What Do Joba & The Babe Have In Common?
Posted by Steve L. on February 11th, 2013 · Comments (6)
Pitchers with 3+ seasons with the Yankees where they threw 30 innings or less in a year:
| Rk | Yrs | From | To | Age | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jay Tessmer | 4 | 1998 | 2002 | 26-30 | Ind. Seasons |
| 2 | Art Schallock | 4 | 1952 | 1955 | 28-31 | Ind. Seasons |
| 3 | Babe Ruth | 4 | 1920 | 1933 | 25-38 | Ind. Seasons |
| 4 | Bob McGraw | 4 | 1917 | 1920 | 22-25 | Ind. Seasons |
| 5 | Damaso Marte | 3 | 2008 | 2010 | 33-35 | Ind. Seasons |
| 6 | Joba Chamberlain | 3 | 2007 | 2012 | 21-26 | Ind. Seasons |
| 7 | Jose Veras | 3 | 2006 | 2009 | 25-28 | Ind. Seasons |
| 8 | Colter Bean | 3 | 2005 | 2007 | 28-30 | Ind. Seasons |
| 9 | Jorge De Paula | 3 | 2003 | 2005 | 24-26 | Ind. Seasons |
| 10 | Randy Choate | 3 | 2000 | 2003 | 24-27 | Ind. Seasons |
| 11 | Todd Erdos | 3 | 1998 | 2000 | 24-26 | Ind. Seasons |
| 12 | Tommy Byrne | 3 | 1946 | 1951 | 26-31 | Ind. Seasons |
| 13 | Walter Beall | 3 | 1924 | 1927 | 24-27 | Ind. Seasons |
| 14 | Lefty O’Doul | 3 | 1919 | 1922 | 22-25 | Ind. Seasons |
| 15 | Red Hoff | 3 | 1911 | 1913 | 20-22 | Ind. Seasons |
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It’s a hard club to crack.
Joba has more in common with Colter Bean than with Babe Ruth.
Fat scrubs, the both of them.
MJ Recanati wrote:
Whoops, I’m thinking of someone else. Bean wasn’t a revolting pig like Joba. Still sucks like him though.
@ MJ Recanati:
Thinking of Chris Britton?
I want you guys to remember me saying this at the end of the year. I think Joba is going to have a monster year in the 8th. Last year when he came back from surgery he had regained his velocity. More time removed from TJS, he should get some command back and be able to get people out with the pitch and perhaps trick some rookies into swinging at the old 0-2 slider.
Mini Rant:
The problem with Joba, to me, was not his lack of stuff or ability. The problem was pitch selection. You knew exactly what was coming nearly every pitch. This gave the hitters an extreme advantage when they stopped swinging at the 0-2 and 1-2 sliders in the dirt. If somehow, someway he were able to use different pitching patterns, I think Joba can be an elite closer. If only someone could talk some sense into him.
He should still be starting, but alas, that ship has sailed.
@ Corey:
Agree completely with your mini-rant. His pitch sequencing was predictable. Additionally, he never tried throwing his slider for a strike in order to catch a batter looking.
FWIW, Colter Bean was a dough boy too.