OMG JOBA STARTS TONIGHT!

[abuck1220]

johnny damon, please stop talking.

 

"I just felt like our bullpen was our strength," Damon said, according to the Daily News. "I think it still could be, but when you move a guy like that, everyone's trying to find a role. Everyone's trying to replace a guy who was possibly the best in that role.

 

"I remember the teams the Yankees won [championships] with, if they were winning after five innings, it was pretty much game over," Damon said, according to the report. "We kind of felt that way this year. If we were winning after six, we had [Kyle] Farnsworth in the seventh, Joba in the eighth, and Mariano [Rivera] in the ninth -- we thought it was game over.

 

"Now, instead, we're trying to find out who's best suited for that eighth-inning role."

 

"You don't take Jeter out of the two-hole and put him in the seven-hole just because you're leaving the '4' and '5' guys on base," Damon said, according to the report. "You let him do what he does best."

[ConstableRabbit]

Extra! Extra! Espn is continuing the Joba love.

 

How is 4.1 IP, 2 ER a "strong start"? I mean, it's decent...

[Irrelevant Dude]

Let's say hypothetically that the Cubs were to convert Marmol to a starter... Would that be the top story on ESPN? Would they even mention it more than a passing comment? I would say the answer to both of those questions is no, yet Marmol is every bit as good as Chamberlain or better, so why is this such a big story?

[NCCubFan]

so why is this such a big story?

Because the Eastcoast Sports Propaganda Network says it is.