Comments on: Pitching matchups for the Baltimore series http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2009/08/31/pitching-matchups-for-the-baltimore-series-2/ A New York Yankees blog by Sam Borden, Chad Jennings and the staff of The Journal News Sun, 21 Mar 2010 00:01:08 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: disco stu http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2009/08/31/pitching-matchups-for-the-baltimore-series-2/comment-page-2/#comment-1012948 disco stu Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:59:42 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/?p=17014#comment-1012948 If I said once, I said it a thousand times regarding Joba ... the Yankees were way too hyper-focused on his innings. If they were going to restrict anything with Joba, it should have been his pitch count. Whether Joba goes 5, 6, 7 innings in a start, the one thing he always does (and the Yankees continued to allow it) is throw at least 100 pitches. That is where the wear and tear comes from in a pitching arm ... not whether or not Joba sits down and gets back up to the mound 5 times in a game instead of 7 times. If the Yankees restricted his pitch count to about 80 or so starting in August, they would have been able to keep him on normal rest and allowed him to pitch every 5th day. If I said once, I said it a thousand times regarding Joba … the Yankees were way too hyper-focused on his innings. If they were going to restrict anything with Joba, it should have been his pitch count.

Whether Joba goes 5, 6, 7 innings in a start, the one thing he always does (and the Yankees continued to allow it) is throw at least 100 pitches.

That is where the wear and tear comes from in a pitching arm … not whether or not Joba sits down and gets back up to the mound 5 times in a game instead of 7 times.

If the Yankees restricted his pitch count to about 80 or so starting in August, they would have been able to keep him on normal rest and allowed him to pitch every 5th day.

]]> By: bodhisattva - Destiny Wears Pinstripes http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2009/08/31/pitching-matchups-for-the-baltimore-series-2/comment-page-2/#comment-1012933 bodhisattva - Destiny Wears Pinstripes Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:47:22 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/?p=17014#comment-1012933 Paul W, Another factor - we'll be getting some nice arms up here shortly (Melancon and lefty Michael Dunn, for instance, once SWB AAA is through), as well as others. Our BP will have even more depth. Paul W,

Another factor – we’ll be getting some nice arms up here shortly (Melancon and lefty Michael Dunn, for instance, once SWB AAA is through), as well as others.

Our BP will have even more depth.

]]> By: paul w http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2009/08/31/pitching-matchups-for-the-baltimore-series-2/comment-page-2/#comment-1012923 paul w Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:35:57 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/?p=17014#comment-1012923 Ok got it thank you. No Joba to the pen! Ok got it thank you. No Joba to the pen!

]]> By: Luds http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2009/08/31/pitching-matchups-for-the-baltimore-series-2/comment-page-2/#comment-1012920 Luds Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:33:33 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/?p=17014#comment-1012920 Looking at these matchups, Yankees should be able to sweep. Looking at these matchups, Yankees should be able to sweep.

]]> By: bodhisattva - Destiny Wears Pinstripes http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2009/08/31/pitching-matchups-for-the-baltimore-series-2/comment-page-2/#comment-1012919 bodhisattva - Destiny Wears Pinstripes Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:33:06 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/?p=17014#comment-1012919 paul w August 31st, 2009 at 12:07 pm If Joba can only pitch 3 innings,because of innings restrictions,shouldn’t he be used in the pen for the rest of the season,and post to save his arm? ==== Not trying to "save" his arm, but trying to build his arm up gradually. Throwing him in the bullpen suspends any ability to build up his arm for starting next year, and would again put him on a slider/FB diet. THe guy has two other pitches he would rarely throw out of the BP. paul w
August 31st, 2009 at 12:07 pm
If Joba can only pitch 3 innings,because of innings restrictions,shouldn’t he be used in the pen for the rest of the season,and post to save his arm?
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Not trying to “save” his arm, but trying to build his arm up gradually. Throwing him in the bullpen suspends any ability to build up his arm for starting next year, and would again put him on a slider/FB diet. THe guy has two other pitches he would rarely throw out of the BP.

]]> By: Joe from Long Island http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2009/08/31/pitching-matchups-for-the-baltimore-series-2/comment-page-2/#comment-1012906 Joe from Long Island Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:19:01 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/?p=17014#comment-1012906 Doreen - you would have had a blast in Scranton. Hope to see you next year. On to the next post.... Doreen – you would have had a blast in Scranton. Hope to see you next year.

On to the next post….

]]> By: John Bender http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2009/08/31/pitching-matchups-for-the-baltimore-series-2/comment-page-2/#comment-1012905 John Bender Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:18:22 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/?p=17014#comment-1012905 This sums up my feeling on the Joba rules: http://thesportshernia.typepad.com/blog/2009/08/aggressive-joba-rules-now-limiting-yankee-starter-to-ceremonial-first-pitch.html This sums up my feeling on the Joba rules:

http://thesportshernia.typepad.....pitch.html

]]> By: Jeremy http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2009/08/31/pitching-matchups-for-the-baltimore-series-2/comment-page-2/#comment-1012904 Jeremy Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:16:46 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/?p=17014#comment-1012904 They want to make sure that Joba has available innings for the postseason. They want to make sure that Joba has available innings for the postseason.

]]> By: Jeremy http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2009/08/31/pitching-matchups-for-the-baltimore-series-2/comment-page-2/#comment-1012903 Jeremy Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:15:01 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/?p=17014#comment-1012903 paul w No, because they are going to increase his innings down the stretch, and they will need him for a possible ALCS start and World Series start. How many guys are you going to put in the bullpen ? It seems like some yankee fans just focus on the bullpen, you can't win without starters ! paul w

No, because they are going to increase his innings down the stretch, and they will need him for a possible ALCS start and World Series start. How many guys are you going to put in the bullpen ? It seems like some yankee fans just focus on the bullpen, you can’t win without starters !

]]> By: haiku-man http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2009/08/31/pitching-matchups-for-the-baltimore-series-2/comment-page-2/#comment-1012902 haiku-man Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:12:13 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/?p=17014#comment-1012902 Yankees magic number is 27,countdown time. They're playing for home field throughout the post season,not the division or wild card. Yankees magic number is 27,countdown time.

They’re playing for home field throughout the post season,not the division or wild card.

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