Yankees roll in a Joba well done

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Baseball Today: Thursday, June 26
Published 6/26/2008 by Art Martone (amartone@projo.com) at Projo Sox Blog
... ," declares Peter Abraham (LoHud Yankees Blog), and it certainly appears that way after Joba Chamberlain pitched 6 2/3 shutout innings in picking up his first win as a starter as the Yankees blanked the Pirates, 8-0. (New York Daily News) The Yanks, point out Abraham, have won four of the five games started by Chamberlain (even though last night was the first time he got credit for the victory) and the evidence is incontrovertible that the best utilization of his skills is in the rotation. Now, he adds, all they need to do is find another starter. ...

Yankees Joba Pirates
Published 6/26/2008 by D&A at NJ.com: Pride of the Yankees
... , propelled the Yanks to a much-needed victory. One win is no panacea, of course, but it gets the team back on track. It was especially nice to know Joba was not on any pitch count limit . Beyond Joba's outing, last night was a good reminder of how much the Yanks could use some consistency from Derek Jeter's bat. The Captain raised his batting average from .278 to .286 last night, but that's still ...