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    Pull happy approach was never Tex’s problem 

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    Published on 07-30-12 01:53 PM

    The top line takeaway from John Harper’s story on Mark Teixeira in today’s Daily News is supposed to be the intrigue in the apparently sourceless demand that Mark Teixeira alter his approach at the plate and try to use the entire field more, as opposed to pulling the ball so often. However, the real lesson, I think, is that his pull happy ways were never really Tex’s problem in the first place.

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    Some thoughts from the Red Sox series 

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    Published on 07-30-12 01:52 PM

    While it was understood that this was a more important series for the Red Sox than for the Yankees, it was still disappointing to see the Yankees lose two out of three at home to the Beantowners. The two losses were both frustrating as the Yankees had rallied back late only to give the games away with either bad defense or slow defense and lucky hits by that Ciriaco guy who is now a metropolitan nightmare. The overall factor here is that the Yankees have now lost seven of ten in a stretch of mediocrity but have only lost two games in the standings. Unfortunately, after watching both the Braves and Red Sox crash and burn last year to lose what looked like commanding leads for the playoffs, there is no comfort in stating how big the Yankees’ division lead still remains. But, it’s better to be where the Yankees are than where the other teams are.

    After watching the last three games against Boston, there are some hopefully salient points sticking in the brain this morning. Here they are in no particular order:

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    Joba update 

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    Published on 07-30-12 10:46 AM

    Joba Chamberlain made another rehab appearance yesterday, this time with Double-A Trenton. He entered the game with two outs and the bases empty to get some work coming into the middle of an inning, and proceeded to strike out the side after allowing a leadoff single in his second inning of work. Altogether, Joba allowed one hit and struck out three in 1.1 innings of work, and apparently saw his fastball velocity top out at 98 MPH. The plan is for Joba to make one more minor league appearance, probably with Trenton as well, to make sure he’s sharp enough to return to the big league roster. His rehab clock expires on August 8th, so he can make as many appearances between now and then as the team likes, but it sounds like he could be back up by this weekend now.

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