Newsflash: Joba Wants to Start

More NY Daily News, courtesy of Michael Obernauer:

The Joba Rules these days confuse even Joba Chamberlain, who "totally wasn't thinking" and thought he would get to pitch a fourth inning on Wednesday night against the Rays. But let there be no confusion about where Chamberlain believes he fits, and where he wants to be, come October: He wants a start. "Yeah, of course I do, definitely," Chamberlain told the Daily News Thursday, after strapping on an electronic suit that fit him for a new TaylorMade driver at the New York Golf Center. "But at the end of the day, it's really not about what I do. We play to win a world championship and get No.27. So when that time comes, we'll see what's gonna happen and what fits best for us and go from there."

Well yeah, of course he wants to start.  He's always been a starting pitcher and starters carry the most responsibility. It's kind of like asking someone at their job, "do you want to be the boss or the assistant?" It doesn't hurt that starters make more money, receive more accolades, have a better shot at the Cy Young, the Hall of Fame, etc etc etc. As far as whether Joba

should

be a starter, time will tell.  He definitely needs to prove that he

can't

be a starter before he is stuck in the bullpen.  We've seen what Joba at his best can do.  Let the 23 year old kid learn how to pitch at the major league level and then decide what he is.