Joba and Damon lift yankees 5-3

For the second straight outing Joba Chamberlin has had a rough first inning. It has been hurting his ability to go deeper into games. It seems that he may be to pumped up in the first. Once he settles down he seems to be fine. Being a strike out pitcher, he is going to throw a lot of pitches anyway. We will see what the Yankees can come up with in his next start over the weekend.

Damon on the other hand has been terrific lately. He did his heroics again on Sunday with a 2 run homer that broke a 3-3 tie and gave the Yankees the win. He also was named AL player of the week for last week.

A-Rod has been quiet since going deep on the first pitch he saw in his return. Hitting only .182 for the weekend and has made it known he feels a step slow right know. The One benefiting the most has been Mark Teixeira one homered in two straight games though is still struggling at the plate.

Yankees look to return the favor

Its time for the Yankees to return the favor to the Red Sox. It is a chance for the the Yankees to make a statement to the Sox regarding their young pitching. Phil Hughes and Joba Chamberlin have an opportunity to open some eyes. It is time for the young pitching prospects for the Yankees to start delivering. The time has come for some sort of consistency in the starting rotation. Not just five innings, I'm talking about going into at least the seventh inning . The lack of this has hurt the bullpen. If this dosn't change then the Yankees will again be looking in from the outside at the season ends.

Bullpen issues continue in Yankees 8-4 loss

The Yankees came in with a 4 game winning streak and feeling really good about themselves after rallying in dram tic fashion on Friday night. But the same evil problem popped up on Saturday afternoon again, May I introduce Mr. Bullpen. Outside of Rivera and Bruney everyone else has been either inconsistent or down right awful. When will Joe Girardi back off using Jose Veras? he folds up like a cheap umbrella. Damiso Marte has either been good or awful. Phil Coke has been good but at times awful. Edwar Ramierz has been roughed up also. David Roberson has not been used for some reason. I expect to see him used more soon. Mark Melancon who is a rookie has been impressive but has had his moments like Friday nights triple he gave up to the first batter he was facing with the bases loaded.

Here's what has to happen for things to get fixed. Its starts with the starting rotation to start stringing some solid starts together. Hope that Phil Hughes can become consistent we will have an idea with at least 2 more starts after today. Get Chien-Ming Wang mechanics fixed he finally admitted to having stiffness in his injured foot that prevented him from pushing off. I'm not sold on Joba Chamberlin as a starter, I think he can be more dominate as a setup man. Let me ask this question who should replace Mariano Rivera when he retires after next season ?

Joba strong in yankees 8-6 win over Tigers

Joba Chamberlin was impressive last night in his outing against the detroit Tigers. Joba tossed over seven innings giving up one run and stiking out 6. "I just decided to trust my stuff" Cahmberlin said. He also hit 96 a the radar gun and was around 92 93 all night long. This was by far his most impressive outing this year. This win should make the Yankees fell good about ending the road trip stong after a dismal start. They are starting to put big innings together, as they did tonight and last night.

The youth movement is finally starting to show us something with Hughes, Mark Melancon and Joba Chamberlin pitching well. But before everyone gets excited, consistency needs to be seen. One constant lately his been Nick Swisher who homered from both sides of the plate and has three homers in the last two games.

Hughes impressive in Yankees win

Phil Hughes did it exactly what the Yankees had hoped Tuesday night. Hughes was impressive going 6 innings of 2 hit ball walking 2 and striking out 6. Hughes would have probably would have pitched the 7th if the Yankees hadn't put a ten spot in the top of the 7th. The knock on Hughes last year was his inability to get movement on his fastball, which was not the case Tuesday night. The Yankees finally got back in the win column winning 11-0 with a much needed win. The Yankees could have an interesting problem in the near future if Phil Hughes continues to pitch well and the Yankees figure out Wang issues. If Wang returns the Yankees might consider moving Joba Chamberlin back to the bullpen. But time will tell with this scenario.

Youklis Boom Lifts Sox in 11th 5-4

It had never should have got to this point. Joba Cahamberlin grinded out 5 plus innings with low velocity on his fast fastball only hitting 90-91. He was able to turn 4 double plays to get him and
Yankees out of trouble and kept the Yankees in the game leaveing with the game tied 2-2. The Yankees batters went 4-19 with runners in scoring position this was the main reason for lose.
Joe Giradi decide to do something he said he would not do this season use Mariano for more than one inning. With Brian Bruney going back to New York to have his elbow checked out because of soreness. We all know that Mo is the best but he is never as good as he is when he pitches the first inning and something happens in the second inning. Tonight was no exception Jason Bay hit a game tying 2 run homer with 2 out to tie the game at 4-4. You knew the Yankees would be in trouble after loading the bases in the top of 9th with none out and didn't score. Damaso Matre looked the best he has since the Yankees picked him up . He was showing a lot more intensity and made one bad pitch to Kevin Youklis who deposited it on Landsown street.

Yankees and Red Sox set to clash again

Here we go a again, They haven't even got into town already and there is a controversy. Big Papi has already stuck his foot in his mouth regarding Joba Chamberlin. His comment was that Joba should not think about throwing inside and high because it will hurt his reputation around the league as being a bad guy. Big Papi why don't you be quiet and worry about getting swing back on track. The Red Sox have out numbered the Yankees 3-1 in hitting batters. So we will see how this drama plays out tonight when Joba faces John Lester at Fenway. I will be curious to see what happens if the Yankees are up late in the game. There is another story line here regarding Mark Teixeira. Boston had highly pursued him until the Yankees stepped in out of no where and stole him from the Red Sox. " I expect to be boo loudly" Teixeira said . Look for the Yankees and Red Sox to play high intensity baseball 19 times starting. Let the games begin.