Hank Steinbrenner opens his mouth and squawks about making Joba Chamberlain a starter

You gotta love Hank Steinbrenner. Today may be the Yankees’ first day off since the season began, but there’s tons of stuff to talk about, thanks in no small part to Hank squawking about Joba Chamberlain’s status. Hammering Hank told a reporter last night: “I want him as a starter and so does everyone else, including him, and that is what we are working toward and we need him there now….There is no question about it, you don’t have a guy with a 100-mile-per-hour fastball and keep him as a setup guy. You just don’t do that. You have to be an idiot to do that.” Aside from the fact that Hank uses the word “idiot” about as much I use the word “sheesh,” it sounds like he’s already getting impatient with this team’s slow start. Which, as long as the Yanks don’t make any, well, idiotic decisions about the team, I find a little refreshing. Same goes for Joe Girardi being unhappy with losing. I’d much ... [link]