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Kyle, Edwar make it exciting
Published 6/19/2008 by Ben K. at River Avenue Blues
... Joe Girardi, meanwhile, just doesn’t get it. While no manager would throw his own players under the bus, Joe has been a little too gracious: “You let them pass. They’ve been throwing the ball so well. Even Eddie tonight, he threw the ball so well. You hate for that to happen. I was happy with the way he threw the ball. Farnsy, he gave up a leadoff home run and then he bucked down. I’m not concerned.” ...

Bronx Banter: No Problem
Published 6/19/2008 at Baseball Toaster
... the sixth, striking out two, but with two outs in the seventh he gave back both insurance runs on back-to-back homers by Adrian Gonzalez and Brian Giles. Homers were Edwar's big bugaboo in his major league debut last year, but he had only allowed one in his previous 29 innings this year in the majors and minors combined, so, despite the flashbacks, I'm willing to credit Gonzalez and Giles here. After all, they were the two guys I warned you about in my series preview. After the game, Joe Girardi brushed off those homers , both of which came on fastballs down and over the plate ...

Bruney Update
Published 6/19/2008 by jscape2000 at Pinstripe Alley: Front Page Posts
... Via LoHud: Brian Bruney showed up after the game. He said his bullpen in Tampa “was awful” yesterday because he was all over the place. He also felt some pain in his foot on some pitches. He’ll get checked out by a specialist today. Bruney remains optimistic that he can be back in late July. But he’s got to first get in a groove of throwing every other day and then get into some rehab games.  Expect Bruney (out since late April) to basically redo his Spring Training, so ...