sports.yahoo.com - 9/3/2008
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It is all about the math with Joba Chamberlain , and the math does not add up for him to open next season in the New York Yankees ' starting rotation. Chamberlain is likely to finish this season with only 100 innings or so, and team officials said they believed it would be too risky for him to double that total in 2009. That means Chamberlain will probably start next season in the bullpen ...
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Yankees Ruin Chamberlain for Next Year Too
The Slanch Report —
... The Yankees are seemingly intent on making Joba Chamberlain an ineffective pitcher for the near future. That’s because after his latest return from the DL, Joba is headed to the bullpen for the remainder of the season. And, unless something drastic happens, he is unlikely to pitch much more than 100 innings this year, which would mean the process of making him a starter would be exactly where it was this year. Meaning that Chamberlain will be forced to start NEXT season in the bullpen as well. Now, instead of merely wasting ONE year at the major league ...
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slidingintohome.blogspot.com 9/3/2008 — From Tyler Kepner : It is all about the math with Joba Chamberlain, and the math does not add up for him to open next season in the Yankees’ starting rotation. “He had an innings limit this year he didn’t meet,” General Manager Brian Cashman said. “Will he exceed that innings limit next year? ...
Cashman says Joba not likely to start next season -
newsday.com 9/3/2008 — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Just when you thought The Joba Rules were dead ... General manager Brian Cashman said Tuesday night that Joba Chamberlain will likely not start next season in the Yankees' .rotation. Why? Because he hasn't thrown enough innings ...
The perils of a post-season without the Evil Empire
uatgsports.ca 9/3/2008 — The Yankees have $141 million reasons to make the playoffs, not to mention the fact that the iconic Yankee Stadium, the Cathedral of Baseball, is set to be demolished without one last post-season hurrah.
Milestone Day For Yankees —
Bleacher Report - MLB 9/3/2008
Today was a great day for Yankee fans everywhere. Not only did Mussina get win number 17, but Joba had a great outing late in the game.
The Yankees beat the Rays 7-2 today at Tropicana Field in Tampa Bay. Mike Mussina was the winning ...
Yankees in Tight September Battle —
Bleacher Report - MLB 9/3/2008
The Yankees are about to enter the September stretch with their worst record in recent memory. 12.5 games back in the AL East, a number well beyond reach. 7 games back of the Red Sox in the wild card, and 4.5 games behind the Twins, who look like ...
THE RANT —
Newsday.com - Yankees 9/4/2008
"Hopefully Joba Chamberlain will be able to build up enough
arm strength to be the Yankees' franchise starter before he retires."
