J-O-B-A gets his first W as a starter

Last night Joba took to the mound in hopes of righting the ship after a disaster of a game on Tuesday. He did just that. He pitched well seemingly getting stronger as the game went on. His control was spotty at times but he only ended up walking 1 guy. As it got late in the game and the Yankees extended there lead I sent a text to a good friend of mine saying Joba is great. He came back with a wonderful quote from a rap song, "we played our cards right and we got the ace" and that is exactly what I believe the Yankees have. As great as Joba was in the bullpen and believe me he was lights out him taking the ball every 5th day and giving us 6 to 8 innings of well pitched baseball is better then him shutting down the 7th and/or 8th innings. I've said all along that I wasn't against him starting. I figured it couldn't hurt to give it a shot. As much as I loved the Joba/Mo back end of the bullpen I think having a true ACE is even a bit more important. I hope he continues pitching as well as he is. The offense was provided by basically the whole team. Giambi drove in a couple of runs, Abreu snapped out of a funk with 3 hits, Jeter remains hot as his hit streak grows. Cano seems to be awaking. The only issue right now for the Yankees is health. Damon and Matsui have bothed missed the last 2 games. Matsui is having an issue with his knee and can't really play the field. So in the NL park he is sitting. As for Damon he has developed a pain in the arch of his foot. I hope it isn't serious because he has been leading the man for the offense. All in all the Yankees are playing much better baseball. They lost a series last weekend to the Reds and it was the first series loss since late May. Tonight Old Man Moose takes the ball looking for win # 11. Hard to believe really but a very pleasant surprise. Let's keep it rolling before the double dip on Friday versus the scumbag Mets.