Shallow Thought: Same Schtick; Different Steinbrenner
Posted by: Nick the Greek in Shallow Thoughts, YankeesGod, I hate the Yankees. This latest reason is courtesy of Hank Steinbrenner:
I think it’s very simple, we’ve been devastated by injuries. No team I’ve ever seen in baseball has been decimated like this. It would kill any team. Imagine the Red Sox without [Josh] Beckett and [Jon] Lester. Pitching is 70 percent of the game. Wang won 19 games two straight years. Chamberlain became the most dominating pitcher in baseball. You can’t lose two guys like that.”[emphasis added]
OK, we know what Erin Andrews thinks of Joba(/snark), but is there anyone who truly believes he is the “most dominating pitcher in baseball” with his 89 innings pitched this season and 113 innings in his career?
Really, He’s better than Cliff Lee and Brandon Webb? or CC Sabathia or Roy Halladay? or Carlos Zambrano or Jake Peavy? He’s not even better than two Red Sox pitchers mentioned by Hank himself. Hell, he’s not better than John Danks and about 30 other pitchers.
Yes, Hank…Joba is good. Really good. In fact, he may be an all-star one day, but can we save the hyperbole? You made your point, the Yankees had a lot of injuries. Problem was, they were having a hard time competing before the injuries. God forbid that the Yankees are….wait for it…..a mediocre team. *Gasp* That can’t be!
And, what’s with the name Joba anyway? Nice little story on wikipedia there, Justin! Boy, if I changed my name to one of my nicknames growing up, I would be Chewbacca the Greek!
Better yet, Chewy the Greek. My wife would love that! Gotta go, I heading to the courthouse right now.
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August 13th, 2008 at 10:37 am
Yeah, I read that and thought it was waaaay over the top. I love Joba and all, but he’s still learning how to pitch at the MLB level. He’s not even as good as Mussina has been this year.
I’ve always felt that if the Steinbrenners would shut their collective pie holes and get over their love of seeing their names in print, the team would perform a lot better. That’s all a young pitcher needs is to be anointed as the “most dominating pitcher in baseball.” Talk about pressure. I think that’s a bit of what was ailing Phil Hughes this season before he was injured.
August 14th, 2008 at 9:54 am
HATERS!
Kidding…
I laughed when I read that quote from ol’ Hank…
But, everytime Joba gets a shout out on HRD, my team hits home runs in bunches, so keep the posts coming guys….
August 14th, 2008 at 10:07 am
I wish they would have hit a few yesterday. I am getting tired of the Twins hanging around.