RAB touched on the Yanks’ plan for Joba yesterday, and it sounds like the Yankees know what they’re doing. I don’t think they are necessarily going to throw the Joba rules out the window — it sounds like they’re spacing the remainder of his regular season starts out enough to provide leeway for Joba to pitch as much as they need him to in the postseason.
Also, if Joba’s something like 10-20 innings over his mystical innings limit and the Yankees are on the verge of winning the World Series, do you really think they’re gonna say “Well, it’s been a great year, and we could really use Joba’s contributions to get us that elusive 27th ring, but we just can’t have him pitch us to a championship.”? I want the guy to stay healthy for as long as possible as much as every other Yankee fan, but I do think that, if they’re fortunate enough to make it to the World Series, the “Joba Rules” will be tossed in the garbage next to Wilson Betemit.
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