Bruney may be lost for season

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The ever-delicate Miss Farnsworth; rewind 9/13/07 Torre interview on WFAN
Published 4/26/2008 by susan mullen at XM MLB Chat
Thursday's last-minute "twinge" at a moment he was desperately needed was Kyle Farnsworth as he's been before. The Yankees had to follow his instructions--he asked out of the game v the White Sox, forcing Girardi to overuse someone else. Today, of course, we find out nothing was wrong with him. But he still doesn't pitch tonight in Cleveland when they could've used a supposedly major league pitcher. (Peter Abraham says Girardi wouldn't state one way or the other if he'd use Miss F., but he (F.) said he felt "fine." LohudYankeesBlog, 4/25). On the latest "twinge:" ...

MLB: Yankees: Bruney may be lost for season
Published 4/26/2008 at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
MLB: Yankees: Bruney may be lost for season Yankees right-handed reliever Brian Bruney could miss the remainder of the season with an injury to the Lisfranc joint of his right foot that is likely to require surgery. Bruney slipped and fell while attempting to cover first base in the seventh inning of the Yankees’ 9-5 victory over the White Sox on Tuesday. The results of an MRI taken in Chicago were sent to physicians in New York, who have recommended that the reliever have surgery. Bruney was examined by Dr. William Hamilton at Roosevelt Hospital in New York on Friday. “It’s a ...

Bronx Banter: Home Run Derby
Published 4/26/2008 at Baseball Toaster
... with his .347 OBP and .492 SLG make Giambi's April a great comp for the final season of Three True Outcome Hero Rob Deer's career: Deer 1996: .180/.359/.480, 64 PA, 4 HR, 14 BB, 30 K, 2 singles Giambi 08: .186/.347/.492, 75 PA, 5 HR, 14 BB, 11 K, 3 singles The key difference in the above two lines is the strikeouts, which is a good reason to be optimistic about Giambi rounding out his offensive game as the season progresses. In other news, Brian Bruney's potentially season-ending foot injury was part of a tragicomic week of bad luck that saw his uncle suffer a heart attack ...

Tribe's Two-Out Rallies Cut Down Yanks
Published 4/26/2008 by Mike at Green Pinstripes
And it was all going so well until the fifth inning. Jason Giambi belted two homers and Hideki Matsui added another, but the rest of the lineup managed only three hits and Andy Pettitte fell apart with two outs in the fifth as the Indians dropped the Yanks 6-4 in Cleveland.  On a positive note, Alex Rodriguez returned, but went 0 for 4 on the night. The Good: Jason Giambi.  I've been hard on my paisano (and really who could blame me?), but Jay Jay was responsible for three-quarters of the Bomber offense Friday night.  Giambi ripped a monster homer on the first pitch he saw in the second inning to tie the score at 1-1.  Then with ...

Bruney Likely Out For Season
Published 4/26/2008 by Bronx Liaison at Bronx Liaison
From MLB.com: Yankees right-handed reliever Brian Bruney could miss the remainder of the season with an injury to the Lisfranc joint of his right foot that is likely to require surgery. Bruney slipped and fell while attempting to cover first base in the seventh inning of the Yankees' 9-5 victory over the White Sox on Tuesday. The results of an MRI taken ...