Breaking news: Joba to start Tuesday
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- May
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Joe Girardi announced this afternoon that Joba Chamberlain will start Tuesday against Toronto at Yankee Stadium.
UPDATE, 5:23 p.m.: Andy Pettitte will start on Monday. Girardi said the biggest factor was how Chamberlain would fit into the rotation going forward.
The rotation will set up this way for now:
Wang
Rasner
Pettitte
Chamberlain
Mussina
It makes sense in that you have a hard-thrower in Chamberlain before a finesse guy in Mussina. The way the Yankees have it planned out, Joba will be able to pitch every five games for the remainder of the season then reach his innings cap.
UPDATE, 5:27 p.m.: Joba will be limited to 65-70 pitches on Tuesday. He will then move up to 75-80 then 85-90. There are no plans to have him pitch in the minors. Obviously they will have to manage their bullpen carefully to have relievers available on the days he pitches for a few weeks.
Joba seemed enthused about the idea and doesn’t plan to dial back his emotions. “You’re going to see the same person,” he said.
Exciting times if you’re a Yankee fan. This is what you want, a 22-year-old power arm with a chance to be a No. 1 or No. 2 starter down the road.
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Peter Abraham
65-70 pitch count for JOBA in that game.
GO YANKS!
Sweet, I wonder who is going to be the longman.
Yankees Stadium will probably be loud.
hope Girardi is making good decision starting Joba at the stadium. We all know how much Pressure that is..naa just kidding..hope he throws lights out!!!goo yanks
Thanks, Brandon, for posting this 45 minutes ago. I got my tix already!
The game is not sold out yet.
This is old news. Someone broke the story in the previous thread.
LOL, j/k!
throw him in to the pressure cooker… let’s see what he’s got
i hope he starts learning to keep his pitch count down and to trust his fastball more… 4 innings isn’t going to help us with the way our bullpen is
Baptism by fire. Will be interesting to see how this pans out. Good luck Joba!
This is absolutely great news
to think when was the last time the Yankees had a 22 yr. old Phenom starting games, I don’t think people understand what this is it’s probably the first ever real face lift this rotation will see. It really is a franchise altering move.
Bad decision. For Joba 75-80 pitches is like, 4 innings.
“Bad decision. For Joba 75-80 pitches is like, 4 innings.”
he use to get to the 6th inning w/ 80 pitches as a limit in the minors
Just bought the tickets. Section 39! GET LOUD!
“to think when was the last time the Yankees had a 22 yr. old Phenom starting games”
I think that was April 26th of last year.
Oh wait, you’re right. That was a 20 year old phenom.
“Oh wait, you’re right. That was a 20 year old phenom.”
I know but I mean one who is showing it, not to diss Phil but stuff wise …
not saying he has bad stuff just that Joba right now has the hype. Right now.
should be interesting.
I just wish our rotation was not so mediocre/bordering on embarrassing
Eh, I think Hughes had close to as much hype, at least in terms of the anticipation. Of course I’m excited to see what Joba does, but I think I know - he’ll be good but not amazing, be a little inefficient. I expect an ERA in the mid to high 3s.
With Hughes, nobody knew what would happen, and the ancipation was even higher I think.
mediocre? as it currently stands? Pettitte is solid, Wang is Wang (not an ace - haha, but a very sold pitcher who generally keeps you in games), and Mussina has been very impressive. Ditto for Rasner though of course he won’t keep it up.
I still like Hughes’ chances once he’s healthy too.
Sure, the rotation hasn’t been as strong as we hoped, but I wouldn’t call it embarrassing, at least not anymore.
I don’t know. whenever you’re relying on two middling pitchers over the age of 35, a rookie, and a journeyman to win a world series on a team with a substantial payroll, that’s embarrassing.
Unless Joba is hit hard, 75-80 is likely going to get him 5 innings.
There is no reason to complain even if it were only 4 innings. His first few starts are essentially transition games in which the more important factor is that he stays healthy and prepares his arm for the rest of the season as a starter.
Also, I’m sure some in here will have extremely high expectations and be disappointed if Joba posts a 3.50 ERA instead of happy with it (and the realization that it would be about 4 runs better than the current alternatives).
