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Following in the tradition of his old man, Hank Steinbrenner says he hopes he won’t regret not making a deal for Johan Santana. Maybe Hank will start coming through the clubhouse and give the troops the ol’ Knute Rockne before long.

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“Joba is competing for a spot in the starting rotation right now,” Joe Girardi said. “We’re preparing him to be a starter. We’re going to look at the pitching staff as a whole and decide where people best fit.”
(N.Y. Daily News)

So, maybe Chamberlain won’t be in the pen this year. Starter, reliever, which one of these? Speaking of Joba, last year, a friend of mine pointed me to this good, 2005 profile from Omaha World-Herald.

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Chien-Ming Wang lost his arbitration case.

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Over at Replacement Level Yankees, SG has a nifty two-part series on the best seasons ever by Yankee pitchers: starters and relievers. Check it out.

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