That is the only proper conclusion that can be drawn from the astounding poll that I found over at DailyNews.com. Just to set the stage, Joba Chamberlain had his second consecutive solid outing yesterday, going 3 innings and allowing 2 hits, 1 BB, no runs, while striking out 3. Mark Feinsand then penned an excellent article and accompanying blog post discussing the Yankees staunch position on Joba as a starter, with Dave Eiland stating the following:
“I understand that (other) side of the argument,” Eiland said. “There’s no denying what he did out of the pen. Could we put him back there right now and have him do the same thing? Sure. But power guys don’t come around that often with the four pitches that he has. When they do, they’re in a rotation somewhere – usually in the top three spots.”
The title of the article, Case Closed, is sadly not the case, as evidenced by the poll that inspired this post:
Where would you rather see Joba Chamberlain?
Bullpen, he and Mo would be unstoppable 67%
Starting rotation, he’s got ace potential 33%
The choices are clear cut, and the casual fan would rather the 8th inning guy than the ace. This is likely due to the media driving the idea that Joba belongs in the bullpen into the heads of every fan who cares enough to listen. It is just sad.
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8 Responses to The Casual Fan? Not So Smart
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Seriously, what a joke.
The “experts” on MLB Network say he tires out after about three innings as a starter. Did they happen to watch his 60 innings as a starter last year, or particularly the gem he threw IN Fenway to win a 1-0 game over Josh Beckett? He can throw 97 on his 97th pitch of a start.
The ineptitude is mind-numbing.
Yeah, the fact that he throws high 90′s in late innings seems to confuse these people, so they ignore it.
I’ve been amazed at how terrible some of the “experts” on the MLB network have been. I really expected better analysis then what we’ve been given. The network’s continue to just ignore sabermetrics, and that bothers me. However let me just say that the MLB network has been better the last two weeks with Barry Larkin being away.
Luckily the network shows a lot of great programming to keep me coming back.
If you really want to have your head explode, check out the morons at MLB Net attempt to discuss PECOTA and sabermetrics:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdaGDr6yZtg&eurl=http://awfulannouncing.blogspot.com/
I can’t access youtube on my work computer here….just please tell me Al Leiter isn’t part of that group. He’s far and away the best they have. Jon Hart has been good too, although I feel he’s holding back at times and feeding us the pro-player garbage the network expects.
No, it is Reynolds, Larkin, and Casey.
Well there’s a big F**king surprise. Reynolds is a shell of his former self, then again I remember watching him on ESPN like 5 years ago, well before I took a serious interest in statistics. Larkin is awful, but most former players turned analyst are.
It’s still too early to tell with Casey, he’s learning his way. But sitting next to those yahoo’s won’t help him.
Its funny, I have the same feelings about Reynolds. I used to like him, but as I have become a more intelligent fan, he has become worse.