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Dissecting Kennedy’s return
Dissecting Kennedy’s return
The Yanks and Devil Rays are still slugging it out, and the three of us will all be out for the evening by the time this game wraps up. As the Yanks trail the Rays, though, we can talk briefly about Ian Kennedy’s return from the Minors. On the surface,the numbers aren’t that pretty. He gave up five earned runs on two home runs — his second and third allowed of the season — in ...
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Kennedy's Woes Continue as Rays Take Three of Four
Green Pinstripes — ... no one has ever heard of, the die was cast.  Kennedy managed to retire the next six hitters and wiggled out of a bases loaded, nobody out jam by giving up only one run in the third, but a two-run homer off the bat of Shawn Riggans in the following inning squashed any hope of victory.  I usually try to stay upbeat, but I can't say I'm as optimistic about Kennedy as some fans are.  Maybe I'm just in a sour mood.  At least ...

Yankees @ Rays; 5/15/08
YanksBlog.com — ... He gave up another run in the 5th as the Rays played small ball to get a run home off of a leadoff double by Iwamura and that was the game for Kennedy as Girardi went to the pen. As for the Yankees offense, they were able to scratch out 2 runs off of Gary Glover in the 7th but overall, did very little with the opportunities that they got off of Scott Kazmir. Now, following this start, there is quite of bit of talk on how to look at this start from Kennedy. Ben over at RAB has a very good post on dissecting what Kennedy showed yesterday as does ...

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