Yankees Notebook: Chamberlain and Gossage Chat

Babes Love Baseball found this 5/13/2008 on www.nytimes.com [flag]

After making news by criticizing Joba Chamberlain’s on-field celebrations, Hall of Fame pitcher Rich Gossage called the Yankee rookie to give him his perspective. > [link]

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Can I Get a Fist Pump?
Published 5/13/2008 by Sooze (noreply@blogger.com) at Babes Love Baseball
... pitch? Holy smokes. The two sides relayed opinions over the phone Tuesday, but accomplished little more than to agree to disagree. "Everybody has their own opinion," Chamberlain said. "It is what it is. I am not going to change."Of course, you don't want to over-use the fist pump. It has its place and tends to lose effect if you're going to bust one out every time you fan somebody. So, when is it okay to show emotion on the field? [NY Times] | [Fire Jay Mariotti] | [Schtick's Schtick]

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