Matter of Jo-Mo

The Yankees have three victories this season, and it is impossible to ignore that in each Joba Chamberlain has handed the ball to Mariano Rivera. It is obvious early in the schedule that the Yankees' mojo is now built around Jo-Mo.

After all, the final scores of the three wins have been 3-2, 3-2 and, yesterday, 2-0 over a team that is suddenly the Rays of hope. That is three wins by a total of four runs. Would the Yanks have even those three victories if the eighth-inning job still belonged to, say, Kyle Farnsworth , who has proved as trustworthy as Eliot Spitzer with time on his hands and money in his pocket?  Continue

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[jason]

I like what Jo-Mo brings to the yankees..consistency! A good start to a very early season.