The Magical Mustaches sounds a lot like a band name, but it's a tactic that I'm betting more of the Yankees will be employing in the next few days. I don't see Jeter doing it, but Giambi's mustache turned around his slump in a hurry, and Johnny Damon's doesn't seem to be hurting him much either (he's batting something like .310 since he grew it).
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4 June 2008
3 June 2008
We're all already on a first-name basis with him... so will Joba Chamberlain be the starter to take us back to .500 tonight and get the season on the right track?
The Yankees are off to a horrifying 28-29 start, with key players injured (Posada) and others suspended (Hawkins). Luckily, Toronto isn't particularly good at hitting first-time starters, and the Yankees seem to be faring well with a recent record of 14 for 20. And even though Joba can't throw 99 mph for seven innings, he's a pitcher with the presence of mind to get himself through his first 60-70 pitches as a starter (which is how many Girardi said he'd allow the near-rookie to throw).
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