For the third time, Joba Chamberlain’s hearing in Nebraska has been delayed. Chamberlain is due in front of a judge after being charged with drunken driving after an Oct. 18 arrest in the city of Lincoln. The New York Yankees pitcher was also charged with having an open container of alcohol.
The latest delay calls for Chamberlain to appear in court on Mar. 31. In both December and January, his lawyers asked for and received delays of the hearing.
Last season with the Yankees, the 23-year-old once again exhibited great promise. Splitting his time between the starting rotation and the bullpen, …read more

Joba Chamberlain started the 2008 baseball season in the bullpen. It appears as if he’ll end the season in the bullpen, as well.
Chamberlain, who missed time recently due to a shoulder injury, had been starting for the Yankees. As a starter, Chamberlain had a lot of success. In fact, Chamberlain was arguably the Yankees’ best starter.
In 12 starts, Chamberlain posted an ERA of 2.76 and had 74 strikeouts in 65.1 innings. While he was only 3-1 in his starts, he seemed to be getting better and better.
Returning to the bullpen isn’t all bad news for Chamberlain …read more

Joba Chamberlain, the young starting pitcher for the New York Yankees who has massive potential, is headed to see Dr. James Andrews following an MRI on his shoulder. Chamberlain left his last start after experiencing pain in his shoulder.
It’s never good news when pitchers go visit Dr. Andrews, who is an expert on shoulder injuries. If Chamberlain has a serious shoulder injury, he could be sidelined for quite a while. Even if the injury is relatively minor, there’s no doubt that the Yankees will be cautious with their young pitcher.
On the season, Chamberlain has been impressive in …read more

Chien-Ming Wang injured his foot running the bases in an interleague game. Wang limped from third base to home before trainers rushed to his side. The diagnosis has Wang out until at least the beginning of September. The New York Yankees ended up beating the Houston Astos 13-0 in the game in which Wang hurt his foot.
Wang has been the Yankees pitching ace the last few years. This season, he has arguably been the team’s best pitcher. Wang has a record of 8-2 with a 4.07 ERA. In both 2006 and 2007, Wang had …read more

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