The Leash

Nice running diary of Joba's night - and you're dead right about the leash. Look for teams to be extra patient with Joba for his next 4-5 starts as he will have restrictions on stretching it out, and it's always advantageous to a team to get to their opponent's bullpen as early as possible, not only for the game but for the series. The Yankees really need to get 6 strong from Mussina tonight to save the bullpen.

Joba's next start is against the Royals - 27th in MLB in OBP, so it should be a good team for him to go against to get the most out of his 70-80 pitches.

Jobattoir By: Jon Pysz (14 replies) Wed, 06/04/2008 - 00:15