Yankees bridge to the future

For those of you scoring at home: 6 Yankees games played, 3 impressive Joba Chamberlain appearances on same dates as team's 3 wins--coincidence? The transition to the future continues and Chamberlain carries the load. His inevitable move to the rotation is delayed, while he salvages the present. Yesterday, the Yanks "8TH inning specialist" fired bullets for two decisive innings and got the ball to the Great Rivera, game over. Eventually, the organization will build a competent bullpen and Joba will move on to bigger and better things, in the meantime, it's nice to have options.

Speaking of options, it's interesting to see what happens when the hype subsides and reality rears its ugly head. Yankees fans have been deluged for months about the farm system that is bursting at the seams, well that was then and this is now. Here's a note from LoHud, "The K-Man is the No. 1 starter for Scranton and is probably first in line when the Yankees need a starter." Now, sit down and take a deep breath, the "K-Man" is the infamous Igawa. Yes, he's still prominently in the mix.