With the announcement that Joba Chamberlain will hit the starting rotation on Tuesday night, everyone ("everyone" being the Yankees beat writers, desperate for something to talk about) is proclaiming the moment to be historical; the beginning of an era.
Please allow me to throw some cold water on this over-hyped fire. Joba Chamberlain is slated to throw 65-70 pitches in his first start. Joe Girardi seems optimistic that this pitch count will enable the big doof to make it through 5 innings. However, a quick glance at Joba's stats for the year reveal a sobering fact: he throws, on average, 4.21 pitches to a batter per at-bat. What does this mean? It means, that Chamberlain should reach his pitch count after facing about 17 men -- not even 2 times through the rotation. So, unless the guy is virtually perfect, we're looking at a very early exit.
A momentous event? More like an early relief appearance.
Enjoy those 3 1/3 innings, everybody!
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Saturday, May 31, 2008
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Joba wil throw a 48 pitch perfect game. He will also punch Giambi in the face before the game making him unable to play...the Yanks will forego the DH and JOba will then hit 2 (maybe 3) grand slams before leaving the park and stealing Gisele away from Tom Brady.
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