Joba starts to convert, A-Rod has HR in Yanks' win

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THT Daily:THT Daily: Hot Sox
Published 5/22/2008 by Dave Studeman at The Hardball Times
... to the Dominican Republic on Wednesday after learning that the condition of his sick father had worsened. Martinez's father is suffering from brain cancer. Pedro supposed to throw a bullpen session with the team in Atlanta on Wednesday, but instead flew to the Dominican Republic once learning of his father's status. There's no word on how this will affect his return from the disabled list. Yesterday’s Results American League BOS 6 KC 3 (Recap and Boxscore) NYA 8 BAL 0 (Recap and Boxscore) LAA 4 TOR 3 (Recap and Boxscore) CHA 7 CLE 2 (Recap and ...

Chamberlain begins move to rotation
Published 5/22/2008 by Eric Stashin at Roto Professor
According to espn.com (click here for the article), the Yankees have begun to stretch Joba Chamberlain out in order to move him to the starting rotation.  The process started last night, when he pitched the final 2 innings against the Orioles, giving up 1 hit and 2 walks, striking out 3.  There was no word as to when they have targeted Chamberlain’s move or when he may go down to the minors to get a few starts. The Yankees have been struggling this season at 21-25, last in the AL East.  Still, the one advantage that they had was that when they got a lead, they had two lights ...

Cubs' Chances and Chamberlain's Change of Pace
Published 5/22/2008 by Jay (noreply@blogger.com) at The Futility Infielder
... but caught some of last night's rout , when recently returned Alex Rodriguez turned Yankee Stadium into his own personal pinball game, going 3-for-4 with two doubles and a homer, a tally that should have been the other way around were it not for ...

Yanks beat Other Team 8-0
Published 5/22/2008 by Patrick Smith at Bugs & Cranks
... Again last night, when the Yankees turned the tables and smoked Baltimore 8-0, ESPN.com’s headline made it sound like an intrasquad game: “Joba starts to convert, A-Rod has HR in Yanks’ win.” Even more irritating than their obsession with all things New York is ESPN’s insistance on familiarity. “Joba” and “A-Rod” are OK in the New York Post. But last time I looked, ESPN.com had readers in Flyover, USA as well as New York. ...

They're Playing Our Song
Published 5/25/2008 by Jay (noreply@blogger.com) at The Futility Infielder
... , I had this to say: A dismal week for the Yankees ends on a high note with the return of Alex Rodriguez (4-for-11 with two doubles and two homers after a 17-game absence) and strong performances from Darrell Rasner and Ian Kennedy. The former puts together his third straight quality start, lowering his ERA to 1.89, while the latter finally gets his ERA down to Boeing territory (7.27) with just his second quality start out of seven. More help is on the way for the Yanks, who begin Joba Chamberlain's ...