IT'S ANOTHER KEI-O

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Not O-Kei
Published 5/10/2008 by Dave & Aziz Nekoukar at NJ.com: Pride of the Yankees
... , 11-hit, six-run performance in which he didn't strike out or walk a batter: "The plan is for him to start again in five days. But sometimes -- I mean, that's the plan. I'll sit down and watch the tape and take a better look at (last night). But he's not pitching like he's capable of he's pitching." That about sums it up. George King says it's clear Igawa is not a major league pitcher. The Yanks have to know they'll never see a full return on their investment in Igawa, ...

Schadenfreude 45 (A Continuing Series)
Published 5/10/2008 by redsock (noreply@blogger.com) at The Joy of Sox
George A. King III, Post: No matter what type of positive spin Yankee manager Joe Girardi tried to put on Kei Igawa's outing last night at Comerica Field, the truth can't be avoided: Igawa isn't a big league pitcher. ... Igawa, a full-blown $46 million bust ... If Igawa gets the ball [again] ... it's only because the Yankees don't have options. ... The best choice at Double-A Trenton is Chase Wright, last night's starter. Good ol' Chase Wright! Also: If Joba ...

Baseball Today: Monday, May 12
Published 5/12/2008 by Art Martone (amartone@projo.com) at Projo Sox Blog
... JUST TRYIN' TO CAPTURE THE SPIRIT OF THE THING: It isn't often that a newspaper reporter will start a story with the letters "P.U.", but the New York Post's George King did in describing Kei Igawa's performance Friday night in Detroit. (New York Post) ...