Joba News

The day has finally come. The Savior has been in our presence but only now we are going to unleash his true power. Of course I'm talking about Joba Chamberlain, the boy wonder. Your not going to get an argument from me about him. The 44 and 1/3 innings he has thrown have been, except for midges and David Dellucci, phenomenal. But it's only 44 innings. Through 2 months of the season and a little over a month from last year, he has created a buzz that hasn't been seen since the days of Fernando Valenzuela.
Will Joba be an ace of the staff for the next 10 years? I don't know. But isn't it worth the chance to see what the kid can do?
I've wavered on this ever since the ideas was floated by Hank in the off season. At the beginning of the year I told jeezy that he should stay in the bullpen. But now? You'll see me leading the charge to get him into the rotation. I might even return to the Church to see if we can get a little Divine intervention on Joba's behalf.
Even though I'm of the belief that Joba should be in the rotation I'm not stupid. I know that it's impossible for him to maintain that 99 mph fastball for 6 or 7 innings and any Yankee fan who thinks that, should become a Pirates fan, because you know nothing about baseball. Joba will probably pitch somewhere in the neighborhood of 80-100 innings. He'll most likely miss a couple of weeks getting some starts in Charleston, Trenton and Scranton.
Now if Joba can pitch to league averages the Yankees will make the playoffs. (That sound you heard is our most faithful reader Kevin's jaw hitting the floor) If Joba can pitch around 6 innings per start have a solid 4.00 ERA he'll give the Yankees life much in the way he did last year. Let's hope the Joba well hasn't dried up.

ps. Mets fans leave Wille alone.

Big Sunday

Today should be a wonderful sports day.
First, we'll have a Game 7. There is no reason to think that LeBron and Co. will be able to figure out the Celtics D.
The only way for the LeBron's to win the game is if he gets his teammates involved early, which means him not scoring, which could be a problem. KG acts like every game is a Game 7, I wonder what he'll act like in an actual Game 7. His head might explode when he puts the powder on his hands before the jump ball.
The C's should and will win this game. I just don't think LeBron will be able to carry the load for 48 minutes. He's good at taking over the last 12 but the entire game is a different story.
Then for the nightcap, it's Yankees vs Mets. Wang against Perez.
Wang needs a good performance tonight and I think Perez will do well with out lefty heavy lineup. This will be a good opportunity for Wang some what prove to the Yankee faithful that he can be a stopper. We haven't played well in 2 weeks.
That series against the Rays was pathetic.
No offense whatsoever. Pitching was OK.
It's not often that Mo will blow the game against the Rays.
I never like to question a manager but on Thursday's game, which I was at, Girardi didn't have Abreu or Matsui in the lineup. I know it's a day game after a night game, but Giambi has been fielding well at first, so there is no need to have Ensberg at first and Gonzalez at third. Combine the 2 of them and you still wouldn't have a decent Major League hitter.
Boy those Rays fans here in Tampa are sure getting a little bit testy with their team being over 500. They just don't seem to grasp the concept that the season still has 4 months left. That's a fucking eternity.
No worries Yankee fans.