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YES had 97mph...where is 101 coming from?

Yankees won't even make it to the post season.......so it doesn't matter.

Yea Broadhead your right. Joba go back to just pitching in the 90's. In fact quit the Yankees and get a normal job, broadhead has said it doesnt matter.

it was freezing yesterday there. Surprised he could throw that hard and fast.

In all honesty, I've seen the radar gun at the Stadium put up some pretty wacky numbers.

But what's the difference? If the gun on the fastball was off, maybe the hook was only 72. A 30-mph difference between those two pitches will buckle anyone's knees.

Man, the hype and lovefest for this guy is ridiculous. But if he can keep that up we'll see.

Who cares, this has been done a milion times before...Not news.

The news on Joba was coming in to 1st and 3rd with no outs and getting out of it and then pitching the eight as well while only throwing 16 pitches total.

Man, the hype and lovefest for this guy is ridiculous. But if he can keep that up we'll see.
KCMAC929 | 04/07/08, 07:59 AM

Well were working on season #2 and it appears that he picked up right were he left off!

Yankees won't even make it to the post season.......so it doesn't matter.

Broadhead | 04/07/08, 06:38 AM

Just another ignorant person that knows nothing about baseball!! I hate the Sox but Im not dumb enough to say they won't make the Post season

bigzz - right on.

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Hook me up, I want to see the Jeter picture that you have but I cant get into your profile.

Well were working on season #2 and it appears that he picked up right were he left off!
bigzz | 04/07/08, 08:54 AM
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You realize he's only pitched about 40 or so innings, I don't think he's proven that he can keep it up. I also think that the Yanks shouldd give up on him as a starter (lot more stress on that amazing arm) and groom him to be Rivera's heir to the closing throne.

You realize he's only pitched about 40 or so innings, I don't think he's proven that he can keep it up. I also think that the Yanks shouldd give up on him as a starter (lot more stress on that amazing arm) and groom him to be Rivera's heir to the closing throne.

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I completely agree with you about keeping him in the Pen. Yes he has only pitched 40 Innings but if he was in a closing situation he would have 39 saves, that would'nt be to bad for a rookie would it?

Seriously Joba needs to become a permanent fixture in the pen. Because if you make him a starter he will give you 6-7 great innings only to have it blown in the 7th or 8th by Hawkins or Farnsworth. So at best Joba can only help you once every 5 days and that is if the Yankee relief corp (sans Mo because he is the only one I have faith in) doesn't blow it. As a set up man he can help the Yankees 3 or 4 times every 5 games by making sure a Yankee lead holds up and makes it to Mo in the 9th. And who cares if it was 97 or 101 mph because when there is 30 mph differece between your curve and your fastball and you can locate your pitches you are going to be something special.

*not 30 mph... that was meant to be 20 mph... my mistake its early still

"You realize he's only pitched about 40 or so innings, I don't think he's proven that he can keep it up. I also think that the Yanks shouldd give up on him as a starter (lot more stress on that amazing arm) and groom him to be Rivera's heir to the closing throne."

NomarFan... What? They should "give up" on him as a starter? I wasn't aware they had made any ATTEMPT to start him.

Is this really news? I thought his ability to hit 100mph was common knowledge.

NomarFan... What? They should "give up" on him as a starter? I wasn't aware they had made any ATTEMPT to start him.
Chiefrucka | 04/07/08, 09:41 AM

Do you not remember all the talk this entire off-season. The Yanks just made up their minds before the start of the season to keep him in the pen.

He started most of the spring and only went to the 'pen toward the end. According to the Yankees, their long-term plan is for him to start. I personally think his future is as the closer.