Duke Castiglione's Blog

Ian kennedy and Phil Hughes are in a real tough situation they are both going through some growing pains on the world's biggest stage on the world's most popular team.  Pitching in the Big Leagues is hard enough but when everything you do is analyzed and over analyzed in the papers, on the Internet, the radio and TV it makes it even harder.  Than throw in the fact that they're both in their early 20's and you have to worry that their struggles may also be mental.

Kennedy is 0-2 with a 7 plus era.  Hughes is 0-4 with a 9.00 era.  These numbers may also play a role in what the Yanks do with Joba Chamberlain.  See I believe if the two young pitchers continue to struggle they will need to go back to the minors.  Than who is going to pitch?  Point being Chamberlain may be forced into the rotation sooner than the Yanks really wanted