pretty siked you weren’t traded
I was glad to see Johan go to the Mets can’t wait to see you and Joba in the rotation
Hey phil, this blog is really cool but sence you said it was made for us the fans i will tell you my opinion,i think you should post pics of you more often [once every week or every 2 weeks]. Just one pic of you doing something at a place or a pic of you with your already famous super friends.
hey phil
Who was your favorite player to watch growing up?
I wore my Hughes shirt yesterday, before I learned of the Santana trade.
Coincidence? I think not.
Check out the New Stadium:
http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2007/12/new-yankee-stadium-construction-update.html
BTW Phil,
If you’re ever coming up to the YES Network studios up in Stamford in the spring for whatever reason, let me know and we can work on that golf game at a couple of the local courses
Dude, I wanna party with you. Me, you, ipk and joba play 36 holes and have a few drinks at the turn
Hi Phil! This is my first time leaving a comment on your site. It’s really cool that you do this. I wish more Yankee players did stuff like this. I love hearing personal stuff about you and I think it’s really cool that you want to take time to connect with your fans. We are glad you aren’t getting shipped off to Minnesota! Good luck on your golf game and I hope to meet you one day.
It’s a great day With Santana goin to the National League and you stayin put the the Yanks. with you being the centerpiece of this young rotation it seems like will have a great staff when you go to the new Yankee Stadium. Good luck this season!
I’m glad you can now fully concentrate on pitching without the Santana trade distractions. and I’m glad that you, Melky and Kennedy will remain as Yankees. I think that the Yanks have an amazing core of talent on the verge of bursting out and dominating baseball. I also get the feeling that you’re ready to pitch a full season, but how many innings do you think they will realistically allow you to pitch this season?
Phil, I’ve been a Yankee fan for 35 years and your weblog is one of the coolest things I’ve seen a player do outside the Stadium to connect with fans. If Phil Rizzuto had a weblog in his day, maybe his would have been holycow.wordpress.com. Can you imagine the contests the Big Bam might have had? (probably R-rated). Reggie would probably have had a contest to say what, besides a candy bar, could be named after him. Winner gets his photo. But without a doubt I think the king of the weblogs would have been Yogi. Just put him in front of a keyboard and let him go. I picture him writing, “If you have anything you’d like to ask me, please don’t because I’ll just answer it.”
Oh wow Phil that was an amazing weeked…
I just stayed at home playing videogames… But oh well you were at the Jeter’s tournament… W00t
This are really exciting news that you can continue staying Yankee.
The first complete ball season,have pressures ,but you can overcome certainly
Derek Jeter’s Turn 2,there are simple introductions in Taiwan .
I think that must be a different experience, in such an occasion; Hope to make you have some ideas very well.
There is a thing to be told you
Blog newer pattern is very special~
Really?Derek Jeter’s Turn 2 had been broadcasted in Taiwan??I don’t have cable tv.It’s a pity!
I just heard a news about ABREU!!He will come to Taiwan tomorrow.He will stay for only 2 days.If it’s true,maybe Phil can ask him for some pictures?Or ask Bobby Abreu his opnions about Taiwan?
I know how the new flooring thing goes. I was visiting my parents while on break from school and they are in the process of putting in new floors (themselves) so the entire house is a mess. Glad you had fun at the golf tournament!
wassup phil?? so did you have fun golfing?? lol…anyway i mean just like every other yankee fan out there im glad your staying in the true pinstripes, i was praying you wouldnt get traded, and i guess my prayers were answered lol…anyway phil listen have a monster year, i have this feeling your gonna have a great year, its a long season phil you might have some up and downs but almost everyone does whether your a pitcher, or whether you play any other position on the field, thats just part of it. just continue to do what you are doing! have a great year!!! GO YANKEES!
Derek Jeter’s Turn 2 news has introductions, but not have news each time.
But all of us know that have charitable activities about Posada and Torre.
ABREU has already come to Taiwan, but only stayed for the night.
Will leave Taiwan soon tomorrow.
Wang has already known this before going abroad, but he had already planned to gone to U.S.A.Can not entertain him, Wang feel very regrettable .
So Wang asks family and teacher to entertain ABREU for him
Wang’s father will meet with ABREU tomorrow. Hope to make him experience the enthusiasm of Taiwan.
It’s a pity ABREU cannot keep a bit longer.A lot of delicious food is in Taiwan, and very cheap.
” cordial ” It is a theme of ABREU on the newspaper.
Really hope I can welcome him at the airport too.
Salami Stackers, baby! This makes a lot, so invite a lot of people over. First you’ll need 4# genoa salami. Then mix 1 jar chopped green olives, 4 softened blocks of cream cheese, 2 T. paprika and 1-1/2 t. ground mustard. Layer the mixture between slices of salami 7 high. Chill 1-2 hours, then cut into wedges. Stab with toothpick through half an olive. YUMMY!
Phil, let’s be honest, the one question on my mind is, how hot is Natalie Gulbis in person???
i hope you had a good time at the Golf Classic. Derek Jeter is one of my favorite players. He got me into baseball. Its ok if you can’t golf. i can’t and niether can Derek, i’ve heard.=]