Where have you gone, Joba Chamberlain?
riveraveblues.com 7/11/2009 — Following a stellar eight-inning appearance in Cleveland on June 1, Joba Chamberlain seemed to be on the verge of a run. He had allowed just four hits and two walks while winning his third decision of the year. His ERA sat at 3.71, and he had reached ...

Yanks win, but their starter doesn't do the best Joba
subwaysquawkers.blogspot.com 7/6/2009 — Is Sunday's game over yet? What a long, long game, especially the first few innings. Were Joba Chamberlain and Toronto pitcher Brett Cecil competing in a Steve Trachsel pitch-alike contest? Sheesh. It's a good thing that Alfredo Aceves pitched a four-inning save, completely shutting down the ...

Joba is not a starter right now
nyyankeesrumors.com 7/6/2009 — Joba Chamberlain We all thought Joba Chamberlain was a starter, but as of right now he has shown us nothing but mediocrity since joining the rotation. There are no excuses for it either. Do you guys realize what Joba said after the game? He said… “I did a good job today, I ...

Joba the But
passion4baseball.blogspot.com 7/20/2009 — Watched the Yankees game yesterday against the Tigers on MLB.tv and it was a great game...unless you are a Tigers' fan. The big story of the game was not that the Yankees won the game 2-1 on two solo homers by Teixeira and A-Rod. The story was that Joba Chamberlain had a very good game and Phil ...

A stroll down Joba Lane: Starts 6 through 10
riveraveblues.com 7/16/2009 — Yesterday we took a gander at Joba Chamberlain’s first five starts . The idea is to take look at his control (though not necessarily his command), pitch breakdown, and velocity to see if we can find any trends. Yesterday’s installment ...

Around the Yankee Universe: Day-trippin'
pinstripealley.com 7/6/2009 — More photos » by Bill Kostroun - AP New York Yankees pitcher Joba Chamberlain leaves the game during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays, Sunday, July 5, 2009, at Yankee Stadium ...

Getting the Joba Done
spartyandfriends.com 6/8/2009 — Yesterday, Joba Chamberlain allowed 3 runs over 6 innings, which in the world of statistics is considered a Quality Start. The Yankees rallied for a 4-3 victory and Joba received a no decision. Chamberlain would like to work later into games, like he had in his previous start of 8 innings. ...

A stroll down Joba Lane: First five starts
riveraveblues.com 7/16/2009 — No player on the Yankees this season has taken up as much of our time as Joba Chamberlain . Sure, A-Rod has his his non-drama that everyone pays attention to, Posada had the whole thing where he couldn’t call a game for a while, and Burnett had ...

Picking up the pace
hardballtimes.com 7/30/2009 — Over his last two starts Joba Chamberlain has pitched quite well. Did speeding up his game have anything to do with it? Click the title to read more. Click here to learn about THT's download subscriptions.

A deceptively simple cause for Joba's problems
puristbleedspinstripes.com 7/16/2009 — Tonight, I appeared as a guest on Steve Keane's Pro Baseball Central show on BlogTalkRadio. Through much arguing and bickering about the importance of the eighth inning and what will happen when Mariano Rivera's contract expires, there was a point raised that I found worthy of further ...

Eighth inning role much ado about nothing — Blogging the Bombers - NY Daily News Blogs 7/3/2009
Brian Bruney and I agree on something: this whole eighth-inning thing is getting ridiculous. On Wednesday, Joe Girardi proclaimed that Bruney was his eighth-inning guy. That night, with a two-run lead in the eighth, the manager used Alfredo ...

Bruney moved out of setup role — Major League Baseball News 7/3/2009
With Phil Hughes expected to see more opportunities as a setup man, Yankees manager Joe Girardi will attempt to find earlier innings for struggling Brian Bruney.

Another good outing for Burnett in 4-2 win — Newsday.com - Yankees 7/4/2009
A.J. Burnett said it was a matter of being "fed up'' with the way he was pitching. After lasting only 22/3 innings in a loss to Boston June 9 at Fenway Park, he castigated himself and vowed to turn things around.

Is Hughes replacing Bruney as eighth-inning guy? — Newsday.com - Yankees 7/4/2009
Joe Girardi repeated the phrase several times Tuesday night in explaining his decision to go with Brian Bruney in the eighth inning, even after Phil Hughes breezed through the Mariners in nine pitches in the seventh. "Bruney's our eighth-inning guy,'' ...

Seventy years later, Gehrig hasn't been forgotten — Newsday.com - Yankees 7/4/2009
Lou Gehrig did not stop after he said he considered himself the luckiest man on the face of the Earth. There was much more to that speech, just as there was much more to the Yankees first baseman than the iron-man streak and the tearful, hopeful words ...