...the New York media can't think of anything interesting to jabber about and starts grasping at straws for a story, ANY story. Case in point: Dissecting and over-analyzing the way Joba celebrates a successful pitching outing. You know what I'm talking about - the innocuous fist pump he does every time he strikes someone out. No, you're not missing anything - THAT is what people are fired up about. After striking out Frank Thomas on Wednesday, Joba executed the aforementioned fist pump, obviously thrilled that he got out such a prolific hitter and reportedly one of his own personal heroes. He didn't do a little jig, get in the Hurt's face and holler "BEYOTCH!" or get down on his knees and start praising Jesus. See for yourself: I would certainly not classify that as "excessive celebration" or "jackassery" or even "over-excitement." What's more, Frank Thomas agrees! When asked about Joba's pumpin' all he had to say was: "He was pumped up, did a good job, and he struck me out in a big situation. So go ahead." Is there anyone - media aside - out there that thinks this is a big deal AT ALL? It should be such a non-issue that I feel stupid even mentioning it here. Any idiot can see that he's excited, not bragging. Joba has done a lot of interviews, and I have never seen one during which he was anything but humble, grateful, and completely devoid of cockiness. Labels: holy HELL I Hate it When..., jobamania |
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I wish the media and teams in general wouldn't get so irritated when players show emotion. It's good for the fans, and it's good for the game. This is one place where baseball is really far behind other sports, and you can show emotion without being cocky or arrogant.
Sadly, this is the reason why we traded Lastings Milledge. It's unfair to the player and the fans to dump a guy for not being a robot out there.