Considering he hasn't pitched since Wednesday, and with the heart of the order likely to come up in the latter half of the bottom of the 8th, I hope he's willing to go to Mo for at least four outs.
His off-speed stuff has been excellent, his fastball, not so much. Lots of good swings against it.
And that was horrendous pitch selection against Choo. As good as Javy's change has been today, you can't throw three straight to Choo.
Third time through the order. Lets see what Javy can do...
EDIT: Not surprised by how this inning has started. I have a feeling they're see Javy's fastball really well, which explains why they're swinging at so many first pitches.
Rivera is coming back next year, Soria or no Soria.
I think it's insane to trade away a bat like Montero's, a cost controlled player who's arbitration clock hasn't even begun to tick yet, for a 70 inning a year reliever.
Right, because that's exactly what I wanted...
According to reports, they were willing to take on Dan Haren's contract, so apparently that wasn't the hold up. However, they weren't willing to part with Joba for Haren, which is what I'm upset over.
I was kind of on the fence. He's done some good things, and some bad things. But hanging onto Joba Chamberlain, when you have the chance to acquire Dan Haren (who is signed through 2013 with a below market value contract) is pretty much a fireable offense.