Hey, have you heard about Joba Chamberlain?

Apparently, there's this really dynamic pitcher playing for the NY American League baseball squad. His name is Joba Chamberlain, and he's a real piece of work. You see, Joba started in the bullpen, but now he is transitioning to a starter. It's a BIG deal.

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My contention is as follows: who gives a fuck? If this ass-eater played for the Blue Jays or something, no one would care. At all. Instead, we hear every damn day about his progression, his new pitch count, his shitty line, and the disgusting events in Cleveland with all the bugs. There are essentially ten tribillion reasons why this is a complete non-story, but I'm only going to speak about a couple.

First of all, assholes, Joba is not the first person to make this move. In fact, one plays for my favorite team and has made this transition quite successfully.

Ryan Dempster, normally a completely worthless piece of shit, is 7-2 with 2.90 ERA this season. Last year for the Cubs, Dempster was the closer and in the offseason, the Cubs decided to condition Dempster to move to the rotation. The Yankees, like dipshits, are forcing Joba to make this difficult move mid-season. Bat. Shit. Crazy. As a player from one of Joba's first opponent's as a starter said (I can't remember who), "when you're facing a guy that you, as a hitter, know is on a pitch count, you just make him throw" (not a direct quote from the unnamed player).

My other problem: Joba Chamberlain, at worst, is very mediocre. I realize he has only started two games, but he was crowned as this badass after 24 innings last season. He hasn't done well in his two starts, but he could certainly turn it around and blah blah be kinda good. Still, kinda good might be the top of the ladder for this guy. He should have never been moved out of the pen.

Sorry for the lack of posts lately...I'll pick it up...