Yanks win; Girardi says Joba will be a starter

BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog found this 5/22/2008 on www.newsday.com [flag]

Darrell Rasner and some lively bats helped the Yankees defeat the Orioles, 8-0. In his post-game comments, Joe Girardi said the team is starting the process of making Joba Chamberlain a starter. [link]

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Newsday: Joba’s future as a starter overshadows Yanks’ dominant win
Published 5/22/2008 at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
Newsday: Joba’s future as a starter overshadows Yanks’ dominant win That was the breaking news at Yankee Stadium Wednesday night, that Joba Chamberlain is moving into the rotation as soon as he can be stretched out to do so… After the game, manager Joe Girardi said the two-inning stint was the first step in preparing Chamberlain for the rotation. ... During spring training, the Yankees said he would begin in the bullpen because an innings limit would prevent him from making a full season’s worth of starts. Yet ideally, Girardi and general manager Brian Cashman said, they ...

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