So Hank Steinbrenner tells the New York Times that he thinks that Joba Chamberlain should be in the starting rotation.
The Yankees GM Brian Cashman says Chamberlain will stay in the bullpen.
I just have to wonder what the guy who is actually responsible for making those decisions, manager Joe Girardi thinks about all this. He hasn’t been one to hold his tongue so this might just turn into something very interesting. Apparently Hank Steinbrenner is just as much of a meddling douche as his dad.
*** Update ***
Apparently the honorable Hank Steinbrenner has retracted his statements, changing his statement about Joba Chamberlain being in the bullpen. “You have to be an idiot to do that.” He said talking about keeping a guy with a 100mph fastball in the bullpen. Later in the day Monday he slowed his roll a bit by saying “sooner or later it would be nice if he was a starter.”
Hank must have realized that this is not what the Yankees need right now. They sit at 10-10 on the year and are in third place. Maybe he thought the team needed a spark with their best player, Alex Rodriguez, on the bench with a tweaky quad.
I for one wouldn’t be too upset to see them never climb higher than third place, but with the new blood on top, it’s sure proving to be an interesting ride for New Yorkers.
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