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Hey how's everybody been? I'm finally back home after a pretty successful Arizona Fall League. It was a great opportunity to get my inning count up as well as meet some players from other organizations. It will be nice to get some time off and enjoy the holidays with my family which I always look forward to. Now that I have a bunch of free time to go through everything i've accumulated this season I will set some things aside to give away in contests. Let me know what you guys would like to see. But let's try and be realistic. Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. See you soon!
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HUGHES! Great to see you back in the Yard
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I second that. Phil update your playlist I need some new beats!
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It was fun to watch you in the Fall league. It was great to see you up close and watch the hitters shake their heads at that filthy curveball.
A new playlist would be awesome. And as far as items for contests, maybe a Javelinas hat or something from the AFL.
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Hey Phil!
I hope you had a great Thanksgiving too and are enjoying the time with your family.
It was fun following your starts in Arizona...even though all we have is Gameday.
So, what do you think? Penn State / USC in the Rose Bowl?? Should be good.
I know you're a USC guy, but I have to root for Penn State this year...sorry ;-)
We're still cool, right??? haha
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I go to Penn State, so I'm going to go ahead and agree with you. The Spread HD will rule the Rose Bowl!
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Phil, great work in Arizona...I look forward to seeing you help the Yankees improve dramatically next year, and hopefully bring back a World Series ring.
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Can't wait to see you on the field next year, hopefully the AFL helped get the arm strength back up and have you ready for next year.
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Glad to hear your extra innings went well. Happy Thanksgiving. You better relax while you can because it will be spring training before you know it. Hope your holidays are good!
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Great to hear from you Phil. You were great in the AFL. Hope this is a sign of things to come this upcoming season. Anything your willing to give away is fine....It's greatly appreciated what your doing. Keep up the good work.
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hey Phil nice to hear from you again... good work in AZ...
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Glad to hear you had a successful AZ fall league. I know you can probably wait, but I can't for the season to get underway. Hopefully you will be with the team to open the new stadium.
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Hey how about the ball I sent you to autograph that you said you would get to?
Hey are you gonna make the rotation this season or what? The Yanks have no pitchers as of right now. What's up with Cashman? Tell him to get a move on so that we can get a rotation.
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Glad to hear everything went well with the extra inning. Hope you had a good Thanksgiving. Better relax while you can, spring training will be right around the corner.
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Hey Phil! You should check out the new Mudvayne cd...it's pretty amazing.
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Hey Phil! Great job in the AFL!!!! It's nice to have you blogging again, though!
Hope you've had time to watch the Office! This season has been hilarious!!
So, in terms of items for contests-I'm thinking dirt from the mound from old Yankee Stadium?!? :)
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Good luck this year dude. Be healthy and stay cool.
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Good te see you're doing better! I hope to see a lot of you next season! How has your arm felt? I've heard reports of your velocity at 95 regularly..
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Phil! Great to hear from you again :) Congrats on your success this fall! You're gonna have a great season for the Yanks in '09.. I believe in you!! Contest wise, maybe autographs or a chance to meet you (that'd be awesome! I swear I'm not a creeper haha). Even tickets to a spring training game would be sweet. Also.. I have an artist that you need to check out. He's not anything close to what you listen to, but he's amazing - Harry Connick, Jr. I just saw him in concert this past weekend, he's truly incredible. He's jazz - I know what you're thinking.. yeah right. You just have to aquire a taste for him. I started listening to him last year and now I can't stop! If you need something different for holiday tunes, he's your man.
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PS. Suggestion for the playlist...Pin-Up by Evans Blue. I've been obsessed with that song lately!!! :)
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Hey Phil...good to hear from you. Great job in the AFL and the profile the YES Network did on you was fantastic. We're all looking forward to 2009-2 1/2 months until pitchers and catchers report!
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Hey Phil, it's so great to hear from you! As far as prizes for your contests, I think signed gear from yourself and your teammates are fantastic. I think we're all pretty grateful that you want to give us anything at all!
Also, I was wondering if you were going to bring back "The Photo of the Day". I always enjoy seeing your photos of the places you've visited. Anyways, congrats on your AFL season and enjoy your time off.
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I almost forgot about random pics of the day! I agree, that was cool. I think the best part was how random they were. Any good pics from Arizona (or elsewhere)?
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I loved random pics of the day, got any Phil?
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Oh and thanks to you too, Melkyway.
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yea definetly bring back the random pics those were awesome.
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Yeah, thanks diamond23dust, good lookin' out!
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phil my man. good to hear from u. we kno u got talent. jus stay focused and everything will fall into place. im feenin for a ring. its been 8 whole years. as for ur playlist, anything from the beatnuts or mobb deep is on point. peace kid.
