As Steve S. pointed out, that the point of my story was that everyone is expecting these kids (Joba especially) to be perfect, and that simply isn’t going to happen. When I wrote that he had never had a day like this before since joining the Yankees, that was a fact. He allowed two earned runs on one swing - more than he did in 24 innings. This was not being dramatic, it was fact.

I mentioned the game for Trenton last year becase Joba brought it up. That seems like fair reporting to me. And if anyone can show me where I said either of the pitchers pitched poorly, I’ll be impressed. I said they both gave up home runs - again, a fact. In fact, I even wrote the words “Kennedy’s one mistake” - it was one bad pitch, not a bad outing.

Keep up the good work here at River Ave. Blues. Just do me the favor of reading the whole story before ripping it next time.

Especially considering that a guy who hit 54 home runs last year gets analyzed by the media on a daily basis and managed to get booed by his own fans. Eventually all three of these kids are going to get bad/negative ink (Phil Hughes has already gotten some). Its part of them playing here. But this doesn’t even come close to being it, I actually think Feinsand did a good job of putting some perspective on their performance. Just because we have called them the “Big Three” doesn’t mean they are beyond reproach. Guess what this is the risk of leaving a team in New York with a massive payroll in the hand of a bunch of 22 year olds, the year after their biggest rival won the world series. Joel Sherman is still bitching about the Santana deal.