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 ...

Around the Yankee Universe: Phil Hughes edition
pinstripealley.com 6/30/2009 — More photos » by Tony Dejak - AP Phil Hughes Browse more photos » OK, so when do you guys start screaming that Phil Hughes should be the 8th inning guy? or ... gulp! ... ...

Hughes Becoming a Weapon Out of the Pen
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 6/22/2009 — From Anothony DiComo : And according to Girardi, he can. For the Yankees, perhaps the brightest spot in this weekend's series loss to the Marlins was Hughes, who so impressed his manager with a perfect inning of relief Saturday that Girardi was prepared to use Hughes out of the 'pen again the ...

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 ...

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, ...

Hughes Getting Very Comfortable in the Pen
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 7/1/2009 — Here's a quote from Hughes about his new role, via Peter Abraham : "I feel like I have more control, my stuff plays up a little bit," Hughes said. "It feels like a good fit for me. Who's to say what the future will be? Maybe this is what I do for the rest of my career." Still, Hughes sees the ...

Nearly set-up for failure
yankees.lhblogs.com 7/1/2009 — 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. ...

Phil Hughes A Reliever?
nybaseballdigest.com 7/3/2009 — In 1995, when Mariano Rivera was a rookie, he came to the big club from the minors as a starter. The results were mixed, to be kind. In 10 starts, batters hit .306 of Rivera and 8HRs to the tune of a 5.94 ERA. The following year, new manager Joe Torre put Rivera in the pen. Rivera responded by ...

Yanks' Grit it Out Against Mariners (postgame notes 30 June 2009)
puristbleedspinstripes.com 7/1/2009 — Given that Mariano Rivera threw out tonight's ceremonial first pitch and that Joba Chamberlain was starting, it is perhaps not surprising that in the end it came down to the bullpen. Joba Chamberlain started, and while he wasn't horrible in any sense of the word, he also wasn't very good, or ...

Do Yankees need to designate a setup man?
lennysyankees.com 7/4/2009 — The Yankees have had the luxury in recent years to possess more than one dominant reliever, which enabled them to finish close games at a high success rate. The 2009 Yankees bullpen lacks a guy like Tom Gordon or Joba Chamberlain, and it might do more harm than good to designate one reliever as ...

Cabrera, Jeter get key hits as Yanks down Mariners — Newsday.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 eighth — NYDailyNews.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.

MONEY BALL — NY Post: Sports 7/1/2009
> If only the Yankees could dominate the Red Sox the way they do Sports Illustrated's top-50 list of highest-paid athletes. The Yankees have five of the top 50 - and two in the top 10 -- in all of sports, the most of any team. Alex ...

Joe Girardi Blows It Bigtime — Bleacher 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 ...

The Arcane Eighth Inning Decision of Joe Girardi — Bleacher Report - MLB 7/2/2009
Brian Bruney was sent to replace Phil Hughes in the eight inning on Tuesday night's game against the Seattle Mariners. This had also caused the Yankees fans to send comments and criticism about the decision. No one knows the real reason manager Joe ...