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Madden: You think Chamberlain is hero of Bombers' win? Giese again
Madden: You think Chamberlain is hero of Bombers' win? Giese again
The beneficiary of Joba's limited pitch count turned out to Dan Giese, the 31-year-old journeyman righthander who has gotten a new lease on life as Chamberlain's caddie in this great experiment.
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No bull(pen): Yanks are better these days
New York Yankees Fan Blog — ... take the baton and run with it. Consider the many reasons that, with the exception of the downward-trending Andy Pettitte , things are looking up . The Yanks: ...saw Joba take a great step forward yesterday ...feature a scorching-hot Jason Giambi (and Johnny Damon , and Bobby Abreu ) ...got a fantastic performance from the 'pen yesterday, which noticably excluded Kyle Farnsworth , and included Dan Giese who gets a whole bunch of attention today after his first career win . Giese ...

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