Joba's still bugged: Dellucci's HR sparks Indians' 5-3 comeback win over Yankees

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Bronx Banter: Hurts So Good
Published 5/7/2008 at Baseball Toaster
... and for the first time her truly looked like Joba the Hutt. I thought about Chamberlain's father, Harlan, who has been ill this spring. I thought about how he had just shook his catcher off several times. Then I thought, dag , this has never happened to the kid before ."Everybody gets tested in this game," said David Cone on the YES broadcast."Nobody is invincible. We knew this would happen sooner or later. The real test is in how he'll react next time out." Pinch-hitter Dave Dellucci turned around a 96 mph fastball from Chamberlain and yanked it into the seats in right ...

Tribe will try to torch Yanks
Published 5/7/2008 by Deaner at Blue Collar Baseball
... writes over at Indian Fever (one of my new favorite blogs). His latest post discusses, among other things, David Dellucci's 3-run pinch hit homer to lead the Fighting Braves of the Cuyahoga to a 5-3 victory over the New York Yankees. Tonight's game will be nationally televised on ESPN and will feature two undefeated pitchers: Cliff Lee (5-0) 0.96 ERA against Chien-Ming Wang (6-0) 3.00 ERA. Hopefully last night's spark will turn into a blaze tonight in the Bronx. ...