New Boss Wants to See Chamberlain Start (Now)  —  With the Yankees off to a 10-10 start, and two of their young starters struggling, the Yankees co-chairman Hank Steinbrenner said there was one thing in particular he would like to change: He wants Joba Chamberlain, the Yankees' hard-throwing setup man, to move into the rotation.

Team puts Rollins on DL and calls up 2 fielders  —  After listening to Jimmy Rollins say “any day now” for nearly two weeks, the Phillies took matters into their own hands and placed their MVP shortstop on the disabled list with a sprained left ankle yesterday.

3 UP: A-Rod/Posada, Delgado and a Worthy Cause  —  1. So now Alex Rodriguez joins Jason Giambi, Derek Jeter and Jose Molina on the sprain/strain train, and you ask again: Just how many injuries would the Yankees have if Joe Girardi had not put them such a grueling camp?

Rays Rotate Roster For 1B Johnson  —  ST. PETERSBURG - The Rays will play their next three games with an extra position player, taking advantage of the calendar as they add newcomer Dan Johnson to their roster.  —  Needing to clear a spot for the first baseman, who was claimed off waivers …

Tension Over Sports Blogging  —  Recently in Dallas, more than an hour before game time, Mark Cuban, the owner of the Dallas Mavericks, was in the locker room grinding on the Stairmaster, surrounded by several reporters — their microphones deployed, heads tilted away to avoid flying droplets of sweat.

Moving On Without Them  —  This should be the last post from my preseason Established Win Shares (EWSL) division previews, and it's one I have been meaning to do in past years: a look at the amount of roster turnover.  Each year, I identify 23 players who are projected to play roles for their team - 13 non-pitchers and 10 pitchers.

Huber's first homer propels Padres  —  Lefty Wolf earns victory, outdueling D-backs' Johnson  —  PHOENIX — Chances are Justin Huber won't romanticize tales of his first Major League home run when he gets around to returning to his native Australia, but not because he didn't think it was an important hit …

Q&A: Rob Neyer - The Big Book of Baseball Legends  —  Rob Neyer is no stranger to readers of Baseball Analysts.  He has written a guest column for us, participated in roundtable discussions and surveys, and linked to a number of our articles on his ESPN.com website.

How fast should a fastball be?  —  “As fast as possible,” of course.  Many, if not most, of the great pitchers in the history of the game have thrown the ball hard.  Sure, there are exceptions, but I would guess, without having studied the thing, that for every Greg Maddux …

Recalling the Right Fielder With the Halo  —  Roberto Clemente, the superb right fielder of the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1955 to 1972, the year he died in a plane crash, exists in a baseball Eden of the mind.  Cut down just past his prime and just before the free-agency era …

Marlins Notebook: Tankersley rebounds to get key outs  —  MIAMI GARDENS — Marlins manager Fredi Gonzalez wouldn't let Taylor Tankersley dwell on Friday's performance.  —  “These guys know there's no doghouse here,” Gonzalez said after Florida's 6-1 win Sunday over Washington.

Who's got it?  —  Marlins urge their pitchers to take charge on popups  —  MIAMI — Are pitchers really encouraged to catch a high pop fly near the mound?  —  Marlins manager Fredi Gonzalez says yes.  —  It doesn't happen often that you see a pitcher make the catch on a high fly ball.