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Yanks cool off, but travel south
Published 9/25/2007 by Dave & Aziz Nekoukar at NJ.com: Pride of the Yankees
... -- but still, the amount of press to the rules is somewhat amusing... The bigger story about Joba is that the Yanks will likely consider making him a relief pitcher permanently , sort of what the Mets did with Aaron Heilman. The trouble with that is Joba is so much better than Heilman ever was, wouldn't we want him to pitch more innings than just one or two every other day? Ken Davidoff ...

Ian Kennedy Done for the Year?
Published 9/25/2007 by James at YanksBlog.com
There are a whole bunch of articles that note that IPK looks like he is done for the year. Here's one from the Daily News: Ian Kennedy, who was scratched from his Saturday start with back spasms, is unlikely to pitch again during the regular season because of the injury. "It's nothing more than it was, but it's working its way out of his system," Torre said. "It's a little discomfort. I'm not sure he'd be able to throw enough to be in a situation where he could (pitch)." and Newsday : Ian Kennedy's impressive season may be over. Torre said the rookie righthander, who started 2007 in A ball, is still troubled by a back strain and may not pitch again in the regular season. That would probably nix him from a postseason roster spot. and ...