I haven't seen this posted anywhere else on the site, so I thought I'd be the first to break the bad (or good, seeing how he has pitched recently) news. Phil Hughes is out until July:

Phil Hughes has a stress fracture in one of his ribs, and the New York Yankees’ pitcher is expected to be sidelined for at least two months.

The news comes at an inopportune time for the injury-depleted Yankees, also missing three-time MVP Alex Rodriguez, All-Star catcher Jorge Posada and reliever Brian Bruney.

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Hughes, placed on the 15-day disabled list Thursday, had tests that revealed a stress fracture in the ninth rib on his right side. He will be shut down for four weeks and then re-evaluated. Cashman said the team probably can’t expect the 21-year-old right-hander back before July.

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There has been a lot made of New York's 10-6 record and Green Bay's 13-3 record. Green Bay fans say that the Giants are over-rated and their seven straight road wins to finish the season came against the NFL's crappy teams. New York fans say that Green Bay had a powderpuff schedule and that any playoff team would have gone 13-3 against them. I crunched some numbers and, in the flip, you'll see the results and then you can judge for yourself.

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