It is a good thing that Joba has a contract in 2012 for nearly $2 million. Because he will not earn another nickel from baseball.The playful insect ( at right ) is a midge. Yes, the very same who relentlessly swarmed Joba by the thousands a few years back, in Cleveland. This was the lasting, and now likely final, highlight of Joba's career. Certainly as a Yankee.
Joba had a memorable "flash-in-the pan" debut in the majors, unmatched by few. He was unhitable as a relief pitcher.
His brain, unfortunately then decided he should be a starter. When that failed, he worked his way back to relief. When that didn't work, he had Tommy John surgery.
Apparently his post surgical brain then took him onto a trampoline as entertainment with or for his 5 year old son. It reminds me of Aaron Boone's off-season basketball adventure, several years back.
The result; Dad will now have to learn how to sell vinyl siding, while son can always giggle at Dad's midge invasion of a baseball career on U-tube.
I'm just eyeballing this, but it looks to me as though Joba and the midge have the same size brain.
As Joe G said, fathers will be fathers. Why, I remember an amusing tale from my own childhood, when my father, a successful brain surgeon, joined me in the late '60s at a bomb-building camp for young radicals. Oh, the fun we had...until the day he crossed two wires accidentally and, whoops.
ReplyDeleteHis later career as a vinyl siding salesman allowed him to be home more, and we grew close. And then, one bright spring day, he brought home a trampoline for me....
Good fathers make sure they are sober before they get on a trampoline.
ReplyDeleteI think Joba missing out for a month or two might help Yanks have fresh bullpen when it matters most. if the Yanks starters work out their issues this team could win it all
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