Yankees' rotation leaves big burden on bullpen

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Before the Yankees' 6-4 loss to Boston on Friday, Joe Girardi preached the value of consistency. If there has been any recent area of consistency for the Yankees, however, it hasn't been the type Girardi desires; rather, it's been the relatively short-lived outings of their starting pitchers. That trend continued with Darrell Rasner. [link]

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Boston Red Sox News & Notes - 7/5
Published 7/5/2008 by Ian at SOX & Dawgs
... I don’t think he was expecting a changeup inside. I threw him another curveball, swing and a miss. The ground ball he hit - I wanted to bury the curveball - I left it up a little bit. But it was enough to have him hit it on the ground.” ARod must love waking up in the morning and seeing his estranged wife grace the cover of the NY Post while leaving the spacial pad of Lenny Kravitz. The Yankees rotation has been putting a lot of pressure on it’s bullpen. Big Papi’s rehab has been slow and ...

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