The Official Site of The New York Yankees: News: Hank pushes for Joba in rotation

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Victory comes at a price
Published 4/21/2008 by Aziz at NJ.com: Pride of the Yankees
... , however. The truth? Hank sounds like a frustrated fan , and he'd probably really like to see Joba take a start sooner rather than later. Crazy statistic: after yesterday, Joba's ...

Joba Chamberlain: Setup Man or Starting Rotation?
Published 4/21/2008 by Fernando Alejandro at Respect Jeter's Gangster
Hank Steinbrenner has spoken at appears he is most interested in moving Joba Chamberlain into the rotation. With regards to Chamberlain's position as a reliever Hank stated: "The mistake was already made last year switching him to the bullpen out of panic or whatever, ... I had no say in it last year and I wouldn't have allowed it." Apparently, he has no recollection of the young arms and increasing work load argument that was the entire reason for the Joba rules and his move to the bullpen. After saying that Mussina needed to pitch like Jamie Moyer, Hank made it clear that he wants Chamberlain in the rotation, and he wants it now. With that being the situation it brings to the front the ...

Yankees Starters’ Struggles Stifling Ohlendorf
Published 4/22/2008 by Jeff Moore at Dugout Central
As Hank Steinbrenner’s recent diatribe pointed out, the Yankees’ starting pitching has not been very good thus far. Youngsters Phil Hughes and Ian Kennedy have struggled with their control while veteran Mike Mussina has been ineffective. As a result, entering play Monday, the Yankees are averaging only 5.07 innings per start through their first twenty games, ranking last in the AL. Mr. Steinbrenner’s concern revolves around what he perceives to be the proper deployment of current set-up man Joba Chamberlain. Rather than rehashing Chamberlain’s optimal role for 2008, today I’d like to focus on how the poor performance of the Yankees rotation ...

American League News - 4/22
Published 4/22/2008 by Ian at SOX & Dawgs
Red Sox 3B Mike Lowell is ready to take batting practice as recovers from his thumb injury. The Angels called up Kendry Morales from Triple-A. Mychael Urban answers questions in the A’s mailbag. Blue Jays reliever Jeremy Accardo is putting his struggles behind him. Anthony Castrovince answers questions in the Indians mailbag. Jim Street answers questions in the Mariners mailbag. Spencer Fordin answers questions in the Orioles mailbag. Rangers reliever Eddie Guardado is a big poker player. Bill Chastain answers questions in the Rays mailbag. Royals third base ...

A World Without Cashman
Published 4/22/2008 by Fernando Alejandro at Respect Jeter's Gangster
I don't know about anyone else, but I've been thinking a lot lately about how life would be without Brian Cashman. After Hank had his first Steinbrenner melt down about the rotation the other day, it seems that he has now calmed down after speaking with Cashman, and they are sticking to the original plan ...