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Yanks have an opportunity, and that's all we can ask for
New York Yankees Fan Blog — ... isn't concerned about trying right now. They're just trying to find a better balance, which is something we should appreciate. Moreover, like Graziano says, one of the reasons the Yanks went into this season with a Plan B that included moving Joba is because they were counting on their lineup to score runs. If the lineup had been doing that all along, the Yanks would have taken a few games here and there, and we wouldn't constantly be talking about the battle with .500. Joe Girardi plays coy , saying he doesn't understand why Johnny Damon would say moving Joba cost the team ...

Bronx Banter: Fresh Out the Box
Baseball Toaster — ... Daily News. "I want to know the games that we've sacrificed by doing what we did. Everyone is assuming that we would have won that game in Baltimore if we had Joba in the bullpen that night. You're pretty smart if you know that. Everyone is assuming we would have won the game in Minnesota if we had Joba in the bullpen that night. It doesn't always work that way. "I think people make the assumption that if he's in the bullpen, you're going to win every game. That's not the case." (N.Y. Daily News) More than a few panicky Yankee fans are not pleased about Joba Chamberlain ...

Girardi Hears Damon's Complaints About Joba, Doesn't Care
FanHouse — ... spoke out against it, and according to Kristie Ackert of the New York Daily News, several of his teammates privately agreed, even if they didn't want to cause a disruption by attaching their names to their beliefs. ...