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Relief Efforts: Chamberlain remains valuable in current role

By Eric Karabell
ESPN.com

Wednesday, April 23, 2008

The Yankees always seem to be in the news, but this week's unnecessary item occurred when team co-chairman Hank Steinbrenner rambled to The New York Times about how Joba Chamberlain is being used incorrectly. Justification can be given for both sides of the "controversial" issue of starting or relieving, but the next day Steinbrenner was backtracking and sounding like a team guy again. The 22-year-old with the 100 mph fastball will eventually move to the New York rotation, just not anytime soon. ...

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