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Aug 16, 2008 - Yankees manager Joe Girardi was optimistic Saturday that Chamberlain - out with rotator cuff tendinitis in his pitching shoulder - could be back soon, but a timetable still hasn't been set.

Aug 15, 2008 - After more than a week of rest and treatment, Chamberlain began a throwing program Friday.

Aug 14, 2008 - Chamberlain left the Yankees' complex for New York on Thursday after spending a week undergoing treatment for right rotator cuff tendinitis.

Aug 11, 2008 - Chamberlain is scheduled to begin a throwing program Friday, the first step in his return to the New York Yankees rotation. Chamberlain initially said he would start throwing on Wednesday, but manager Joe Girardi said the right-hander will begin on Friday when the Yankees return home to start a series against Kansas City.