Technical delays. Were back now though.
Joba is warming up.
7:10 - It sounds like the playoffs at Yankee stadium!
92 MPH Fastball. He's going to have to lower the velocity to maintain stamina. Mike Kay says he has a 70 pitch count. Hit 96 on a fastball with a lot of movement on the second pitch.
7:11 -98 on a 1-2 fastball. I wonder if he's overthrowing a little here. He is certainly fire up. I like the Joba Stubble. An 8 pitch first at bat does not bode well for him lasting long into this game.
This crowd is going to go nuts with a strike out here.
7:12 Stewart walks a walk. Good at bat by both pitcher and hitter, Joba didn't throw many breaking pitches.
Did I mention Joba is on my fantasy team? This is either going to be reaaaaalllly awesome or reallly sucky.
7:13 Remember the playoff game when Joba was a little wild and overthrowing. That's what this is reminding me of.
Another full count.
7:15 Joba Pitch Count 14.
And there's the first K of Jobas career....on a hanging breaking ball.
And there's the first balk of Jobas career. I don't know about that he went to first on the pickoff. I don't get that call at all.
7:17 When you can throw 97 and 77 with a fastball curve combo it's pretty deadly.
1-2 count on Rios but Stewart moves to 3rd on a walk, balk and passed ball.
7:20 Well that's small ball for you. 1-0 Blue Jays on a weak ground ball fielders choice.
101? Ok...the Yankee radar is on steroids.
Nasty slider. 1-2 single by Rolen.
Jobas missing just slightly but this is why the lord invented SABERmetric stats. walk, balk, passed ball, a fielders choice and a weak single that finds just the right spot on the infield.
Pitch Count 28. Another walk.
7:24 A somewhat tight strike zone so far. Joba goes full again. He's missing his spots. 33 pitches this inning. He's never throw more than 40 in a game.
Another walk on a good curve ball out of the zone that Overbay a patient hitter held up on.
The Yanks just picked up the phone to call the bullpen.
7:27 Al Lieter makes a good point. The Jays know Jobas pitch count limit and know that an unproven commodity, Dan Giese, is following him up. There taking a lot of pitches and that could be factoring into their motivation a lot.
Strike out too end the inning.
3 walks, 2k's 1 run and 38 pitches.
At this rate Joba might not see the lineup a second time through and that won't be good for his development.
7:31 Damon triples. Joba averages 14.1 an inning so were looking at probably only two more innings of Joba. Chris Britton was sent down to make room for Giese. DFA LaTroy!
7:38 You gotta wonder how much playing the field really took out of Matsui. Being a DH has revived him. RBI single for Matsui. 1rst and 2nd 1-1.
7:40 Wow terrible strike call on a pitch that was more than questionable on Giambino, a hitter with a great eye.
and Wow part two Giambi goes the other way on the ground and says eff you shift. 2-1 Yanks.
and not shockingly enough Cano swings at anything that moves. I hate him.
Back with a new post as Joba takes the mound!
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