Game 39: Yankees at Rays

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Ian Kennedy to pitch Thursday against Rays, ARod Still Hurt (Updated)
Published 5/12/2008 by Brent Nycz at The Bronx Block
... that Kennedy will go Thursday against the Rays, and Rasner will face the Mets. Smart move by the Yankees, allowing Kennedy’s return to be in a situation fraught with less pressure than a Subway Series start, while seeing if Rasner can handle the spotlight. In other news, Alex Rodriguez will not be activated when he is eligible to come off the DL on Thursday, according to Pete Abraham. He will miss the series against the Mets, as an MRI did not show enough improvement for him to play in rehab games at this juncture. ...

Game #39 - New York Yankees @ Tampa Bay Rays
Published 5/12/2008 by anaconda at Pinstripe Alley: Front Page Posts
... Pete Abe reports that A-Rod's MRI has revealed that his quad injury is not healed enough to start playing rehab games.  He will not be activated this week and is officially OUT for the Mets' series.  Okay, that sucks. ...

A-Rod to Remain Seated
Published 5/12/2008 by Mantlemurcer (noreply@blogger.com) at My Pinstripes
Only semi good news on the Alex Rodriguez MRI front. Peter Abraham is reporting that A-Rod has made progress in recovering from strained quad, but not enough to play in extended spring training games. That means he'll miss the Mets series. ...

A-Rod To Miss Subway Series
Published 5/12/2008 by Greg Cohen (noreply@blogger.com) at Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog
From Peter Abraham: The MRI taken today on Alex Rodriguez revealed progress but not enough to start playing in rehab games. Joe Girardi just told the media that Rodriguez will not be activated this week, meaning he’s out for the Mets series. “We can’t afford to have him come back for two days then lose him for six weeks,” Girardi said. “We want to have him fully healed.” Girardi did say that A-Rod may be able to play in an extended spring training game at the end of this week. ...

Yankees Notes: A-Rod, Kennedy
Published 5/13/2008 by Old Navy King at MLB Fleece Factor
... According to Peter Abraham at the LoHud Yankees Blog (The Journal News), MRI results on Alex Rodriguez’ injured quad showed progress, but the All-Star third baseman is not yet ready to play in any rehab games. A return this week has been ruled out, and he isn’t expected back for about another week now. Yankees manager Joe Girardi said, “We can’t afford to have him come back for two days then lose him for six weeks. We want to have him fully healed.” ...

A-Rod out longer
Published 5/13/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Andrew Fletcher) at Scott Proctor's Arm - A New York Yankees Blog
I saw this last night, but wasn't around long enough to post it. Good thing I missed the game too. This team is flat-out boring. Alex Rodriguez is progressing slower than expected and will miss at least the rest of this week (including the always overblown Subway Series). Rushing him back is the reason why his injury became more severe, so it's good to see that they are at least being more cautious this time around. To say that the Yankees are desperately missing Rodriguez is an understatement. For every game that the lineup puts together ...

Kennedy To Rejoin Big Club,Make Start On Thursday
Published 5/13/2008 by Bronx Liaison (noreply@blogger.com) at
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... Ian Kennedy did not have to wait long for another crack at the big league rotation and will start this Thursday against Tampa Bay. ...