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Brian Bruney on his outing tonight: “That’s my bad, obviously. I thought I threw the ball pretty well tonight. I can go home on sleep on that. I’m fine with it. It’s not like I’m out there walking guys to their bases every time. I feel good. That’s baseball, man. The ball bounces six ...
Hughes provides welcome relief for Yankees | lohud.com | The Journal News
lohud.com — NEW YORK - Phil Hughes found something last week he thought he had lost a few years ago. It was a 96-mph fastball. The 23-year-old right-hander has been pitching in relief since the first week of June when the Yankees decided to return Chien-Ming Wang ... (more) Hughes provides welcome relief for Yankees | lohud.com | ...
New York Yankees pitcher Phil Hughes rides scoreless streak into more important appearances
New York Yankees pitcher Phil Hughes rides scoreless streak into more important appearances
nj.com — Jim McIsaac/GettyPhil Hughes has pitched 7 1/3 scoreless innings over his last five bullpen appearances. NEW YORK -- With the tying run on second with two outs in the sixth inning, Phil Hughes was called upon. One pitch later, he... (more) New York Yankees pitcher Phil Hughes rides scoreless ...
BRUNEY WON'T CRY IF HE LOSES EIGHTH-INNING ROLE
nypost.com — > Brian Bruney isn't launching a campaign to keep his eighth-inning job. The inconsistent Yankee reliever yesterday stopped short of saying he'd welcome a new role, but also made it known he wouldn't lose sleep if manager Joe Girardi were ... (more) BRUNEY WON'T CRY IF HE LOSES EIGHTH-INNING ROLE
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Around the Yankee Universe: Brian Bruney edition
Pinstripe Alley — ... that he could easily pitch a second inning, and that Bruney has been iffy since coming back off the DL. Instead, he used his little managerial book that says 'Bruney is the eighth-inning guy, so he pitches no matter what when we are ahead.' The only fun part for me is that I found this morning that two of my favorite mainstream bloggers, Peter Abraham of the Journal News and Mark Feinsand of the Daily News took completely different sides on the move. Abraham defended Girardi. Don’t blame Joe Girardi for using Bruney in the ...

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Around the Yankee Universe: Brian Bruney edition
pinstripealley.com 7/1/2009 — More photos » by Bill Kostroun - AP Brian Bruney Browse more photos » Our New York Yankees were very fortunate to win last night after Brian Bruney imploded in the eighth ...
No second-guess here; Hughes should have stayed in
nydailynews.com 7/1/2009 — I’m not a big second-guesser most of the time, since I have to assume that most managers know more about baseball than I do. But I first-guessed Joe Girardi’s decision to bring in Brian Bruney for Phil Hughes and still don’t really ...
The Woes of Brian Bruney
puristbleedspinstripes.com 7/3/2009 — "Bruney's our 8th-inning guy" --Joe Girardi, 1 July 2009 Brian Bruney did not pitch the 8th inning of that game, a Yankee win; nor did he pitch the eighth inning today, also a Yankee win. Instead, those innings were given to a combination of Phil Coke and Phil Hughes, who, to their credit, have ...
Phil Hughes to assume eighth inning role?
lennysyankees.com 7/1/2009 — Joe Girardi continues to call Brian Bruney the setup man on this team, but after last night’s blown save in the eighth, Bruney might be degraded to middle relief. After watching Phil Hughes continue to dominate the sixth and seventh innings, it seems he could potentially replace Bruney for the ...
Bruney taking everything in stride
riveraveblues.com 7/11/2009 — When the Yankees demoted Brian Bruney on August 8, 2009, to make room for Joba Chamberlain , the then-25-year-old reliever didn’t take it too well. He explicitly denied comment to reporters, and knocked over a chair on his way out the door. It ...
Bruney: It Doesn't Matter if I Pitch the 8th
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 7/2/2009 — From Mike Puma : Brian Bruney isn't launching a campaign to keep his eighth-inning job. The inconsistent Yankee reliever yesterday stopped short of saying he'd welcome a new role, but also made it known he wouldn't lose sleep if manager Joe Girardi were to make Phil Hughes the team's primary ...
Happy 4th!
boogiedownbaseball.blogspot.com 7/4/2009 — Sorry for not posting after yesterday's game. My friend Joe and I took a little road trip to Erie, PA to check out the Trenton Thunder. They crushed the Seawolves 10-1. I also got Jesus Montero's autograph. Good times. Yesterday's game in a nutshell: A.J. was again the man. Hughes is in, ...
Jim Baumbach Needs To Work On His Columns
fackyouk.blogspot.com 6/15/2009 — That is the title of a column written by Newsday's Jim Baumbach . With Bruney poised to return from the DL shortly, perhaps you would interpret that to mean that he literally needs to work on his pitching motion, which he probably does. It does not. Bruney needs to work on his delivery Jim ...
Bruney vs. K-Rod
nyyankeesrumors.com 6/14/2009 — So you can certainly say Brian Bruney started it. After the Mets embarrassing ninth innings collapse on Friday night, Bruney spoke the media and said it “couldn’t have happened to a better guy,” referring to K-Rod on the mound, whose antics were described by Bruney as a ...
K-Rod Confronts Bruney at Stadium
bats.blogs.nytimes.com 6/15/2009 — The Brian Bruney-Francisco Rodriguez squabble continued on Sunday as the pitchers had to be separated before Sunday's game.
Bruney battered in 8th: 'I have no excuses'Newsday.com - Yankees 7/1/2009
The record says that Brian Bruney is perfect, which shows how misleading records can be.
Cabrera, Jeter get key hits as Yanks down MarinersNewsday.com - Yankees 7/1/2009
Brian Bruney didn't do the job as Joe Girardi's bridge to Mariano Rivera, but the Yankees' offense bailed out all parties last night.
Smith: Time for Girardi to let Hughes Phil role in eighthNYDailyNews.com - Baseball 7/1/2009
With Brian Bruney struggling, it's a good time for Joe Girardi to consider making Phil Hughes the bridge to Mariano Rivera for the Yankees. Girardi even admits that he likes what he is getting from Hughes out of the bullpen.
Melky Cabrera's Three RBIs Lead New York Yankees to Sixth Straight WinBleacher Report - MLB 7/1/2009
When Nick Swisher struck out with runners at the corners and nobody out in the second, it became Melky Cabrera's responsibility to drive in the Yankees' second run with an out. He did just that with a sacrifice fly to center. When Swisher popped ...
Joe Girardi Blows It BigtimeBleacher Report - MLB 7/1/2009
I'm not a guy who enjoys dogging Joe Girardi, not in the least bit possible. I love supporting him, even when people question every little decision he makes when the Yankees lose games. Being the manager in New York isn't a piece of cake, and ...