GIRARDI: JOBA MAY NOT START IN '08

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Girardi Brings Up Sore Topic For Cash: Joba’s Role
Published 5/18/2008 by Steve Lombardi at WasWatching.com
Via the Post - Joba Chamberlain’s transition to the rotation might be on season-long hold. In a revelation that was neither confirmed nor denied by general manager Brian Cashman, manager Joe Girardi admitted yesterday that Chamberlain might remain a reliever the entire year. “It’s possible, yes,” Girardi said when asked whether leaving Chamberlain in the bullpen could be done out of need. When Girardi was asked about the fact Cashman had been saying it would happen at some point, the manager ...

Joba To Remain In 8th Joba To Start
Published 5/22/2008 by The Editor at THE BRONX CHEER
... • Last week it was announced that Joba may not start at all in ‘08. Now he’s suddenly ‘making the transition’. What changed in less than a week? We’ll bet it was panic after the Mets series and the recent losing streak. It’s a little curious to hear Y.U. now saying that Joba’s talents are being wasted in the eighth. They have been the ones fueling Joba Mania, selling us from the very beginning on the importance of that set-up role. ...