Comments on: Joba awaits his unknown future

By: The Big City of Dreams

The Big City of Dreams — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:40:05 +0000

My question is why doesn’t he pitch inside anymore?

By: Paul

Paul — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:08:30 +0000

Well, not sure who mentioned it, but I bleieve it is valid… Joba just doesn’t pitch inside any more. Sure, he may miss his pot and end up having a ball move inside to a right handed batter, but it is usually so far off the plate as to not be effective. I think he simply needs to get the ball over the inside part of the plate to reduce well hit balls.

By: The Big City of Dreams

The Big City of Dreams — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 03:40:10 +0000

Yea there have been many set-up man that have come through here over the yrs. I’m still trying to figure out why the yankees have to groom joba to be the future closer. Does anyone think when Mo retires they won’t take a look at the FA or trade market? Tabata and A-jax were suppose to be the future yankee OF right. Kennedy and joba were suppose to become main stays in the rotation right.

By: Zack

Zack — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 02:40:07 +0000

Why does everyone bring up Mariano, he’s been here for 14 years- what set up man developed and stayed success under his teaching out in the bullpen?

By: The Big City of Dreams

The Big City of Dreams — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:36:54 +0000

He’s a loser? That’s a little strong isn’t it. At the end of the day we’re talking about a kid playing baseball

By: The Big City of Dreams

The Big City of Dreams — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 22:29:42 +0000

I hope he does find his way back into the rotation but of course alot of that depends on what happens around him. If they sign lee and andy wants to come back joba doesn’t have a spot.

How many times has he thrown the curve-ball this yr?

By: The Big City of Dreams

The Big City of Dreams — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:14:16 +0000

“it only became wrong when we began contemplating keeping him in the bullpen permanently.”

And all of that stemmed from the constant talk of finding Mo’s replacement

By: LathamJoe

LathamJoe — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:46:04 +0000

I agree with those that recommend sending Joba down to reconstruct his mental and physical approach. Chamberlain has steadily regressed since his 2007 debut season. He was
magical that year, with a reputation as a hard thrower and command of at least 3 legit pitches that gave him a “Mike Tyson like” personna to opposing batters. If you replay some of his 2007 appearances, batters swung at many pitches out of the strikezone and umpires seemed to give him calls reserved for legends, like Mo.
His diminished velocity, inconsistent mechanics, and poor physical conditioning can be blamed on too much publicity by the Press and hero worship bt the Fansfor his early success.
Hey, Doc Halladay went to Double AA even after he was an established starter.
Send em out. It’ll send him a messaghe (hopefully, that is!)

By: Benjamin Kabak

Benjamin Kabak — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:20:53 +0000

I take it that, since you’re engaging in such extreme character assassination here, you’ve met Joba personally and understand him to be as weak as you claim despite the fact that everyone who actually knows him says otherwise, right?

By: Jerry

Jerry — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:19:54 +0000

Everybody, please stop with the excuses for this guy. He may have had very limited time in minors, but he has also enjoyed 3+ years of major league coaching from the coaches, and a great deal from Mariano yet he can’t get it done on the field and is an embarrassment to the Yankees with his off field antics. He and AJ share one problem, and that is they are unable to stay focused on the mound and get rattled quickly. Joba shakes of his catchers more than any other on the staff and ends up choosing the wrong pitch. His remark to the press after his recent explosion on the mound when questioned about their booing him was “It won’t be the first & it won’t be the last”. Humble isn’t he?? His image of self importance is disgusting. They have to jettison him and do it soon. I’m tired of the shots of him in the pen chomping down on the goodies they have in there for the pitchers. Everybody, stop, stop with the excuses. He’s a loser!