Yankees Send Ian Kennedy to Minors

Yankees Chick found this 5/7/2008 on sports.aol.com [flag]

The youth movement that was supposed to sweep through the New York Yankee rotation this season hit a major snag this week. First Phil Hughes finished a brutal April by getting bombed by the Tigers on Tuesday. Injury was added to insult when Hughes was placed on the disabled list with a fractured rib the next day. It got worse when Ian Kennedy was plastered by Detroit two nights later, leaving ... [link]

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There's Still Hope: I-Ken Starts His AAA Trip Off With a Bang
Published 5/7/2008 by Yankees Chick at Yankees Chick
... by fracturing a rib, thus avoiding both the ever-increasing pressure and/or embarrassing and confidence-shattering move to the bullpen or AAA. The latter turned out to be I-Ken's fate after a miserable season start. ...

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