I mean, I always new it would be big, but looking at it installed in the stadium makes it look huge! I mean, absoulutly gigantic. 
In case you were wondering what Joba was doing the night he got popped for DUI, here are the details.Before he was stopped and detained on suspicion of DUI Saturday morning, Yankee pitcher Joba Chamberlain was provoked and goaded by a fellow patron at the Night Before Lounge, a strip club in downtown Lincoln, according to two witnesses.
Chamberlain, 23, who was accompanied by a group of friends, was approached by a man who mocked him about playing for the Yankees.
"Somebody said to him, 'If you played for the Red Sox, you wouldn't be sitting here right now,"' said Gary "Bo" Bohaty, who owns the Beacon Lounge, which is next door to the Night Before Lounge.
"It got a rise out of him," Bohaty said. "Joba turned his head and said, 'What did you say?' and the guy yelled it again."
A member of Chamberlain's party engaged in some minor pushing with the man who confronted Chamberlain, but Chamberlain himself didn't get physical, according to a manager at the Night Before Lounge who wished to remain anonymous.
The manager, who said Chamberlain comes in quite a bit, described him as "a very nice guy." Chamberlain paid for a $145 tab incurred by six people and left a $100 tip before leaving about midnight.
Chamberlain was then pulled over by state troopers on suspicion of drunk driving and speeding.
This is absolutly hilarious, a must see.
Joba is scheduled to appear in court Dec. 17 for his arrest on suspicion of drunken driving over the weekend.
The New York Yankees, the Dallas Cowboys, Goldman Sachs and CIC Partners today announced that they have founded Legends Hospitality Management, LLC (“Legends”), a new company that will offer a broad range of sports business services. Legends’ initial focus will be on operating catering, concessions, retail merchandising and other facility management enterprises for major sports and entertainment facilities.
Led by Michael Rawlings, former President of Pizza Hut, Inc., Legends will offer differentiated solutions to create innovative, high-quality stadium experiences for fans.
George M. Steinbrenner, Chairman of the New York Yankees said, "This partnership brings together two of the finest sports franchises and creates a business that will take advantage of their tremendous insight and expertise. No one knows their fans better and has a greater interest in providing them a great game-day experience. With both the Yankees and the Cowboys moving into new stadiums next season, this is certainly the right time to rethink our approach. Beyond that base, we are confident that other facilities and teams will be interested in what Legends can offer. I look forward to building a business with Jerry."
Jerry Jones, Owner and General Manager of the Dallas Cowboys, stated, “Fans are increasingly voicing their opinion that they want and deserve more from a stadium experience – they want a winning team, but they also want a venue that truly complements the game and elevates the experience. We couldn’t agree more. Legends was founded on the principle that enhancing the stadium experience will result in a more satisfied fan base. Satisfied fans attend more games and show greater loyalty to their home team, which ultimately benefits franchises, players and their communities.”
“The old model of stadium concessions is broken,” stated Hal Steinbrenner, Co-Chairman of the New York Yankees. “Fans want and deserve a better experience for their sports entertainment dollar. Working with Legends to leverage the talent and experience resident in the Yankees’ and Cowboys’ organizations will enable us to set a higher bar for sports franchises while delivering greater value to fans. When the new Yankee Stadium opens for the 2009 season, our fans will be able to experience first-hand the enhancements to our menus, concessions, retail operations and fan spaces that Legends has overseen.”
“Our focus is on the fans,” said Stephen Jones, Chief Operating Officer of the Dallas Cowboys. “From a casual dining experience to feeding large crowds in mass quantities, or from selling the latest fan fashions at our specialty retail shops, our service delivery systems will be engineered to enable us to deliver quality services."
Mike Rawlings, Chairman & CEO of Legends, added “Quality is the hallmark of the Legends brand, and I am confident that the team of experienced professionals we have assembled will set the highest standards of quality and service in the industry. We are thrilled to be partnering with the New York Yankees and Dallas Cowboys – two teams with reputations for innovation and value creation – as we create a new paradigm in sports concessions that will deliver unparalleled and affordable stadium experiences for fans.”
Whatever makeover the Yankees undergo in their playoff-less offseason, Bobby Abreu hopes he's not a part of it. The outfielder said he hopes he's back in pinstripes next year playing at the new Yankee Stadium, but admits he has no idea what the Bombers plan to do.
"Of course (I'd like to return),'' Abreu said at last night's Red Bulls game. "Of course I want to come back. I'm just going to see what's going to happen. Right now I'm just waiting. I want to come back, I've had a good time in the city, I really love New York. But that's what it is, I just have to wait and see what's going to be offered.''
"I'm just going to right now wait and see what's going to happen,'' Abreu said. "Of course I want to stay here in New York.''
"I want to apologize to the New York Yankees and the fans for an error in judgment and for putting myself in a difficult situation," Chamberlain said in a statement released by his agent, Randy Hendricks. "I intend to properly resolve this situation, and do not intend to be in such a situation again. My goal is to focus on pitching for the Yankees in the 2009 season."
Lincoln Journal Star:New York Yankees pitcher Joba Chamberlain was arrested for driving under the influence early Saturday morning, the Journal Star has learned.
The Nebraska State Patrol pulled Chamberlain’s car over for speeding on U.S. 77 near Old Cheney Road south of Lincoln shortly after 1 a.m., according to Deb Collins, spokeswoman for the patrol.
The officer detected an odor of alcohol coming from the vehicle and saw an open container of alcohol on the front passenger seat, Collins said.
