May 7, 2008
Last Night's Action: Oh, Joba!
Photograph of Joba Chamberlain after giving up a three-run homer run in the eighth inning at Yankee Stadium by Julie Jacobson/AP
- Cleveland 5 Yankees 3: Could the definition of irony be that Joba Chamberlain gives up three runs in the majors on the same night that Ian Kennedy dominates AAA? Perhaps, but maybe we should just focus on how tough it is to protect a one-run lead.
Joba couldn’t do it in the 8th, getting into a jam and then giving up a three-run homer to former Yankee, David Dellucci. Prior to that, the Yankees seemed to have the game in hand. Jason Giambi provided a two-run double in the fifth to give them a 3-2 lead and Andy Pettitte pitched into the seventh. But, Joba didn’t have it and the Yankees went 1-2-3 in both the eighth and the ninth.
- Los Angeles 5 Mets 4: Ryan Church homered, but Nelson Figueroa had a tough fifth inning as the Mets stranded 13 runners in the loss. Dodgers 3rd baseman Blake DeWitt had a two-run inside-the-park shot that right fielder Ryan Church thought had cleared the fence.
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Could the definition of irony be that Joba Chamberlain gives up three runs in the majors on the same night that Ian Kennedy dominates AAA?
Nope. Irony isn't that. Irony is something like Reagan getting hit by a bullet that bounced off his bullet-proof car. Or your plane crashing while you're on your way to a seminar about the safety of air travel.
The American Heritage Dictionary’s usage panel found it unacceptable to use the word ironic to describe mere unfortunate coincidences or surprising disappointments that “suggest no particular lessons about human vanity or folly.” This definition still allows the above usage but excludes examples like Alanis Morissette’s “It's a traffic jam when you're already late” for a meeting, unless perhaps the topic of the meeting were traffic congestion, not something implied by the lyrics of “Ironic”.
I didn't see the game last night but I have noticed that the Yankees have been having Joba throw may too much junk these days. The guy dominated last season with a 99 mph fastball and a nasty slider. He should be throwing those two pitches 90 percent of the time.
Joba sucks. He's fat and looks like Fred Flintstone. Gonna have a hard time buyin' this championship, Hank!