Joba
by geno227
on Jun 25, 2008 10:55 PM EDT
First of all, Is Joba eligible for ROY?
Second of all, does his 7k 1bb shutout performance against the pirates make him the front runner for ROY?
PITTSBURGH -- With his days of restricted pitching in the past, Joba Chamberlain was free to let it all fly.
Chamberlain tossed 6 2/3 scoreless innings, while Bobby Abreu and Robinson Cano homered, leading the Yankees to a 10-0 victory over the Pirates on Wednesday at PNC Park, providing Chamberlain with his first victory as a Major League starting pitcher.
Chamberlain (2-2) escaped damage in the second inning, when Abreu cut down Ryan Doumit trying to score from second base, ending the inning. It was the closest Pittsburgh would come to scoring against the 22-year-old right-hander.
Making his fifth Major League start, Chamberlain threw 114 pitches (76 strikes), scattering six hits while walking one and striking out seven. Chamberlain -- who has a 1.80 ERA as a starting pitcher -- also won two games last season while pitching in relief and another on April 3 of this season.
Pirates left-hander Zach Duke was touched for four runs in five innings, including two in the first inning. With Derek Jeter and Abreu aboard, Jason Giambi grounded into a fielder's choice that shortstop Jack Wilson threw away for an error, allowing the Yankees' first two runs to score.
Giambi added an RBI single in the third inning and Jeter tacked on an RBI double in the fourth to close the scoring on Duke (4-5), who allowed seven hits while walking two in his first career appearance against New York. It was one of three hits for Jeter, who owns a team-leading 13-game hitting streak.
Cano clubbed his fifth home run leading off the sixth inning, and Abreu connected on a three-run shot later that inning, both off reliever T.J. Beam, a former Yankee who appeared in 20 games for the 2006 club. Cano has 13 hits in his last 32 at-bats, and Abreu, who had four RBIs, has now hit in seven consecutive games.
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but is he eligible?
is there any way to see who is leading the voting?Has the voting started?do you even vote on it?by geno227 on Jun 25, 2008 11:21 PM EDT 0 recs
Two sportswriters from each team
are selected by the Baseball Writers of America Association to vote for the major postseason awards (MVP, Cy, ROY). The Roloids Relief Man Award is determined by a mathematic formula and the Comeback Player of the Year is open to fan voting.
Behold the power of Wiki!
Currently a player is considered to be a rookie, and thus eligible for the award, if the player has accumulated in prior major league seasons:Fewer than 130 at bats or Fewer than 50 innings pitched Fewer than 45 days on the active roster, excluding time on the disabled list, in military service, or time when the rosters are expanded (currently after September 1)
Joba meets all the qualifications (he pitched 28 MLB innings in 2007, mostly in September).
"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."
by jscape2000 on
Jun 26, 2008 1:46 AM EDT
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Is he the favorite or front-runner?
I don’t think so- I think we have to give nods to a few other guys first.
Nick Blackburn has the Twins in second place in the Central, even though they were supposed to be battling with the Royals for last place: 6-4, 3.68ERA, 93IP.
Justin Masterson of Boston is 4-1 in 7 starts with a 3.43 ERA.
I’m pretty sure A’s centerfield Ryan Sweeney is still a rookie- he’s certainly under the 130 AB ceiling, and his performance has the A’s closer to the wildcard than the Yanks. CBS referred to him as a rookie. His .293/.351/.390 doesn’t have much pop (and is a good comp for what I expect from Brett Gardner), but these are sportwriters; I expect they’ll look more at his BA than his SLG when voting.
"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."
by jscape2000 on Jun 26, 2008 2:00 AM EDT 0 recs
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