Found May 06, 2009 on FullCountPitch.com:
PLAYERS: Joba Chamberlain

By Gary Armida Many people were waiting for this. It took awhile, but it finally happened. How long? Well, it finally happened in his 90th inning of work as a starting pitcher. After being battered for five hits and four runs by the Red Sox in his first inning of work, the Joba Chamberlain that the [...]
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