Tigers 8, Yankees 4: A Bad Day for Hughes and Kennedy

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An inconveniently ugly truth
Published 5/2/2008 by D&A at NJ.com: Pride of the Yankees
... , while Kennedy is basically demanding that he not go to the minors (" It would make me more frustrated ," Kennedy said. " I don't think it would help ." Way to stand up and let the team decide what's best for it, kid...) " I think I've proven I can pitch here in the past ," ...

Joba-Watch 2: The Royals Have Seen Better
Published 6/10/2008 by The MCD (noreply@blogger.com) at Rumors and Rants
... Again, it's only Joba's second start and at least he made it out of the third inning this time and his velocity was good all the way through. Plus, he has to learn how to be a starting pitcher at the major league level, which is kind of like trying to teach me the rules/lingo for cricket. Still, it's not too early to question the logic of grooming him to become a starter while keeping him at the major league level. I think Phil Hughes and Ian Kennedy's general crappiness just might have something to do with moving Chamberlain to the rotation. ...