09/19: Quick Hits: Kennedy to the Majors?, Pettitte Feeling Good and Rookie Hazing 2009
Posted by: Patrick
Kennedy's Rapid Ascent: Ian Kennedy's surprising return from aneurysm surgery may continue all the way to the Majors, reports MLB.com's Bryan Hoch. He's made starts for Single-A Tampa and Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre in the last week or so and the team is so pleased with his progress that he might see some time with the big leaguers before this season is out.
Pettitte Feeling Good: Hoch also spoke to Andy Pettitte and after a bullpen session, he's feeling good. He'll start Monday.
Old School Batman Rookie Hazing: Every year, the rookie Yankees are dressed up in some sort of costume as part of the annual rookie hazing. This year? the 1960s TV show "Batman, according to George A. King at the Post. Mark Melancon gets to be the caped crusader with Ramiro Pena as the Catwoman and Mike Dunn as The Riddler. Video coordinator Anthony Flynn will dress as Robin, message therapist Lou Potter takes on The Penguin and radar gun operator Brett Weber gets the coveted robes of The Joker. Once the team lands in Anaheim, CC Sabathia will take all of them out to dinner.
Pettitte Feeling Good: Hoch also spoke to Andy Pettitte and after a bullpen session, he's feeling good. He'll start Monday.
Old School Batman Rookie Hazing: Every year, the rookie Yankees are dressed up in some sort of costume as part of the annual rookie hazing. This year? the 1960s TV show "Batman, according to George A. King at the Post. Mark Melancon gets to be the caped crusader with Ramiro Pena as the Catwoman and Mike Dunn as The Riddler. Video coordinator Anthony Flynn will dress as Robin, message therapist Lou Potter takes on The Penguin and radar gun operator Brett Weber gets the coveted robes of The Joker. Once the team lands in Anaheim, CC Sabathia will take all of them out to dinner.