Mineo,
The only thing that is embarrassing is your ignorance to the paradigm shift that the Yankees are in the middle of. Stop whining and go root for the Harlem Globetrotters.
And I am there!!!
To all the trolls: Whut whut?!? ;D
so if he stays on schedule for the rest of the season.. what happens in the playoffs?
Ok, 1. Girardi is an idiot. 2. Cashman should take matters into his own hands 3. When the hell is George going to step in and tell his son to stop screwing with this team? God, you have HOF’ers telling you to leave the guy in the bullpen! Who do you listen to Hall of Famers, or Hank Steinbrenner? Im thinking Hall of Famers, but thats just me. Good job, guys! Way to go! Pitching wins championships! I believe pitching includes the bullpen. Correct me if im wrong. You cant pitch Edwar and Mo everyday! Who else do we pitch? Ohlendorf? Farnesworthless? I dont think so! And you know that Brittons not going to pitch because Girardi doesnt like him. 5 guys cant do everything. Move Joba back to the set-up role, call up Dan Giese to take Kennedys slot, and all is well.
Oh and please Yankees do everyone a favor and say to Shelley Duncan, “We dont want you, your exactly a mirror image of Adam Dunn, we dont want Adam Dunn.” Call up Brett Gardner already!
Two things:
1. Bad move starting him against Halladay and the suddenly ferocious Blue Jays offense.
2. Why not start him down the line vs the Royals? This is going to kill the bullpen the way it’s set up. Why don’t the Yankees live without Joba for ONE week while he’s getting stretched out in the minors so that when he comes up he can be 100% prepared, ie. throw 100 pitches.
“Bad decision. For Joba 75-80 pitches is like, 4 innings.
he use to get to the 6th inning w/ 80 pitches as a limit in the minors”
Umm, Major League competition>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>AA competition. Thats why, if you are going to use him as a starter, build his stamina up by sending him to Scranton. This 162 game marathon is not a time to build up someone. Not at anytime during the season! The time and place to build up stamina is during the AAA season, in Scranton!
Dan Giese? You can’t be serious. Joba has ALWAYS BEEN A STARTER.
I guess these Yankees “fans” are going to have to cry about it and watch as he starts knowing there is literally NOTHING you can do about it.
Hurts doesn’t it.
Does “remainder of the season” include the playoffs, if we’re that lucky?
“Ok, 1. Girardi is an idiot. 2. Cashman should take matters into his own hands 3. When the hell is George going to step in and tell his son to stop screwing with this team? God, you have HOF’ers telling you to leave the guy in the bullpen! Who do you listen to Hall of Famers, or Hank Steinbrenner? Im thinking Hall of Famers, but thats just me. Good job, guys! Way to go! Pitching wins championships! I believe pitching includes the bullpen. Correct me if im wrong. You cant pitch Edwar and Mo everyday! Who else do we pitch? Ohlendorf? Farnesworthless? I dont think so! And you know that Brittons not going to pitch because Girardi doesnt like him. 5 guys cant do everything. Move Joba back to the set-up role, call up Dan Giese to take Kennedys slot, and all is well.
Oh and please Yankees do everyone a favor and say to Shelley Duncan, “We dont want you, your exactly a mirror image of Adam Dunn, we dont want Adam Dunn.” Call up Brett Gardner already!”
Wow. This has to be satire. I couldn’t be this stupid if I tried.
“Does “remainder of the season” include the playoffs, if we’re that lucky?”
IIRC, the innings cap is for the regular season only. In case of playoffs, the innings cap goes out the window.
godspeed joba. goto hell kennedy.
“Exciting times if you’re a Yankee fan. This is what you want, a 22-year-old power arm with a chance to be a No. 1 or No. 2 starter down the road.”
Just like Phil Hughes right?
Exciting times ahead. I’d absolutely rather have Joba out there on a pitch count than a retread like Dan Giese. Patience will continue to lead to results for the great young talent this team has collected these past few years. Whiners can go root somewhere else.
GO JOBA!!!! GO YANKS!!!!