Chamberlain was taken to Cornhusker Place Detox and was lodged on charges of DUI, open container and speeding, according to Collins.
Chamberlain was driving a 2006 dark-colored BMW 75i with Nebraska dealer plates.
Attempts to reach Chamberlain and Yankee GM Brian Cashman on Saturday were unsuccessful.
Hey Brian - Congrats on your new contract!!! Thanks God for that.
Too bad we had a injury–filled year. But I know things will get better.
Good pitching will beat good hitting, but I wonder why we did not play more small ball to win games?
Can you imagine Alex bunting with runners on 1st and 2nd and nobody out instead of striking out? Home Runs don’t always win ball game, but team work does. The Yanks could have won 15 more games if they had bunted in situations to win games. Small ball in June and July will get you into October playoff. Joe should be more aggressive in his strategy to win.
The Captain, Jeter should have jumped into Ian Kennedy face when he said no big deal to losing a game!! Send them back to the minors until they change their attitude. The rest of the staff will get the message. Where is the leadership on that team? Get someone else to be the captain. I hope you send this to Joe G. so that he can get an idea what he must do next year. I love the yanks, but with a new Stadium, we have to do two new things -
Nobody beats us in our new Stadium!! The new Stadium should be
Each player should try and help the other player on the team to be the hero instead of himself. That’s team work.
Thanks for listening.
Joe
They had made sure there were NO African Americans on their Roster (sorry Jeter you don't count). Still somehow the Yankees have gone home for the Winter. For the 8th season in a row WITHOUT winning the World Series.
It had to be something else. WELL PRAISE THE LORD. They found it. How could they have missed it. Believe it or not the New York Yankees had a BLACK Third Base coach the entire 2008 season. WHY didn't anyone notice ??
Why look any further?
Maybe you can fool those Steinbrenner Boys once in a while but never ever twice. The Yankees axed their only African American player relief pitcher LeTroy Hawkins during the season but somehow they missed Bobby Meacham standing right there near Third Base every time the Yankees batted all season long.
Problem solved. Meacham got the boot on Tuesday from the Yankees after just one year on the team as the third base Coach. After watching hours and hours of game films the Steinbrenner boys along with GM Brian Cashman documented the fact that Meacham "spooked" Yankee batters by his presence only 90 feet away. Further, that Yankee runners avoided making it to third base whenever possible because they "feared" having to be so close to Bobby Meacham if they did.
The Yankees will not renew the contract of third-base coach Bobby Meacham, the team said today.Well, you could see this one coming. When the players are voicing their own concerns over Bobby Meacham, upper management is soon to follow.
Also, Rich Monteleone will not return as special pitching instructor, according to a member of the organization who was told of the move but asked not to be named since he is not authorized to announce the move.
Meacham, a former Yankees infielder, was brought to the staff by manager Joe Girardi, who had Meacham as his third-base coach with Florida in 2006.
No replacement for Meacham has been named, and the Yankees could not say whether the rest of the staff will remain intact. General manager Brian Cashman was not immediately available for comment.
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Associated Press via USA Today:It’s hard to be a fan of a noncontender — especially if your team is the Yankees and this is the first time in 13 years that they’re not playing October baseball.
It’s confusing, disorienting, even humiliating. It’s like having a standing invitation to a party, only to be dropped from the guest list.
Still, life goes on. The playoffs go on.
While my Yankees were cleaning out their lockers, scattering to their various winter residences and gearing up for a little golf, duck hunting or whatever it is that professional ballplayers do in the off-season, I began experiencing pangs of jealousy toward fans in other cities — cities with teams that actually deserved to be in the playoffs...
What's in a name? Ask Chicago Cubs fan Jill Howe, 15.
The Elgin High School sophomore had to remove her Kosuke Fukudome jersey and wear a gym T-shirt to class Wednesday because of a misunderstanding about how to pronounce the All-Star right-fielder's last name.
"Someone stopped me in the hall and asked me what the back of my jersey said," Jill said. She replied that it was the name of Cubs player, pronounced foo-koo-DOUGH-may. The school staffer wasn't so sure and consulted others.
Then a dean, Susan Matei, told Howe the jersey was inappropriate. Matei made Jill take it off and wear a gym shirt instead.
Jill called her mother after school to tell her what happened.
"She's a big Cubs fan, and we got the jersey at Dick's," said Jill's mom, Nancy Howe. "We were going to get a [Kerry] Wood one, but it cost more."
Nancy Howe called Matei, who confirmed what happened.
"I told her anyone's last name can be misconstrued," Nancy Howe said.
By late afternoon, common sense -- and proper pronunciation -- prevailed.
Associate Principal Alan Flota said students may wear Fukudome apparel at school.
"As long as it is a legitimate name, they will be allowed to wear it," Flota said.
Now that Cash is back for another three years, Yankee management has a lot of work ahead of them. One of the first things they need to do is to sort out the problems with the coaching staff.If Cashman makes a change it could involve third base coach Bobby Meacham, who seems to have been unfairly criticized for Robinson Cano's supbar season.
Nevertheless, some players grumbled about Meacham's work at third. If Meacham, who was brought in by Girardi, isn't retained, Larry Bowa, the Yankees' former third base coach, could return. Bowa, considered the best third base coach in baseball, signed a two-year deal with the Dodgers but has an out after this one.
As some of you noted, Brian Cashman said on WFAN that they plan for Joba Chamberlain to be a starter all next season.
He confirmed that to me in an email.
If health is not a concern, they want Joba in the rotation.
