IAN STRUGGLES IN TRIPLE-A START

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Strange days redux
Published 7/6/2008 by D&A at NJ.com: Pride of the Yankees
... another obstacle to overcome. Brett Gardner will get even more playing time, which given his little successes here and there , is fine with us. He's proving he can play at this level. Rick Carpiniello also thinks Brett Gardner brings a lot to the table . Jason Giambi handled his nice slide into home yesterday with a great quip : " You've got to be good at something when you're slow ." Nice little write-up on Bob Sheppard from Newsday . Ian Kennedy, not faring well in his rehab . GAKIII claims to have the all-star lineups . Oddly ...

Kennedy struggles in AAA
Published 7/6/2008 by Andrew Fletcher (noreply@blogger.com) at Scott Proctor's Arm - A New York Yankees Blog
Ian Kennedy pitched two innings for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre before rain forced the game to be called. When he was pitching, he wasn't pitching well. He allowed one run on two extra-base hits (a home run and a double), walked two batters and didn't strike anyone out. Tim Bontemps has quotes from a scout on hand: "He wasn't very good," said a scout who saw the game. "His velocity was 87-90, and his fastball was straight. He didn't have good command, and his curve was loopy and it hung a lot, but he had a plus change." "To me it ...