[Mr Crunchy]

i havent seen much of him outside the sox games and the playoffs from last year
do you know why?
HE HASNT PITCJHED 40 FUCKING INNINGS YET
i do like him and yanks fans must love him and he does remind us a lot of paps
that said
paps has been in the sun since july 05 and has had 2.5 years of pitching under his belt including the 05 playoffs against the chisox and last years post season dominance.
off season heading into the 06 season the f/o brought in a cast of men who were to audition for the closers job and we were to stretch paps out into a starter because common sense dictates that 200ip is better than 85ip...
makes sense on paper but in practicw when you can turn the ball over to your man with 3-4-5 outs to go with no worries you have yourself a weapon that few possess.
since 1994 ny has been at the top or in the post season every year which is remarkable in the competetive al east as baltimore and toronto were competetive and the sox have been in 1st place each june since 98...
theres 1 common denominator on that staff
mo rivera
originally a setup man for wettland but a closer at heart
not many have the make up internally for that job and few have had long term success without injury or mental breakdowns
paps has it
he doesnt give a fuck if hes pitching at the breau bridge craw daddy festival in marerro louisiana or in yankee stadium ofr first place
complelty above it all
al the mad hungarian hrabowsky had that indifference
and i think joba has a little of that swagger that seperates the closers mind from that of the other members of the staff
im joe girardi and i have 2 starters breaking in this year and a shit load of coin at my disposal next fall
joba stays put unless satan comes out of the ground and kisses girardi on the lips and suggests chamberlain get the starters role