Giambi ready to hit this spring
New York Yankees Fan Blog —
... is rubbing off on the Big Three . Speaking of Andy, Hank Steinbrenner begged that Pettitte be left alone from hereon . Good piece from Pete Caldera , who describes how Ian Kennedy has growed up fast. We were having a fine ol' morning, until Bob Klapisch's insinuations that the Red Sox still have the inside track this season . Ross Ohlendorf , among so many others, is battling for the few bullpen spots available . To that end, Brian Bruney is also ready to pitch well after dropping 20 pounds in the offseason. Some more stuff with ...
The Daily Yankeeland
My Pinstripes —
... Mark Feinsand of the NY Daily News has a feature on the new, and hopefully improved, Brian Bruney. As we've previously mentioned, Bruney dropped 18 pounds in the off-season; he's also dropped an attitude where he was afraid to fail. ...
Bruney vs. Torre
Scott Proctor's Arm - A New York Yankees Blog —
Brian Bruney is in better shape and seems confident. He spoke to reporters yesterday, talking about his problems last year, especially with Joe Torre. From Mark Feinsand: "With Torre - and I'm not trying to bad-mouth anybody - sometimes you would go out there and try to be so good because you were scared of doing bad," Bruney said. "You can't pitch like that. (Joe) Girardi understands that you make mistakes - and I'm going to make them."Bruney also said that he used to dread coming to the ballpark and ...
Mediocre relievers hated Joe Torre almost as much as Torre hated them
River Avenue Blues —
... In a Mark Feinsand-penned profile, Bruney talks about pitching in Spring Training to earn a spot on the team. In the piece, he is judiciously critical of the former Yankee regime: ...
They're Finally Saying What I've Been Telling You for Years
High and Tight. —
... games just five times, and three straight days twice. “I don’t know how that came about,” he said. Farnsworth battled occasional problems with his back last season, yet said he could have pitched on consecutive days more often. His back has not been an issue this spring. Girardi played with Farnsworth with the Chicago Cubs, which is giving the pitcher a comfort zone. “It’s definitely good to have,” Farnsworth said. Bruney: [Bruney] believes the changes on the ...
Joe Torre is gone, but not forgotten - not in a good way
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... grounders and BP and then hit the showers," Mussina said -- which left the team unprepared by Opening Day.source Mismanaged bullpen: "With Torre - and I'm not trying to bad-mouth anybody - sometimes you would go out there and try to be so good because you were scared of doing bad," Bruney said. "You can't pitch like that. (Joe) Girardi understands that you make mistakes - and I'm going to make them."source "I always have confidence in myself. But it's tough when you do lose ...