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well, its about time you started posting again. really hope you get the 5th spot in the rotation next year. im one of the few who hasnt given up on you dude. as for contest, lets see some more office trivia stuff working. as for prizes? how about game used baseballs, hats, broken bats ( im sure your could ask johnny damon) or anything else. they sell dirt now, so anything you give away is a collectible. cant wait to see some contests. have a good holiday dude
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i cant wait till next season, i'm looking forward to seeing you play, you're amazing, and will be a great help to the team.
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Hey Phil great job in the AFL. I was fortunate enough to see several times in the fall league here in AZ. Looked great, hope you can keep up the great work for next season. anything you feel to put in for prizes is fine, maybe some autographed stuff(hats, balls, cards, etc.) As for the playlist, I would like to see Re-Education by Rise Against. This song is on the new Guitar Hero World Tour, which I'm sure you already have and know :) Enjoy some down time and Happy Holidays.
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Hey Phil! Nice to hear from you again,Hope you had a Great Thanksgiving! GREAT JOB IN AFL!! HAPPY HOLDAYS PHIL!
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you were definitely missed lol =)
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Welcome back, Phil. Looking forward to 2009. And contests.
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Hey Phil great job in the AFL. I like everyone on here hope that you stay with the Yanks, and I have always been a supporter. I was thinking one cool item to give away (if it isn't too much) would be your glove from this year which as 34 on it.
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Great to hear from you Phil! Hope you enjoy the Holidays. Hope to see you pitch at the new beautiful stadium this season! Hope Spring Training goes well for you and the team!
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hey phil nice to see you back on the blog again good job in arizona
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It's great to hear from you Phil!!!
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Sooo...you come on here and bash one of our players and consider yourself a "real Yankees fan"? I must be missing something....
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Phil is a great guy who is very down to earth and loyal to his fans. We are happy that he had a good AFL and are optimistic for his return next season. I don't know what you mean by "real Yankee fans", but the last time I checked trading away young talent for superstars has not worked over the last eight seasons. Trading for Santana was too expensive, and clearly didn't fit into the teams plans. They are obviously trying to go younger and cheap in order to build more complete baseball teams, and if they want Santana that bad he is a free agent. I would rather have the organization spend money then spend talent. Phil thank you for your blog and all of your hard work. Happy Holidays to you and your family. Don't listen to the nay sayers and the fans who want to throw around talent and follow the current trend of losing and expending young talen.
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do you think someone might like you if you brag about the money you spend on yankee tickets? you cannot possibly sit there and think that if johan was playing in the AL east that he would have still had 16 wins, even with his 16 wins look at how far the mets ended up making it in the playoffs, i hope you think that's $20,000 worth. You're trying to tell us we need to buy older, more experienced players, yet then you are trying to make a joke of Phil's injuries. Would you make an offer to someone like Burnett then?
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You can't pinpoint the Yankees' failures on one player. If it takes an entire team to win, then the entire team has to be held accountable when they lose. The best thing we can do as Yankees fans is forget about '08 (except for the fact that the Red Sox lost in Game 7 of the ALCS:) and look ahead to Pitchers & Catchers reporting in a few months and opening up the new Stadium in April!! We have plenty to look forward to, so let's stay positive about it! Okay so that's my "after school" public address announcement for the day. Have a good one everybody!
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A player without a no trade clause has no control whether he is traded or not. Yes, 2008 was a disappointing year. My approach from the beginning of winter ball and on through this off season is to work as hard as I can to have a great 2009. Hope that answers all of your questions or concerns.
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You will have a great 2009 Phil. Good things always come to good people.
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that's all anyone can ask :-)
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Sorry I forgot the Mets gave Santana a big deal, but that clears room for the Yankees to go after Sabathia.
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Phil is a great guy who is very down to earth and loyal to his fans. We are happy that he had a good AFL and are optimistic for his return next season. I don't know what you mean by "real Yankee fans", but the last time I checked trading away young talent for superstars has not worked over the last eight seasons. Trading for Santana was too expensive, and clearly didn't fit into the teams plans. They are obviously trying to go younger and cheap in order to build more complete baseball teams, and if they want Santana that bad he is a free agent. I would rather have the organization spend money then spend talent. Phil thank you for your blog and all of your hard work. Happy Holidays to you and your family. Don't listen to the nay sayers and the fans who want to throw around talent and follow the current trend of losing and expending young talent.
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Phil is a great guy who is very down to earth and loyal to his fans. We are happy that he had a good AFL and are optimistic for his return next season. I don't know what you mean by "real Yankee fans", but the last time I checked trading away young talent for superstars has not worked over the last eight seasons. Trading for Santana was too expensive, and clearly didn't fit into the teams plans. They are obviously trying to go younger and cheap in order to build a more complete baseball teams, and now they have the room to go after Sabathia. I would rather have the organization spend money then spend talent. Phil thank you for your blog and all of your hard work. Happy Holidays to you and your family. Don't listen to the nay sayers and the fans who want to throw around talent and follow the current trend of losing and expending young talent.
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