Thursday, August 23, 2007

Have you seen Joba pitch? If not, I feel sorry for you

It's just that simple. If you haven't seen Joba pitch you are missing out. He has only pitched 8 innings but what has happened in those 8 are really very impressive. He has gone up against some of baseball's best hitters and mowed them down. This kid looks to be something VERY special. He throws gas, not 94, 95 gas. We are talking 98, 99, 100. Then he drops this slider between 85 and 89. I have watched major league hitters swing and miss at this pitch by a foot. Right now he is coming in from the bullpen and dominating. I would love to see him start but in the bullpen is where the Yankees need the most help and god damn it-HE IS HELPING. I wish the Yanks would take the training wheels off him though. The other day he throw 9 pitches (in the process he K's 2 guys) but the Yankees say he can't pitch the next day. So what happens, the Yankees go to extra innings against the Angels. Joba can't come in and we take an L with Sean Henn on the mound. That might be ok if we had a playoff spot locked up or if it was May but it isn't. We are into late August. I can't and won't believe that since Joba threw 9 pitches the day before he can't pitch the next day. In closing I will quote a fan favorite from 1996 "we play today, we win today"

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