[Husker] Joba's Yankee Debut

[Bob Beach]

Skylar Dodds wrote:
> It's finally official, Joba made his first appearance as a Yankee tonight.
> I watched on MLB.com.  His fastball was good, but you could tell he was a
> little nervous.   His slider was sick though, almost every time he threw it,
> the batter at least checked his swing.  Good MLB hitters (Overbay, Hill,
> Rios) all looked pretty silly with it.  It was VERY tight and broke a solid
> 8-12 inches very sharp.  He had a good slider at NU, but this is a legit big
> league pitch.
>   


     This is kind of hard for me.  As a Husker fan I wish Joba the 
absolute best.  However, I have two favorite teams.  That being the 
Cardinals and whoever is playing the Yankees.


Bob Beach