Of All The Sad Things That Have Happened at Yankee Stadium

I think Hank should make Joba pitch as a starter, but also make him sell beer in the stands when the Yankees are batting. That will build up his arm strength, and it will allow the Yankees the maximum return on their investment. Plus, if he falters, Boom can slip Joba a syringe of Havanabol to help him out when Joba hands him two Heinekens in exchange for $24.

 

blow his arm out? throwing 62 pitches?

the babying of today's pitchers makes david cone giggle.

 

Is David Cone the new Chuck Norris?

 

My fear is that the treatment of Joba is a major sign of panic from the Yankees. He essentially is having his role changed on the fly. If starting doesn't work, will they shuffle him back to the pen this season? I'm concerned that his arm (and his head) won't be able to take the changes.

 

Panic? Schickelgruber? Can't be!

 

The fact is that the Yankees are a transitional team right now. They have much bigger issues than whether or not Joba is a starter, beginning with how to ease the shortstop into a different position when third base is already taken.

 

Problem is, it's tough to be a transitional team when you are in the final year of an historic stadium and you are charging people hundreds of dollars per ticket per game (soon to be thousands of dollars next year).

 

Not really. Transitional for the Yankees only means that it will be more difficult to reach the postseason. It's not like they won't remain competitive and it's not like they'll be playing in front of empty seats at the new Stadium.

 

Not for nothing but do you think before you post? I mean how does this post add anything to the discussion? Just saying but posts like this make you look like a moron who never has anything positive to add to any conversation.

If I hadn't seen your posting style for these past several months I might have given you credit for sneaking in a quote from the Exorcist but I know you aren't that smart.

 

Was this an intra-squad game?

Oh, no, they were playing the Jays.

Richard Giffin in the Star:

http://www.thestar.com/Sports/Baseball/article/436561

The way the Yankees do things, there's usually a subplot and sometimes a dumb one. This time, as with most times, it involves the Red Sox, the only other team anybody around here ever cares about, which is one reason clubs like the Blue Jays, the guinea pigs for this experiment, love to arrive and stick it to them.

 

Just had to stop in and say that is one inspired thread title.

Thank you very much.

 

They've been telling anyone who will listen that they were planning to do this all year. The Twins did the same thing with Santana - it's not revolutionary. The only difference from the plan is that he's stretching out in NY instead of Scranton because they ran out of SPs.