Wrapping it up from Dunedin

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Joba on his quick inning: “It felt great. Just getting going, it’s like riding a bike. … I was more aggressive; just attack the zone. You let your competitive edge and your abilities take over. I think I did a better job of throwing my slider. It was back to the slider that I’m used to throwing and not trying to baby it.” Girardi on Ian Kennedy: “Today’s the sharpest he’s ... [link]

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Published 3/21/2008 by Ben K. at River Avenue Blues » River Avenue Blues, A New York Yankees Blog
That Joba Chamberlain kid, he sure can pitch. One day after getting his official bullpen assignment for the start of the season, Joba entered the game as a reliever and blew away a few Blue Jays kids. Eleven pitches later, Joba found himself with three strike outs. It was a vintage Joba performance, if a pitcher with 24 MLB innings under his belt can be considered vintage. In the post-game interviews, he shared some comments with Peter Abraham: “It felt great. Just getting going, it’s like riding a bike. … I was more aggressive; ...

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