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New York Yankees notes: Joba, Phil take to the hill

It's Armageddon! Or maybe a fight to the death! Or maybe the beginning of the Yankees version of Ali vs. Frazier.

Phil Hughes and Joba Chamberlain will both pitch today when our New York Yankees face the Tampa Bay Rays in Spring Training Game 3.

Manager Joe Girardi said, rightly, that nothing will be decided today.

Girardi's message for tomorrow, when Phil Hughes and Joba Chamberlain will both pitch against the Rays: "No one's going to be our fifth starter the first time through the rotation. It doesn't happen that way. They're going to be competitive, there's no doubt about it. We'll watch them closely, but all these guys need to get their arm strength back. Just try not to overthrow tomorrow. Try to stay within yourself."

All I can say is I hope neither one of these young guys goes out early in Spring Training and gets hurt trying to impress the skipper by doing more than they should this early. That's the biggest thing I fear about this whole Joba vs. Phil competition.

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  • The "I told you so's" were everywhere when Nick Johnson sat out Thursday's exhibition game with a stiff back. I'm sure the guy knows his history, and the perception that he is a walking pane of glass. I would rather see him skip one exhibition game than hurt himself worse and miss a week or two of Spring Training.
  • NY Baseball Digest says if Johnson does get hurt, that might finally open up a real opportunity in New York for Juan Miranda.
  • Check out the latest photos of the demolition of the old Yankee Stadium
  • The Hardball Times is out with player forecasts. You will love the six-year forecast for Jesus Montero. Personally, I put zero stock in this stuff. I don't care what the science or methodology is, there is no way you can look into a crystal ball and say this is what a player will be in six years. No way. Still, the numbers THT is throwing around are fun to fantasize about.

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As long as Hughes starts the game

and Joba comes out of the pen..this is a good thing.

And I can see it now..this Nick Johnson thing is gonna last all year.

..I think I’ll use

as to how I feel about the Nick Johnson doomsdayers

Master of the squeegee

by FreeBradshaw on Mar 5, 2010 9:09 AM EST reply actions  

Afflack?

"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."

by jscape2000 on Mar 5, 2010 9:27 AM EST up reply actions  

No, if it looks like a duck,

walks like a duck, quacks like a duck…it’s a duck. He’s talking about Johnson. Cashman should have known he was signing a lame duck!

by david d on Mar 5, 2010 11:51 AM EST up reply actions  

if he wanted a lame duck, he’d sign Matsui

Master of the squeegee

by FreeBradshaw on Mar 5, 2010 11:59 AM EST up reply actions  

Why would he

make the same mistake twice? I have no problem with him not signing Matsui, but signing Johnson?

by david d on Mar 5, 2010 12:01 PM EST up reply actions  

before.

most of his injuries are playing first base.

Master of the squeegee

by FreeBradshaw on Mar 5, 2010 12:02 PM EST up reply actions  

that's the point of the DH

to have someone have less risk of an injury.

Master of the squeegee

by FreeBradshaw on Mar 5, 2010 12:02 PM EST up reply actions  

I secretly believe that he injured himself playing first in game 1 of ST on that horrible throw from the left side.

by YankeesPWNu on Mar 5, 2010 12:35 PM EST up reply actions  

You're right

It will last all year cuz he’ll be out of the lineup all year, hopefully. He’s out again today.

by david d on Mar 5, 2010 11:43 AM EST up reply actions  

Montero

No way you can project somebody to slug .670 either.

by 3460kuri on Mar 5, 2010 10:07 AM EST reply actions  

4 years

of 1.0+ OPS, and another of .960

"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."

by jscape2000 on Mar 5, 2010 10:50 AM EST up reply actions  

Jesus for '10 AL ROY Award!!!

…even though he’ll spend the entire year in AAA.

by Scooby Snacks on Mar 5, 2010 10:08 AM EST reply actions  

He'll come up the second to last week of the season

and break the record by hitting 5 home runs in a game…

but the following week Cervelli will put an end to it and hit 5 home runs in one inning.

At least that’s how I see it.

by Leviticus6688 on Mar 5, 2010 11:49 AM EST up reply actions  

There truly is no bound to the greatness of Cervelli.

by YankeesPWNu on Mar 5, 2010 12:36 PM EST up reply actions  

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