Joba Chamberlain Makes First Start for Yankees
June 3, 2008 by Stephen Kersey
Filed under News
Joba Chamberlain, the hard throwing right-handed pitcher for the New York Yankees, made his first career start on Tuesday. Prior to his first start, the 22-year-old Chamberlain was used primarily as a setup man.
In his first start, Chamberlain was less than amazing. In fact, he was disappointing. He only got through 2.1 innings in which he gave up two runs (one earned), one hit, four walks and struck out three batters. Chamberlain could have gone longer but the Yankees had their youngster on a strict pitch count.
For now, it appears as if Chamberlain will remain as …read more
