Darrell Rasner rises as replacement

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Baseball Today: Friday, May 2
Published 5/2/2008 by Art Martone (amartone@projo.com) at Projo Sox Blog
... (New York Post), and the only white knight riding to the rescue at the moment is Darrell Rasner. (Daily News) Not only that, but the Yanks' offense -- while not currently at Red Sox subterranean levels -- ...

Tigers Complete Three-Game Sweep
Published 5/2/2008 by Mike at Green Pinstripes
... on what type of person you are.  The broken rib (even though when it occurred is a mystery) could explain why Hughes has pitched so poorly this season.  Then again, this is starting to become a trend for the 21-year-old.  Hughes pulled a hamstring last season and then turned his ankle during his rehab.  At least the injuries aren't shoulder or elbow related.  But no matter how you look at it, the Yanks are down a starter and the solution (so far) will be Darrell Rasner.  Rasner will make his first start of the year for the Yanks on Sunday against ...

An inconveniently ugly truth
Published 5/2/2008 by D&A at NJ.com: Pride of the Yankees
... -- mainly calling out Cano, who says he knows he needs to get on base more. But again, it's not just offense. There are trouble spots everywhere, much more than there were during the very same 14-16 start in 2007. In other words, Darrell Rasner needs to come up and do his best Greg Maddux impersonation to help keep the Yanks afloat. If not, the Yanks are looking at a possible Kei Igawa call-up should Kennedy continue to falter. Or, in other words, it could be a long season. That being said, despite our frustrated plea yesterday for the Yanks to wake up , which drew ...