nypost.com - 5/23/2008
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THIS is what the Yankees needed to do to kick-start their season. You could see it in Joba Chamberlain's eyes last night and in the way the Yankees played. Chamberlain was not put on this earth to be an eighth-inning setup man, no matter how...
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Taking them one at a time, Yanks win two in a row
New York Yankees Fan Blog —
... about starting. It seems like the team really made sure this was something Joba wanted to do. Kevin Kernan feels that starting Joba could jumpstart this team , and writes, " Chamberlain was not put on this earth to be an eighth-inning setup man, no matter how successful he was in that role. He is here to start. " Clearly, ...
Baseball Today: Friday, May 23
Projo Sox Blog —
... . (New York Daily News) It makes sense, says the New York Post's Kevin Kernan, because "Chamberlain was not put on this earth to be an eighth-inning setup man." And since the Yankees ...
Sox Amused as Hank Steinbrenner Refers to Joba Chamberlain as “Our Josh Beckett”
Call of the Green Monster —
... All around baseball people were cringing at the most recent idiotic comment of the day by Hank Steinbrenner. In a New York Postarticle, Steinbrenner referred to Joba Chamberlain, who is converting to a starting pitcher, as “our Josh Beckett.” ...
Hank, no one takes you seriously anyway.
XM MLB Chat —
... Then he said "his" Josh Beckett (Joba) was about the next 10 years, which means it's not about this year. Everybody knows this, it's too late to complain now. No one takes you seriously anyway. sm ...
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A bold move & the right move
newsday.com 5/23/2008 — Even if the Yankees were, say, 31-19 - the Red Sox's record
today - and even if that success had been built significantly on the backs of Joba Chamberlain and Mariano Rivera, this still would be happening.
Holy cow, what got into Joe? —
Newsday.com - Yankees 5/23/2008
Girardi's explosive argument is followed by Cano's winning hit
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They not only have a plan, they have fire. The manager
does, anyway. Joe Girardi, who on Wednesday announced the directives that will turn Joba Chamberlain into a starting pitcher, ...
