Hank: Joba to be great in 2023
Posted by: Peter Abraham - Posted in Misc on Jun 03, 2008 
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In stunning news from Tampa, Hank Steinbrenner has high expectations for Joba Chamberlain.
“It’s the first start in what could be a 15-year career,” he told the AP. “With him, we’re all looking not just for the rest of this year, we’re looking even right now a few years ahead already. That’s what counts to us. Hopefully he does well. Again, I would have perferred to start the year with him as a starter, but this is the way they have come up with. Hopefully it works and he has no problem with the transition.”
(Just an aside here, but why does the concept of innings limits for young pitchers confuse so many people?)
Hank went on:
“Everything flows from starting pitching. Nothing’s changed. It was that way 50 years ago. There’s more specialization today, but it still stands. Starting pitching is the main thing. You find me a team that succeeds in the postseason without starting pitching and I’ll show you a miracle.”
Hank is the Oracle
I think the only reason Hank keeps saying about wanting Joba to start is because it wouldn’t have meant all this garbage about how the 8th inning and how its a mistake to move Joba to the starting role.
I know I am sick of Phillips, that wonderful GM (oh wait) who keeps harping on it. Notice the ones who keep talking about how desperate a move it is are those who don’t like the Yankees.
i’m just happy the sox finally had a key player go down (Papi out at least a month)…. it seems like the last 2 years all the Yankees key players are on the shelf and nothing happens to them lol
Joba goes 3 tomorrow… 2 hits, no runs, 3 K’s and a walk
Good for Joba that Hank has so much faith in him but I can’t help but think this is a slap in the face for Chien-Ming Wang. The Wanger has won 19 games two years in a row for the Yankees and Joba has not even started a game yet but already Wang has been publicly demoted. I know I know, two separate matters and Wang is a team player blah blah blah but I still feel a little slighted for him.
Anyway, I’m headed to the Jays game tonight. Go Joba!
NostraHankmus
yeah let’s wait to Melancon and Cox are ready. I forget they are not 30 so they cannot be trusted.
yeah let’s throw out Kyle and Latroy they are really succeding.
LHP Erick Threets DFA
LHMRP who throw’s 96 mph for free Cash….
Melancon has 40 IP this yr..
Hank is 100% right. Starting pitching wins games in the playoffs.
Just ask Mariano Rivera, he was real valuable in 2006 and 2007 eh?
Seriously Hank needs to stop talking. Is Joba going to be great? Who knows…no one knows. They need to let him pitch and see what happens. It is going to take atleast 2-3 years to how Joba is going to be. If people expect him every start this year to pitch 8 innings 2 runs 12 strikeouts then they are going to be seriously dissapointed. I think the Yanks..Hank is over hyping him way too much and setting up too much pressure on him. Tomorrow he could go out there and throw 50 pitches in 2 innings. Let the kid pitch at the back of the rotation and in a couple of years lets see how good he is. Even YES had commercials today saying watch tomorrow for Jobas 1st start..its too much.
Why should the OWNER of the team shut up? Why can’t he say what he wants to say? It doesn’t make any difference, and frankly, it gives the talking heads something different to talk about other than how much the Yankees stink.
It’s all starting with starting pitchers in palyoff,yes.But 2006 Cardinals won it with only a stable pitcher in the rotation who is Carpenter. Jeff Weaver?Suppan? Anthony Reyes? None of them were good in regular season.
What the hell is he talking about?
WHat about the 2007 Rockies? They made the World Series with poor starting pitching.
I dont see anything bad with what he said, except to agree with lupica today it seems like a lot of pressure pretty quickly — but overall why not try it, this team is a mess, pettite cant hold 3 leads like pete mentioned, the runners left on base every inning —- and mr cano — what a joke
yeah i guess its early, and i guess mussina can go 27-9
Hank really should let someone else who knows about baseball do the talking for the organization. As for Joba, he can always go back into the rotation being an eigth inning guy if it does not work out for a starter. Whatever….it is about improving the NYY organization and not Joba, right?!
“WHat about the 2007 Rockies? They made the World Series with poor starting pitching.”
Which was a miracle that ended when the Sox swept them with dominating starting pitching and a good bullpen.
happyathome,
it’s also about not just thinking about tomorrow, but two, three, and five years from now when building your team. the teams we’ve put together this decade haven’t even been built to get past the first round of the playoffs.
this is the Hank that gives me high hopes as to this team.
i’m just happy the sox finally had a key player go down (Papi out at least a month)…. it seems like the last 2 years all the Yankees key players are on the shelf and nothing happens to them lol
What?
Schilling out this year, Lowell missed time this year. Manny was injured last year. Every team gets injuries
Why shouldn’t Hank talk? He’s absolutely right. Nowhere do I see him proclaiming Joba as the best pitcher of this generation or of this staff. He is only saying that Joba has the chance to have a long and successful career and that starting pitching is very important. It seems like people rip Hank just to rip him at this point.
Holliday was out anyway…
“i’m just happy the sox finally had a key player go down (Papi out at least a month)….”
I’m no Sox fan, but this joy at players getting injured is really pathetic. Baseball is at its best when the Sox and Yanks are battling at full strength. We shouldn’t have to rely on injuries to opposing players for wins.