http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080521& content_id=2746128&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb http://0rz.tw/4648C NEW YORK -- Joba Chamberlain has started his path to the Yankees' starting rotation. The 22-year-old right-hander pitched two scoreless innings in Wednesday's 8-0 victory over the Orioles, throwing 35 pitches. After the game, the Yankees revealed that Chamberlain will begin to increase his pitch count on a to-be-announced schedule in order to prepare him to become a starter later in the season. "This is the timetable we had," said Yankees manager Joe Girardi, who revealed that the organization had been planning to move Chamberlain at some point after the second week of May. Chamberlain is 1-2 with a 2.66 ERA in 18 appearances for the Yankees this season, walking nine and striking out 25 around 14 hits in 20 1/3 innings. He was informed by general manager Brian Cashman before the Yankees' game on Tuesday against Baltimore. For the time being, Chamberlain will stay with the Yankees and stretch out at the Major League level, though the club has not ruled out a Minor League assignment at some point later in his transition as he builds near 100 pitches. "You've got to maintain that same charisma and everything that you've done in the eighth inning that made me get to this point," Chamberlain said. "I can't change because that's who I am as a starting pitcher, too. Mentally, it's going to be a little different, but the huge difference is making sure my legs are under me." His expected move to the rotation has been a mysterious topic in recent weeks, as the Yankees continue to project him as a top-flight starting pitcher even though he proved dominant in relief after joining the Yankees in August last season. "We believe that Joba has the ability to excel in both arenas," Cashman said. Earlier Wednesday in a telephone interview with MLB.com, Yankees co-chairman Hank Steinbrenner again pushed for Chamberlain's entry to the starting rotation. "What I've learned over 35 years of all of this from baseball people is that you can talk all you want about bullpens, but starting pitching is what gets it done," Steinbrenner said. "If you have two great relievers in the bullpen, it doesn't do us any good." Bryan Hoch is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs. -- 終究還是抵擋不住戰績的壓力 --

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