New Boss Wants to See Chamberlain Start (Now)

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The Week In Quotes: April 14-20 by Alex Carnevale
Published 4/21/2008 at Baseball Prospectus
... , someone he looked up to; it was nothing against Paul O'Neill. I think LaTroy has the ultimate respect for Paul O'Neill. It's a tough spot." --Yankees manager Joe Girardi, on the controversy. “There is no question about it, you don’t have a guy with a 100 mph fastball and keep him as a setup guy. You just don’t do that. You have to be an idiot to do that.” --Yankees owner Hank Steinbrenner, on the future role of Joba Chamberlain. (Michael S. Schmidt, The New York Times ) Alex Carnevale is a contributor to Baseball Prospectus.

Hank Is Pissed...Want's Joba In Rotation
Published 4/21/2008 by Mark M. at The Bronx Stop
Micheal S. Schmidt/New York Times (hat tip to RAB): “I want Joba Chamberlain as a starter and so does everyone else, including him, and that is what we are working toward and we need him there now,” Steinbrenner said Sunday by telephone. “There is no question about it, you don’t have a guy with a 100-mile-per-hour fastball and keep him as a setup guy. You just don’t do that. You have to be an idiot to do that.” Steinbrenner said the Yankees were working on easing Chamberlain into the rotation, but he would not be specific on a timetable. The Yankees’ brain trust had wanted to limit Chamberlain’s innings by having him spend at least part of the season in the bullpen. “The mistake was already ...

Hank: I want Joba to be a Starter
Published 4/21/2008 by Greg Cohen at Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog
It's been awhile since we last had some good Hank Steinbrenner quotes, hasn't it? Well after the long wait the Quote Machine is back, and said if he could change one thing on this Yankee team it would be to make Joba Chamberlain a starter. From Michael S. Schmidt: “I want him as a starter and so does everyone else, including him, and that is what we are working toward and we need him there now,” Steinbrenner said Sunday by telephone. “There is no question about it, you don’t have a guy with a 100-mile-per-hour fastball and keep him as a setup guy. You just don’t do that. You have to be an idiot to do that.” Steinbrenner said the Yankees were ...

Joba to the Rotation
Published 4/21/2008 by Craig Calcaterra at ShysterBall
There's no set timetable, but it looks like the Yankees are going to move Joba Chamberlin to the rotation. Given how poorly Kennedy, Hughes, and Mussina have pitched, this is probably the right move, and not really that much of a surprise. Still, Hank Steinbrenner, God love him, brings the flavor: “I want him as a starter and so does everyone else, including him, and that is what we are working toward and we need him there now,” [Hank] Steinbrenner said Sunday by telephone. “There is no question about it, you don’t have a guy with a 100-mile-per-hour fastball and keep him as a setup guy. You just don’t do that. You have to be an idiot to do that . . . The mistake was already made last year ...

I must know what I am doing, my name is Steinbrenner
Published 4/21/2008 by edwzipper at Sports Frog
... "I want him as a starter and so does everyone else, including him, and that is what we are working toward and we need him there now," Steinbrenner said Sunday by telephone. "There is no question about it, you don't have a guy with a 100-mile-per-hour fastball and keep him as a setup guy. You just don't do that. You have to be an idiot to do that." ...