What do you make of all the Youkilis and Joba incident?

Question

Yankee Fans and Red Sox fans, you know what i mean.

What do you think about it .

Answer 1

No pitcher is going to intentionally try to hit a batter in a 1-0 game.  It was an accident.

Answer 2

Boston Believes!

You are so right with your answer.

GO RED SOX 08 WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS!!!!!!!!!!

BEAT THE d**n YANKEES!!!!!!!

Answer 3

I imagine it'd be very difficult to not want to, or try to, chuck one near Youkilus's head. Guy annoys the h**l out of me. At times I think he cares more about his own personal career than the good of the team.

Answer 4

its a wierd thing becuase its like nothing has really happened between these two before the incidents, that we know of and joba keeps throwing at him but i really dont konw what to make of this situation. maybe youks is just not a lucky guy when it comes to joba chamberlain

Answer 5

Youk didn't do anything, and Joba keeps throwing at him. An honest Boston opinion? Joba is becoming another classless Yankee.

To the guy below me, Joba has thrown at Youk's head 3 times, and last time he pitched to him he hit him in the leg.

Joba had control all night and he threw the ball half an inch from Youk's face accidentally? You guys must be retarded if you don't think it was on purpose. Joba knew he could get the rest of the bottom of our order out even with Youk on base, so he threw at him. Not like it was ball 4...  

And how about Johnny Damon for being classless? He hated the Yankees most out of everyone on the Sox, and then he went to you guys for more money.. that's classless. You fans proved to be classless at the ASG too. There was a flood of questions about how the Yankees are the worst fans in sports after you booed 7 of your teammates, your manager, and your MVP for the ASG. You even got under Papelbon's skin during his save oppertunity and threatened his wife before the game. That's pathetic.

Answer 6

I don't think he did it on purpose. Maybe if the yankees were up by 5 runs but I doubt he would want to hit youk on a 2-0 pitch in a 1 run game in the 7th inning. And why do people keep calling the yankees classless the Yankees only have a few classless players Arod, ponson, farnsworth and joba (when he pumps his fist). There are classless players on the red sox as well.

Answer 7

Sox are whinning. They lost. Balls get thrown near people. Its why they shouldn't get too comfortable at the plate.

Joba isn't going to intentionally put a man on base and risk getting tossed in a 1-0 game. Anyone who thinks otherwise doesn't know anything about baseball.

Answer 8

I think it's getting a little ridiculous, quite frankly, but I think Youklis is being a bit of a baby about it. If Joba were actually HITTING him as often as Youk gripes about it, that would be totally different. Youklis slides in hard and plows Joba at the plate, and Joba pitches behind his thigh as retaliation. Big deal. That's just baseball, people. Right or wrong, class or no class, that's just part of the game, and the players all know that. Do you hear Jeter complaining when he gets nailed? No, you don't. And that guy gets HBP more than just about anybody in baseball.

That being said, since they can't retaliate directly against Joba, I wouldn't be at all surprised if the Captain got beaned tomorrow. I'm sure he won't be surprised either.

Answer 9

a little inside ( pattypat)... it almost took him out at the head.

Answer 10

We went through this with the Twins and Tigers last month sometime.

Anyway, I can definately see why Joba would want to hit Youkilis in his BIG head. He's sooo cocky and arrogant. Quite frankly, it's disgusting.

Answer 11

joba was going for the walruses bat so he could get the a strike like he did that was a nice play jk

wow you yankee haters are ridiculous do you seriously think he would intentionally hit him in a 1-0 game are you kidding me and if the red sox have any class then they will not retaliate

Answer 12

Nothing. When and if Joba ever gets tossed for hitting or throwing at Youkilis then I'll have an answer for your question.

Answer 13

Joba is too scared to pitch to Youkilis

edit:Haha 4 thumbs down, well tell jaba to stop pitching like a baby to Youk and then we will see

Answer 14

Its hard to believe it was intentional but he really didn't have any command problems and didn't throw anything like that until coincidentally it was youkilis and coincidentally the ball went right for his head but maybe it was intentional because he knew in that situation he could get away with it.  In the past its pretty obvious he's thrown at Youlkilis including his head which is a real despicable way to play especially since Youlkilis has never done anything to Joba.

Answer 15

Eh as a fan you can look at it two ways:

1. Joba did it intentionally and wants to get into a fight with Youk

2. Joba lost control of his pitch and it happened to be against a hitter he has history with.

Boston Believes: What do you mean by "another classless yank" i can only think of a few yanks who i would categorize as classless:

A-Rod

Giambi(sometimes)

Ponson(sometimes)

So next time dont lump the whole team together and call them classless...OK?

ANTHONY C: Totally right about the steinbrenners....they arent classy...but where did you hear that Girardi thing? personally i never heard him say such a thing.

Answer 16

I think he did it on purpose- he does have a history of trying to hit Youk. He was probably confident enough about his team to not care if he walked Youkilis or got ejected.

Answer 17

I believe all it is, is Joba getting nervous and throwing wild pitches. It's as simple as that. Joba doesn't belong on a pedestal, he really isn't that good. He hasn't proven anything.

Answer 18

I don't know, it's weird that it always happens but Joba claims it just happens, he doesn't mean to do it. I would do it on purpose, Youkalis is one stupid looking guy.

Answer 19

i would say the pitches in question are similar events that unfortunately appear to be something it's not. in other words, coincidence that i wish didn't happen.

Answer 20

Joba stares at youk too much

Answer 21

No way he threw at him on purpose, it was a 1-0 game and Joba was pitching a gem.  That being said, I expect to see some sore of retaliation tomorrow afternoon from the Sox.

Answer 22

i don't think this one was intentional, but it's clear that there is some very bad blood between the two

steven: please tell me you are a red sox fan, because you can't possibly be ignorant enough to think that joba should be suspended for that

Answer 23

youkilis is a baby.

thats what i think.

sure joba pitches inside to him but so what ?

i don't mean this in any harsh way but a few inside pitches doesn't mean anything.

youk doesn't have too good of a personality anyways.

i found it hillarious when manny slapped him across the face earlier this season.

he definately needs to learn you can't get on base all the time cos thats when his anger gets the best of him.

well yeah i'll admit that joba pitches inside to him, and more than likely its more than an accident but i don't think youk should be whining about it.

i'm not trying to be a biased yankee fan, but i just don't like youk.

oh and for the "classless yankees" the only one i don't like and would categorize as that is farnsworth, total a*****e.

Answer 24

Blah, blah, Sox fans. I said this before. Pedro Martinez used to bust Yankee hitters inside all the time.

And save all this "classless Yankee" garbage. Sounds like some of you are simply mad because Chamberlain bested the Sox in a close game. Both teams pitched well and the game could have gone either way.

Put down your Yankee Haterade and look at this objectively. I don't agree with going for someone's head, but please don't paint Joba as "classless" just because he's playing hardball with Youk.

Answer 25

Chamberlain needs to be suspended for at least 5 games. MLB needs to put a stop to this it's not like it's been an isolated incident between Chamberlain and Youkilis. It has happened 4 times and it's embarassing for the umpire and major league baseball to let it happen again. Chamberlain should have been tossed as soon as tha pitch went near Youkilis's head.