Joba to return as a reliever, maybe in a few days
Joba Chamberlain's next test is to throw to hitters tomorrow, and Joe Girardi strongly intimated this afternoon that when Chamberlain is ready - which could be after tomorrow's session - he will likely be a reliever.
Well, check that. With rosters expanding Sept. 1, the Yankees could use Joba as a starter and just use him for 3 innings, or whatever his pitch count is, because they'd have more than enough arms ready to follow him. Girardi did not rule that option out.
The big question, of course, is whether this will all take place in meaningless games...
Tonight Carl Pavano makes his first home start since Opening Day of last season and he faces old friend and teammate A.J. Burnett. One year after Pavano inked his four-year, $39.95 million deal, Burnett signed an equally ridiculous contract, five years at $55 million.
After that Burnett deal was announced at the winter meetings in 2005, Burnett told Bob Klapisch without a second thought that Pavano hated New York.
And, finally, Alex Rodriguez was more than an hour late today and missed batting practice (although he did hit in the cage). Supposedly his tardiness was due to the insane traffic in New York right now, and I can attest it's bad, bad, bad out there. Took me more than two hours.
Moving on, the Yankees lineup, ladies and gentleman...
Damon, CF
Jeter, SS
Abreu, RF
A-Rod, 3B
Giambi, 1B
Nady, LF
Matsui, DH
Cano, 2B
I-Rod, C
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Comments (4)
How could Pavano dislike NY. He never got to know it but if he trips over the rosin bag and comes up limping or holding his butt. I suspect Arod's boos will sound comforting compared to the rendition that he'll receive. After August 31, if he's not traded. I would not waste any starts on this guy unless he's coming up big. And if we are eliminated then I stick in the bullpen as 15th pitcher on the roster.
Just heard on the radio that A-Rod is "missing"
The team is taking batting practice and he's nowhere to be found and apparently nobody can find him.
You don't think we killed him with all the booing do ya?
That's cold Jim. :-)
Tell Pavano that the feeling is mutual as we hate him!
What a waste.
John,
The post at 18:12 was not mine. Unfortunately now that we're back to the old way of posting on here, the trolls are finding their way back.