With the number 1 pick in the WNBA Draft, the Minnesota Lynx have seleced UConn's Maya Moore. It was no surprise as Moore was a four-time All-American, two-time AP player of the year, helped lead the Huskies to their 90th straight victory this past season and back to back championships from 2009-2010.
As a Husky in 2011, Moore averaged 22.8 ppg and was the leader of the team. She becomes the second straight UConn player to be selected no. 1 overall with the selection of Tina Charles last year by the Connecticut Sun and the fourth UConn player overall to be selected with the first pick.
The Lynx finished 13-21 last season and have high hopes after winning the draft lottery and so does Maya Moore for this team.
"Every year the goal is a championship. That's what I expect. I go on to every team expecting to win a championship, especially with the amount of talent we have. I don't want to limit to the playoffs, I want to win a championship."
Moore also went on to sign with her new team soon after being drafted.
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Monday, April 25, 2011
What's Up with Phil Hughes?
Yankees starting pitcher, Phil Hughes hasn't been the same pitcher he was last year. After beating out Joba Chamberlain for a spot in the starting rotation, winning 18 games, and becoming an all star, Hughes came into 2011 with his velocity down and after 3 games, 10.1 innings pitched, and posting an 11.94 ERA he finds himself on the disabled list trying to find a way to get back his velocity. His fastball last season could hit up to 96 mph, but in 2011 he was averaging about 89 mph and peaking at 92.
There's no explanation for such a drastic change in Hughes' velocity. He came into spring training healthy and there's nothing wrong with his arm. After performing so terribly in 2011, the Yankees placed him on the DL with a dead arm and will undergo arm strengthening exercises such as long toss to get his strength back. He hasn't pitched since April 3rd.
He threw in a bullpen session on April 25th, but it was cut short after around 20 pitches becuase Hughes had shown no improvement. Therefore, the decision has been made to shut Hughes down until some tests can be done and he sees some specialists to try and figure out why his velocity has disappeared. He's supposed to be out for 6-8 weeks.
Hopefully Hughes comes back soon because who knows how long either Freddy Garcia or Bartolo Colon will be successful. But either way it's hard to replace an 18 game winner . I was hoping for an even better season for him since he wouldn't be as limited as before, but now I just hope he comes back into the form he had last year. He's a future pitching star for the Yankees if he can recover. Fortunately he's young, only 24, so he has plenty of pitching left in his career.
There's no explanation for such a drastic change in Hughes' velocity. He came into spring training healthy and there's nothing wrong with his arm. After performing so terribly in 2011, the Yankees placed him on the DL with a dead arm and will undergo arm strengthening exercises such as long toss to get his strength back. He hasn't pitched since April 3rd.
He threw in a bullpen session on April 25th, but it was cut short after around 20 pitches becuase Hughes had shown no improvement. Therefore, the decision has been made to shut Hughes down until some tests can be done and he sees some specialists to try and figure out why his velocity has disappeared. He's supposed to be out for 6-8 weeks.
Hopefully Hughes comes back soon because who knows how long either Freddy Garcia or Bartolo Colon will be successful. But either way it's hard to replace an 18 game winner . I was hoping for an even better season for him since he wouldn't be as limited as before, but now I just hope he comes back into the form he had last year. He's a future pitching star for the Yankees if he can recover. Fortunately he's young, only 24, so he has plenty of pitching left in his career.
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