I was a guest on my friend Larry Milian’s radio show last Saturday on South Florida radio station WFTL before Old Timers’ Day. He also had on CBS-era pitcher Stan Bahnsen on during the same time, so I got the honor of talking baseball with Stan. Here’s very knowledgeable on past and present Yankee history, as well as pitching.
Anyhow, we were talking about Joba Chamberlain, and what to do on him. The subject of whether he needed to be sent to the minors came up, with us talking about how doing so has made others straighten up. Anyhow, it was a very interesting discussion. I mentioned about how miserable it was to watch his starts last year – they were so slow-paced – and how I wanted him in the bullpen as time went on. But how he hasn’t been the Joba of old in the pen.
It’s now a week and a half after this talk. And Joba, who his own peers voted as “Most Overrated” player, got booed by Yankee fans yesterday after giving up that homer to Scott Podsednik. He also was mentioned as being part of a possible Dan Haren trade. And Joe Girardi is still making noise about replacing Chamberlain with Dave Robertson in the eighth inning.
So I’m wondering what readers are thinking. Are you sick of Joba? Do you want him off the team, or in the minors? Do you want him as a starter again?
Personally, I wouldn’t be averse to him being sent to the minors, but even then, I don’t know if that will solve him. It’s all just a mess.
What do you think? Tell us about it!
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