The All-Star break is usually denoted as the halfway point of the season, and so what better time to look at how the rotation is doing. You’ll notice there are only four starters, and that is because at the minute the Yankees only have four starters. Chien-Ming Wang is injured and presumed dead, Alfredo Aceves [...]
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The Only Important Highlight
First this happened:
And then we all did this:
PS — Joba Chamberlain should not be in the bullpen.
Spring Training – Yankees Versus Twins
My first game watching on an actual TV! It’s also Joba Chamberlain’s first start of the Spring. Here are my notes:
Joba is only going one inning today, Spring Training is long this year because of the World Baseball Classic so the starting five are probably going to get a break for a while. Minor League [...]
The “Argument” That Won’t Die
I’m not sure what exactly it is with the brains of sports writers that has absoluetly convinced them that Joba Chamberlain needs to be in the bullpen but it won’t die and it bothers me a lot. Here’s today’s take on it, Kevin Kernan of the NY Post:
Now that Andy Pettitte is signed, sealed and [...]
CC Says Something Bizarre
Found this quote stashed away in a Sports Illustrated article about CC being ready to pitch in New York (aka off-season fluff):
Before Saturday night’s ceremony, he said he’s looking forward to having Joba Chamberlain and Mariano Rivera there to close out games for him, and he’s already talked to Chamberlain about it.
Wait, what? Where did [...]
Things Not Worth Talking About For Very Long
1) Should Joba Chamberlain be in the bullpen?. No he shouldn’t, he should be starting games so he can have performances like these a lot: vs Red Sox, Padres, Blue Jays. The curve to stikeout Ellsbury is my favorite.
2) A salary cap. If you used the same calculation as the NFL does for a salary [...]
2009 Reflection Part 2: The Good Stuff
Joba Chamberlain Is Pretty Good – Everyone knew Joba was good coming out of the bullpen, which of course led to a lot of stupid arguments saying he should stay there. Well guess what, he was pretty damn good starting games too (which was not really a surprise). His twelve starts were varied but they [...]
Now That Is Some Horrible Pitching
Sometimes, I think this team’s Front Office just gave up after Chien-Ming Wang got hurt. While I agree with the decision to keep Phil Hughes on AAA working everything out, you can’t keep both Darrell Rasner and Sidney Ponson in the rotation as long as they have been and expect to win enough games to [...]
Joba In The Bullpen…Again
The Yankees front office said it was going to happen, but you had to hope it wouldn’t. Joba is officially back in the bullpen as anyone with eyes saw last night. Is it permanent? No. It even makes sense given that the Minor League seasons are pretty much over so he wouldn’t be able to [...]
Panic Ensues
“We don’t think it’s anything serious,” Girardi said. “I’m not really concerned that he’s going to be shut down for a while, but there’s a chance that he’s going miss a start, and we might have to be a little bit creative.”
Oh my God he is going to be out forever.
