Around the Yankee Universe: Day-trippin'
pinstripealley.com 7/6/2009 — More photos » by Bill Kostroun - AP New York Yankees pitcher Joba Chamberlain leaves the game during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays, Sunday, July 5, 2009, at Yankee Stadium ...

Yanks win, but their starter doesn't do the best Joba
subwaysquawkers.blogspot.com 7/6/2009 — Is Sunday's game over yet? What a long, long game, especially the first few innings. Were Joba Chamberlain and Toronto pitcher Brett Cecil competing in a Steve Trachsel pitch-alike contest? Sheesh. It's a good thing that Alfredo Aceves pitched a four-inning save, completely shutting down the ...

Yanks Win a Sloppy One
soxandpinstripes.com 7/6/2009 — Let me start by saying, a win is a win. I could not care less how sloppy the game was. And truth be told, the Yankees weren't sloppy, Joba was. I was at the game yesterday (sitting in section 208), and it was clear from the start that Joba did not have it, again. He started off the game with a ...

To Start, or Not to Start…
yanksgoyard.com 7/7/2009 — Well I jinxed it. I stopped writing about the Yankees and they win 10 of 11. I come back and they lose a heartbreaker, 7-6. I’m a jinx. What? She was named Jinx...it's a stretch, but don't complain Actually, that’s not entirely accurate. The game was a heartbreaker only because the ...

Time For A Reality Check
riveraveblues.com 7/6/2009 — Even though the Yanks walked away with a win yesterday, neophyte righthander Joba Chamberlain labored through yet another start, struggling with his command and failing to put hitters away with two strikes. After the game Joba said he thought he did ...

Getting up to speed with Joba Chamberlain
riveraveblues.com 7/3/2009 — The Pitch F/X chart of Joba’s fastball velocity over time. (Click to enlarge in a new window) As Joba Chamberlain skyrocketed his way through the Yankee organization as a starter, the book on him was velocity. During his 2006 appearance ...

A stroll down Joba Lane: First five starts
riveraveblues.com 7/16/2009 — No player on the Yankees this season has taken up as much of our time as Joba Chamberlain . Sure, A-Rod has his his non-drama that everyone pays attention to, Posada had the whole thing where he couldn’t call a game for a while, and Burnett had ...

Future Shines on Old Timer's Day
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 7/19/2009 — Another day, another pitcher's duel between the Tigers and Yankees. Nobody could have anticipated a game that would equal yesterday's between Justin Verlander and C.C. Sabathia. However, Joba Chamberlain and Edwin Jackson did their best. On a day celebrating the Yankees past, it was the stars of ...

A deceptively simple cause for Joba's problems
puristbleedspinstripes.com 7/16/2009 — Tonight, I appeared as a guest on Steve Keane's Pro Baseball Central show on BlogTalkRadio. Through much arguing and bickering about the importance of the eighth inning and what will happen when Mariano Rivera's contract expires, there was a point raised that I found worthy of further ...

Yanks Win Despite Poor Performance From Joba
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 7/6/2009 — (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E TOR 0 0  ...

Jeter, Matsui power Yankees' rally past Blue Jays — USATODAY.com MLB - Top Stories 7/6/2009
Derek Jeter had four hits including the a go-ahead two-run homer, Hideki Matsui homered and drove in four runs, and the New York ...

Joba Chamberlain and Yankees escape the Blue Jays, barely — Red Sox & MLB - BostonHerald.com 7/6/2009
NEW YORK - Had this gone the other way, rest assured Joe Girardi would not have been cracking exasperated jokes at the pace of Sunday's game between the Yankees and Blue...

GAME OF THE DAY YANKEES 10, BLUE JAYS 8 — SFGate: Top Sports Stories 7/6/2009
Derek Jeter (right) had four hits, including the a go-ahead two-run homer, Hideki Matsui homered and drove in four runs, and the Yankees rallied from a four-run hole to beat Toronto 10-8 on Sunday. It was New York's fifth straight win over the Blue ...

FACING AL PERFECT RX FOR MATSUI — NY Post: Sports 7/6/2009
> Finally, something good has come of interleague play for Hideki Matsui: Now that it's over, he's on a tear. For nine straight games, while the Yankees played in National League parks, Matsui was relegated to pinch-hitting duties and had ...

JOBA HEARS BOOS AFTER 8-RUN OUTING — NY Post: Sports 7/6/2009
> THE debate now is whether Joba Chamberlain is good enough to pitch out of the Yankees bullpen. You know the first half of the season has gone pretty darn well for the Yankees when their biggest issues are the fourth and fifth spots in ...