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Right now the Yankees' biggest problem is not that a Red Sox jersey was buried at the new stadium. It is that Phil Hughes and Ian Kennedy are doing a pretty fair imitation of Tyler Clippard and Matt DeSalvo. The Yanks ordered an excavation and the jersey issue was resolved with a jackhammer and some muscle. Hughes and Kennedy - at least the Hughes and Kennedy the Yanks had envisioned - are proving tougher to unearth. Right now both appear lost, either afraid of the strike zone or afraid of the results should they throw the ball over the plate consistently.
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The duo has combined to permit 19 earned runs and 14 walks in 161/3 innings. We keep wondering what would motivate the Yanks to transfer Joba Chamberlain out of the pen, where he is dominating. Now we might see the condition that forces the maneuver: His Generation Trey partners being unable to handle these responsibilities. For now the other options are just not appetizing. Kei Igawa and Darrell Rasner are the best Triple-A possibilities at the moment, which explains why there will be plenty of leash for Hughes and Kennedy. Plus Yankees management already can see the season is going to be a tightrope walk with Mike Mussina and his 84-mph fastball.
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Can they really survive if both Hughes and Kennedy are this unreliable, too?
Young Guns Are Killing Yanks
Young Guns Are Killing Yanks
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