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Bruney is the 8th inning guy ... well, except for tonight

Pinstripe Alley found this 7/2/2009 on nydailynews.com

Before tonight’s game, we asked Joe Girardi about the eighth-inning situation last night. During the course of the press conference, the manager uttered the words “Bruney is our eighth-inning guy” no less than four times. Maybe more. “He’s our eighth inning guy right now,” Girardi said. “He’s had success in that role, but he’s struggling a bit right now. I know he doesn’t have the track record of a Tex or Alex or some of the other players ...