Now the Joba era begins, with the Yankees' upstart starter allowed to pitch only four innings. Great, keep him in line with the rest of the goofballs that get run out there everyday. The Yankees pitching wasn't awful this weekened, but it was just bad enough to lose when the hitting went south. The Yankees had runners on most of this weekend and they mostly just stood around their respective bases, chatting with Twins infielders, probably wondering what home plate looks like, or calculating how much they're spending on those balsa wood projectile they're calling bats. Seriously, they're claiming those things are maple, but they're reacting like spun sugar. What happened to those big chunky handled bats they used in the '50s? If they were good enough for Mickey Mantle, they should be good enough for these guys.
The good thing is Joba gets to pitch against Roy Halladay (6-5) in his debut as a starter. So, when and if he sucks, the media can just insinuate it was the matchup that overwhelmed him. Still, even if he's great, what do four innings matter? This is setting him up failure, regardless of the outcome. He won't even qualify for a quality start.
The Yanks will face Jesse Litsch (an unlikely 7-1), whoever that is, and Dustin McGowan (4-4) in the other two games. I predict two wins, which keep the Yankees just below .500, right where they seem most comfortable.
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