SportsPickle - Filed Under "Alex Watt" http://www.sportspickle.com/tag/alex-watt Filed Under "Alex Watt" /article/1017 Yankees, Chamberlain Renew "Joba Rules" In Small Hawaiian Ceremony Fri, 25 Jun 2010 10:22:09 -0400 Joba Chamberlain burst onto the scene likehot, flat-brimmed lava. But after a failed tour as a starter and a sub-parreturn to the bullpen, it appears Chamberlain’s status as liquid-hot phenomhas cooled and hardened into an igneous career as a middle reliever.

In an attempt to restore what once was Yankees’ Senior Vice President andGeneral Manager, Brian Cashman, made the decision to bring back the “JobaRules,” protective guidelines set to prevent the hard-throwing righty fromgetting injured early in his career. The Yankee front office drew a lot ofcriticism when they enacted the “rules” in 2007, but according to Cashman,all the jokes and disparagement is far less painful than watching a onceprized prospect slip deeper and deeper into mediocrity. “The biggest regretof my career is revoking the ‘Joba Rules.’ Well, besides making him astarting pitcher… and signing Kei Igawa” said Cashman.
...]]> /article/1000 Stephen Strasburg Adopts Mound Name "Ace Heater" to Improve Marketability Mon, 21 Jun 2010 12:16:16 -0400 Even before his dominant Major League debut, StephenStrasburghad been turning heads with his overpowering fastball and devastating curve. But today the 21-year-old right hander raised eyebrows for a much different reason, announcing at a morning press conference that he is dropping his birth name in favor of the mound name, Ace Heater.


The change, which is effective immediately, was made with the hopes of improving the young flamethrower’s marketability.


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