Throwing out the Joba Rules
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...we can finally forget about the Joba Rules (and the Phil Rules, too) ... I'm not sure I would read an incredibly great deal into this information. Chamberlain started 31 games this year, and...
Blog | November 12, 2009Kneejerk Reactions: Game 4
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...balls, and fouled off two more pitches before driving a single into left field. Just like Joba Chamberlain in the eighth, Lidge was just one strike away from a brilliant inning, only to lose...
Blog | November 02, 2009Kneejerk Reactions: Game 1
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...Phil Hughes has now faced 27 batters in October and retired only 14 of them. With Joba Chamberlain, Brian Bruney, Robertson, and Alfredo Aceves available, Girardi's patience with Hughes may be wearing a...
Blog | October 28, 2009Will Howard get a pitch he can hit?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...but probably won't get the pleasure of facing Marte or Coke. Instead, Werth will get Joba Chamberlain or Phil Hughes or Dave Robertson or Brian Bruney. Then, if the inning's still alive...
Blog | October 28, 2009Joba seals Division Series fate
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...39;t escape the fourth inning. The best quote of the postgame locker room came from Joba Chamberlain, when he was asked what he thought about his role on the Yankees postseason roster. "...
Blog | October 01, 2009Monday Mendozas
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...Joe Torre's more interesting than Billy Martin? Hrmmmmmm. • After yet another lousy start, Joba Chamberlain's now got an 8.42 ERA in his last eight starts. And it might...
Blog | September 21, 2009Worrying about Andy Pettitte
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...a major concern right now, when you factor in A.J. Burnett's inconsistency and Joba Chamberlain's rawness. At this point, you could argue that you'd rather have the...
Blog | September 15, 2009Girardi's (Division Series) choice
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotApparently the Yankees will spurn my advice to get Joba Chamberlain out of the rotation, and Phil Hughes in. As it happens, though, they might not even...
Blog | September 09, 2009How to make the Yankees perfect
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...these days you need four in October. As you might recall, I've been defending Joba Chamberlain's ability to thrive as a starter since he arrived in the majors two years...
Blog | September 07, 2009Nursing Joba and Porcello
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...we'd seen the last of the Joba Rules? Hardly. Peter Abraham with the latest: Joba Chamberlain shed some light on the Yankees' plan for him, saying yesterday he is scheduled to...
Blog | August 20, 2009Joba offers teaching moments
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotAfter tossing eight shutout innings Wednesday night, young Joba Chamberlain now sports the second-lowest ERA among Yankee starters and the 13th lowest in the American...
Blog | July 30, 2009More questions about Joba
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotAfter Joba Chamberlain's shaky start last night -- yes, another one -- a lot of people are asking a...
Blog | July 11, 2009Wednesday Wangdoodles
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...later they did it. Just saying. • I absolutely adore Peter Abraham's take on Joba Chamberlain: "He's too good to be boring." • And I like Ken Tremendous...
Blog | July 01, 2009Monday Mendozas
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...do what I do. • Was Watching presents some (admittedly prelimary) findings regarding the stamina of Joba Chamberlain. • I know it's time to let this thing go and I will, soon...
Blog | June 15, 2009Hughes takes to new role
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...He might get outs as a reliever, but as we know from the long drawn-out Joba Chamberlain discussion, Hughes' real value lies in his potential to excel as a starter. --snip-- You...
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