FROM JOEL SHERMAN

A new brouhaha has erupted over the usage of Joba Chamberlain because Hank Steinbrenner told The New York Times that he wants Joba in the rotation and he wants him in now. And while the discussion centers around how to deploy Joba — reliever or starter — I think a more important question is being missed in the here and now: Is Hank Steinbrenner a benign clown or is he James Dolan?

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