Youkilis blows off Joba

[The Monument]

The bald man with the beard and the scowl and the ridiculous grip on his bat has not returned Joba Chamberlains voice mail. Even a roided-up roger clemens somehow was welcomed and fit in with Jeter and Co., but this guy may have only 12 million reasons he became a Yank. Good going, Cash.

[filihok]

The bald man with the beard and the scowl and the ridiculous grip on his bat has not returned Joba Chamberlains voice mail. Even a roided-up roger clemens somehow was welcomed and fit in with Jeter and Co., but this guy may have only 12 million reasons he became a Yank. Good going, Cash.

Oh good. High school BS.

Kevin didn't call me back...what an jerk!

[GiambiJuice]

I hate to defend Youkilis, whom I despise, but isn't Joba the bad guy in this saga? Joba's the guy who kept throwing at Youkilis. I wouldn't be so quick to forgive that either...

[The Monument]

Yeah, Joba was the bad guy, which is why he reached out to The Scowl. Youk is probaly laughing too hard at Yanks overly generous deal to call back. This guy is a bad fit, high school BS or not.

[filihok]

I think we can make Joba the 'bad guy' here.

1) He's throws at Youkilis
2) He never calls Youk until Youk is a teammate. This suggests that Joba doesn't actually acknowledge that he did anything wrong and is only calling now because they are teammates.
3) Nothing indicates that Joba actually apologized, just that he called Youk.
4) He tells everyone, via the media, that Youk didn't call him back. Creating further disharmony.

[Francoeurstein]

Yanks need a gritty player with some heart like Youk.

[The Monument]

Heart doesn't get clutch hits or heal an ailing back. I'll take Joba's guts anyday.

[Francoeurstein]

Heart doesn't get clutch hits or heal an ailing back. I'll take Joba's guts anyday.

Shoot man, then pass Youk over here!

[filihok]

Heart doesn't get clutch hits or heal an ailing back. I'll take Joba's guts anyday.

What the hell?

Heart doesn't get clutch hits, but guts do? What does this mean (pretending that I'm unaware that it means nothing at all)?

[The Monument]

In "Bullpen Diaries" Charley Rosen talks about about Joba having a relievers mentality, meaning that he thrives on the pressure of facing batters with the game on the line,with every at-bat an important one. He doesn't have the skills to make it as a starter but he has the guts to be a good reliever. Youklis may be gritty and smelly but he also has declining skills. Let's see how he reacts to the fans booing him the first few times he makes a costly error or fails to get a clutch hit. Does he have the makeup to keep trying or will he wish he never came to NY? More important, does he have the skills? I don't think he does.

[Jackaroo Dave]

Heart doesn't get clutch hits or heal an ailing back. I'll take Joba's guts anyday.

I'll grant you Joba's gall, but for spleen they're about even. It all comes down to who has the biggest pancreas. (I think Youk had Jack Fournier surgery for his appendix, but I don't know about Joba.)

[Francoeurstein]

All I'm saying is, the Yanks could use a player like The Greek God. On my baseball team we have scruffy guys with long hair who are just grinders, and we have the primadonnas who think they have it all figured out. To me personally, I'll take the grit every time.

Just think about the Yanks infield last year: A-Rod, Jeter, Cano, and Teixeira... They are all the antithesis of Youk. He could either be a great addition, or could oppose the rest of the team. But at any rate, he is still a solid hitter IMO.

[WEB]

In a year when both are on different teams or out of baseball no one will care.

For now whoever does the best will win the pr battle with the public.

[White Knight]

4) He tells everyone, via the media, that Youk didn't call him back. Creating further disharmony.

In his defense, the media asked him about how the phone call went. Joba said he left a voicemail. The reporter asked him if he called him back. Joba was put on a spot.