yankees.lhblogs.com - 5/11/2008
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The postgame buzz today was about Darrell Rasner. He’s 2-0 with a 3.00 ERA.
“You know who he reminds me of a little bit? Jon Lieber,” Derek Jeter said. “He works quick, he throws strikes; he’s fun to play behind. He doesn’t take too much time between pitches, he has a plan and he goes right after guys.”
It doesn’t sound like advanced physics, but it’s what Phil Hughes ...
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... may be short on stuff, but he throws the ball over the plate and pitched well enough to earn his second straight win. "You know who he reminds me of a little bit? Jon Lieber," Derek Jeter said. "He works quick, he throws strikes; he's fun to play behind. He doesn't take too much time between pitches, he has a plan and he goes right after guys." (Pete Abe, Lo-Hud) Kyle Farnsworth relieved Rasner in the seventh. With a man on, ...
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