Bernie Finally Comes Around, Update on Chamberlain

From Tyler Kepner:

Williams is said to finally be open to the idea of being honored at Yankee Stadium before it closes at the end of the season. The general partner Hank Steinbrenner said during spring training that the Yankees would like to honor Williams.

Looks like we’ll finally see Bernie back at the Stadium. Hell, maybe, just maybe, if the Yanks make it to the playoffs we can see Bernie throw out a first pitch (and if Damon keeps playing terribly, maybe we can resign Bernie and stick him in LF… okay, just kidding).

Kepner also tells us that Joba’s father is feeling better. Here’s a statement released by Joba about the current situation and status of Harlan Chamberlain:

“After several difficult days, my father is feeling much better,” Chamberlain said in a statement issued by the team from Baltimore, where the Yankees were to play the Orioles Friday night. “He is still in the critical care unit of the hospital and more tests await him, but he is off the ventilator and breathing on his own. Each day he’s acting more and more like himself, and he’s even giving people grief — myself included — because the hospital doesn’t carry Yankees games on television.”

I’m thinking Joba will be back with the team sometime next week, but that’s obviously not confirmed and he’s taking as much time off as he needs. Expect Joe G. to use him a lot when he comes back.