nydailynews.com - 6/14/2009
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Brian Bruney and Francisco Rodriguez had to be separated after Bruney - accompanied by teammate Phil Coke - approached K-Rod in the Yankee Stadium outfield to offer an olive branch. Rodriguez became animated and wanted no part of the peace talks.
mlb.mlb.com - 6/14/2009
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mlb.mlb.com —
By Marty Noble and Bryan Hoch / MLB.com
06/14/09 2:15 PM ET NEW YORK -- The exchange...
of ideas, opinions and barbs between Mets closer Francisco Rodriguez and Yankees reliever Brian Bruney became more direct and, apparently, more heated on Sunday ...
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K-Rod escalates feud with Bruney | MLB.com: News
nypost.com - 6/14/2009
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nypost.com —
> Brian Bruney stationed himself in left field
at the end of the Yankees' batting practice session...
with the hope of talking to Francisco Rodriguez when the Mets took the field today. "(Bruney) wanted to talk to him but K-Rod didn't want to ...
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REPORTS: BRUNEY, K-ROD HAD TO BE SEPARATED
mlb.mlb.com - 6/14/2009
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By Bryan Hoch and Marty Noble / MLB.com
06/14/09 6:10 PM ET NEW YORK -- The verbal...
Subway Series spat between Mets closer Francisco Rodriguez and Yankees reliever Brian Bruney escalated into a physical confrontation on Sunday, as the pitchers swapped ...
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K-Rod's feud with Bruney escalates | mets.com: News
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Faith and Fear in Flushing —
... The only Met who showed a hint of fight Sunday, you might have heard, was Frankie Rodriguez, who told Looney Skip Bruney to stuff your sorries in a sack, mister after Bruney reportedly tried to apologize to K-Rod for mouthing off about...oh, whatever. ...
Brian Bruney’s Career 4.28 ERA Criticize Frankie Rodriguez’s Showboating
Larry Brown Sports —
... for your opinion to mean anything and that he wound up approaching Bruney during batting practice. Frankie’s an excellent pitcher but his excess celebration is just that — overboard. ...
Astros Off Day Discussion Thread: Texas Rangers Pitching, Celebration in Baseball, and a Poll
The Crawfish Boxes —
... What do y'all make of the incident/war of words recently between relievers Brian Bruney and Francisco Rodriguez? Is it much ado about nothing, or does Burney have a point? What role (if any) does celebration play in baseball? It's a tricky call, in my opinion. On one hand, celebration and exuberance is more a part of our culture today than it was in years past. I think it's more acceptable based solely on that premise. On the other hand, baseball is more about one on one matchups than any other team sport. When a wide receiver celebrates after a long touchdown catch, he ...
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Brian Bruney apologizes to K-Rod. He shouldn't have.
bases.newsvine.com 6/15/2009 — D.J. noted the Brian Bruney-Francisco Rodriguez dust-up yesterday. Seems like at least one of them want to make nice now:
Bruney said he had hoped to apologize for critical remarks he had made about Rodriguez on Saturday, but he never got the chance.
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bats.blogs.nytimes.com 6/15/2009 — The Brian Bruney-Francisco Rodriguez squabble continued on Sunday as the pitchers had to be separated before Sunday's game.
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nyyankeesrumors.com 6/14/2009 — So you can certainly say Brian Bruney started it. After the Mets embarrassing ninth innings collapse on Friday night, Bruney spoke the media and said it “couldn’t have happened to a better guy,” referring to K-Rod on the mound, whose antics were described by Bruney as a ...
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metsfever.blogspot.com 6/14/2009 — On Saturday Brian Bruney called-out Francisco Rodriguez for his histrionics when he successfully saves a game. Rodriguez is argue- ably one of the best closers in the league, while Bruney is a journeyman, hopeful set-up man. Whether he has a problem with K-Rod's antics or not, at this point ...
K-Rod fires back at Bruney
yankees.lhblogs.com 6/14/2009 — Francisco Rodriguez didn’t say much before the game when he heard about Brian Bruney’s comments. But he was a little more opinionated afterward.
“He needs to keep his mouth shut and do his job,” Rodriguez said. “If ...
K-Rod closes out feud with some heat —
Newsday.com - Yankees 6/15/2009
The Mets lost in just about every way Sunday, except Francisco Rodriguez. He won the war of words between himself and Yankees reliever Brian Bruney, who issued an apology to reporters after the game regarding his comments from Saturday, when he called ...
K-Rod closes out feud with some heat —
Newsday.com - Mets 6/15/2009
The Mets lost in just about every way Sunday, except Francisco Rodriguez. He won the war of words between himself and Yankees reliever Brian Bruney, who issued an apology to reporters after the game regarding his comments from Saturday, when he called ...
