Mike Pelfrey Didn't Throw His Best Game, but He's Better than Hughes

So, Mike Pelfrey was less than stellar on Wednesday - http://mlb.mlb.com/news/gameday_recap.jsp?ymd=20070425&content_id=1929402&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=nym&partnered=rss_nym - giving up 6 runs in 3 innings and REFUSING to get away from his fastball which proved rather ineffective. The Mets site called it the "worst of his young career" and I doubt anyone can disagree.

The good news is: Philip Hughes, Yankee Savior, gave up 4 earned in 4 1/3 innings causing the Yankees to lose their sixth straight game. That's a shame. (Inside I'm laughing! Sometimes its hard to read sarcasm on the internet...) The Yankees' site is playing it off ("Hughes Shows Promise Despite Loss" - yeah, and an 8.31 era.), but it really says something about their starting pitching that they had to call him up this early.

Let me ask you all this: Who had April 15th as the date Carl Pavano would leave with injury in the pool? I didn't think he'd make it out a spring training. I was surprised that he even made a start. I thought he might break a nail while flossing or something and miss the rest of this season too.

The thing that worries me though is how Duaner Sanchez seems to be injured almost as often as Mr. Pavano. What's going on there?

Alright, back to work!

First Outings for Two Young Pitchers
P Hughes NYY 0-1 8.31 ERA 4.1 INN 7 Hits 4 ER 1 BB 5 K's
Pelfrey NYM 1-0 3.60 ERA 5 INN 5 Hits 2 ER 4 BB 3 K's

(thanks again Retrosheet.org!)