sports.espn.go.com - 6/21/2008
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The Cincinnati Reds plan to start 22-year-old rookie right-hander Daryl Thompson in the second game of their series with the New York Yankees.
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The Griddle: Debuting under the big spotlight
Baseball Toaster —
I apologize for stepping into Bronx Banter territory here, but I was intrigued by this wire service story announcing that the Reds will have 22-year old rookie Daryl Thompson make his major league debut in Yankee Stadium as a starting pitcher . From massaging Baseball-Reference's Play Index, I found ...
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Daryl Thompson To Be Called Up
dunnanddunner.com 6/20/2008 — Part of me didn't expect Thompson to get called up for the game Saturday, but after Dusty's quote about not being able to tell us who is starting Saturday it made it a little obvious.
A few reasons why I didn't expect it:
* It's a road game
* It's in Yankee Stadium
* He has only pitched 14 games above the single A level
* Josh Fogg is still in the organization on a rehab stint ...
Game Preview: Back to Winning? —
A New York Yankees Blog
Let’s see if we can start another win streak today after our last one was snapped yesterday. Dan Giese is the man we are all looking to as he makes his first career start, due to the injured Chien-Ming Wang. From what we have seen of him thus far in relief he has been consistent and good. The Reds are starting an inexperienced pitcher too (Daryl Thompson), so that should help too.
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