Again, if you are referring to me, I have not advocated the acquisition of Padilla, so I don't know why you are throwing barbs at me. Go hit the Hash Bar and calm down.
By the time of his injury, he was out of his slump and he was hitting very well. He had 13 HRs and 43 RBI by the end of May. That's not too shabby. He missed 9 weeks with the injury and his wrist was not the same for the remainder of the season.
He never has been great coming from behind, but he has been great at finishing when he has been ahead. This weekend he did something he hasn't done previously. He choked.
Yes, I think he will. He's a streaky HR hitter, but when he is in a groove, he can hit 3,4 or 5 in a week. It will be difficult to do if they have Varitek batting behind him.
Game over. Yanks got Fistered. Yankee fans have to be happy with winning a series, but Joba has looked like s***. He had two good starts after the All Star break. I guess the rest helped him, but he has had 5 bad outings out of his last 7.