Last night, Kauffman Stadium became the field of the Chamberlains' dreams, the place where a very proud father came to watch a very proud son do just a little bit more than have a catch.
Harlan Chamberlain made the three-hour trip by car here from his from Lincoln, Neb., home to see Joba Chamberlain in a major league uniform for the very first time. It was more than a bonus that he was able to watch him pitch, too. Those were tears of a lifetime trickling down the father's face as he watched his son make the jaunt from the left-field bullpen in the seventh inning. Those were tears of fulfillment and tears of happiness as his son extended his career shutout streak to 14 1/3 innings with two more scoreless innings in the Yankees' 3-2 victory over the Royals. Continue
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