The Return Of Ian Kennedy
Posted by Steve L. on August 8th, 2008 · Comments (5)
IPK = I Pitch (like) Keisler.
You know things are going bad, in terms of your status as a big league pitching prospect, when David Cone, Ken Singleton, and Michael Kay spend the first 80 minutes of a YES broadcast highlighting all the things that are wrong with you…
“Krap”
I saw the quotes of Kennedy in the Post and could only think of the scene toward the end of Bull Durham when Crash tells Nuke that major league hitters will light him up like a pinball machine, but you have to stay arrogant.
I mean, “my first bad start since the All-Star break” when all of those starts were at AAA?
Steve, I think IPK will be long forgotten, or toiling as a number 5 in a city like Pittsburgh, long after Hughes has established himself as a legit major leaguer. I don’t know if Hughes will reach his potential or not but I don’t think Kennedy will ever amount to much, and whatever it is, it won’t be in New York.
I know Kennedy stinks, I’m sure everyone reading this blog knows he stinks, but why haven’t the Yankees figured that out yet? He’s like the budget version of Kei Igawa.
And I love the quote in the News:
“I was called up here for a reason”
Yeah, a rash of injuries and poor performance, pal.
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