Yanks’ Hughes Has a Blog, Is Quite Boring

By Chris Mottram
Phil Hughes (21, pitcher for the Yankees) started his own blog about a month ago, and while I’m all for athletes blogging, one man can’t possibly be this lame, right?
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Just take a look at the site and you’ll see what I mean. It’s more of his daily diary than a blog, actually.
But don’t take my word for it. The New York Times wrote a piece about Hughes’ blog in which they point out what I assume they believe to be the “highlights” of the site. Some examples that are sure to keep even the most casual fan riveted:
-- “There are also illuminating and inoffensive slices of a young player’s life. On Jan. 31, Hughes admitted, ‘I can’t get enough Food Network!’”
-- “After the Super Bowl, he wrote, ‘That catch by Tyree in the 4th quarter had my house shaking.’”
-- “On Feb. 17, he let a teammate have a turn: ‘Jeff Marquez says hi. He wanted me to post that.’”
-- He held a contest “for fans to guess [his] favorite quote from ‘The Office.’”
Wow. Thrilling. Please, Philip, tell me more! Who else wants to say “hi” to me?!
While I applaud young Hughes for his newfound interest in blogging, I think my man needs to take a page outta Agent Zero’s playbook, and, you know, write something that’s actually interesting. You’re a 21 year-old ballplayer in one of the most exciting cities in the world. There is absolutely no way your blog should be making me feel like your life is more boring than mine.
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