Joba Chamberlain has certainly been through enough tough things in his life not to let Tuesday night's failure get to him. He'll report for duty ready to go, so the fans will have to as well.
A sign affixed to a post outside Mike Mussina's locker reads "If This is Spring, Bring Back Winter." The message is written with a blue sharpie on a small white grease board.
Despite the veteran pitcher's apparent distaste for the bone-chilling cold at Yankee Stadium on this early May Day, he's thoroughly enjoying fielding questions from reporters about his recent success...
When Darrell Rasner got himself an early May start against Seattle in 2007, the problem was primarily injuries in the rotation. This year, it's been a string of injurious starts.
It had been a month of Sundays with the long road trip and strange schedule since I'd been to the Stadium. Other than the usual annoying people screaming into their cell phones in various languages, it was an uneventful trip to the Bronx
Yes, two of three early runs were gift-wrapped. But Wang was great, the pen followed him up in fine fashion. And the Yankees cashed in a win! I'm satisfied.
The weather stinks, the injuries mount, the young pitchers struggle, and the offense sputters. But Ron Blomberg would have thrilled to be on this team.
