Former Silver Hawks Pitcher Traded

Well the first trade of the Baseball Winter Meetings went down yesterday, and it involved a former South Bend Silver Hawks pitcher.

Brian Bruney ('01-'02 Silver Hawks pitcher) was traded from the New York Yankees to the Washington Nationals for a player to be named later.

The article points out that Bruney missed a lot of the season with an injury, but do you know where he places the blame for the sore arm? The umpires.

According to the article, "The 27-year-old right-hander was 5-0 with a 3.92 ERA in 44 regular-season appearances but pitched just once for the Yankees from mid-April until mid-June because of a strained right elbow, an injury he blamed on time he spent warming up during an umpires' video review."

Odds and Ends

A few baseball-related links for you today:

-The Astros have hired Red Sox bench coach Brad Mills as their new manager. For those of you lifelong Midwest League fans, Mills managed Peoria in 1989.

-Former Silver Hawks pitcher Brian Bruney has been added to the Yankees World Series roster.

-ESPN's Jayson Stark tells us that this World Series will determine the Team of the Decade.

-Everyone at ESPN.com is making their World Series predictions, so I will make mine as well. I like the Phillies in 6.