tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9106257093107729484.post2525538078740234331..comments2024-01-10T07:00:57.766-05:00Comments on It is about the money, stupid: Joba, the starterJason @ IIATMShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11675184282951841175noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9106257093107729484.post-90102513534327756222009-05-06T20:51:00.000-04:002009-05-06T20:51:00.000-04:00Jason,
It may take a fan of one of the teams...Jason,<br /><br /> It may take a fan of one of the teams to trot out the old "...we just don't know..." line. You know it, I know it. As you said, he was absolutely filthy, locating pitches wherever he wants, but then ...ooops? A fastball just gets away from him by about 1.5' inside? Please. This is a pitcher who we know has no real problem throwing over batters' heads, or behind them. He hit Bay intentionally.tadthebadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12850610376839190688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9106257093107729484.post-33892236505876842642009-05-06T14:03:00.000-04:002009-05-06T14:03:00.000-04:00I love the argument (which I most recently heard f...I love the argument (which I most recently heard from Rob Dibble, which is really all you need to know, but I've heard it from all over) that Joba belongs in the bullpen because you can only "impact" maybe 30, 35 games as a starter, but you can "impact" 70 or 80 games as a reliever.<br /><br />Why don't people think before they say crap like this? And why doesn't the same logic apply to other positions? A healthy Martinez, Mauer or McCann could only catch (ahem, "impact") 140 games or so, but I'd be willing to bet that they could "impact" all 162 if they sever started a game, but only came in to catch the 8th and 9th innings every day. Why aren't the same people calling for <I>that</I> to happen?Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07840958382433052735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9106257093107729484.post-90357263511304748882009-05-06T10:38:00.000-04:002009-05-06T10:38:00.000-04:00Anon: I saw Joba follow thru and turn left, as he ...Anon: I saw Joba follow thru and turn left, as he is often does, circling behind the mound. Bay glared at him (rightfully so) and that was it.<br /><br />But I'll try to take another look.Jason @ IIATMShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11675184282951841175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9106257093107729484.post-22647628259239878212009-05-06T10:37:00.000-04:002009-05-06T10:37:00.000-04:00Watch the replays again,Joba absolutely walked tow...Watch the replays again,Joba absolutely walked towards the plate after he hit Bay<br /><br />If Bay didn't put his head down and start towards first, and instead went with the Abreu reaction, I could definitely see the benches clearing in this instance as wellAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9106257093107729484.post-67100996328800236752009-05-06T10:24:00.000-04:002009-05-06T10:24:00.000-04:00No, the big mouth shouldn't be in the pen. But ye...No, the big mouth shouldn't be in the pen. But yet, 12 strikeouts, impressive as that is, and he still gets his ass handed to him in one inning for a loss. No thanks to the line up either, but still....ditmars1929noreply@blogger.com