"'It's a 2-0 count and the game's one-nothing,' Chamberlain said. 'I'm not trying to do anything ... [He] doesn't want that pitch there and I don't want to throw that pitch there.'"
Thus spake Yankees phenom Joba Chamberlain, doing his best Roger-Clemens-under-oath impression, after this happened:
Which took place about three weeks after Chamberlain threw behind the most important Jew in the Red Sox organization this side of Theo Epstein.
Which went down less than a year after Chamberlain got suspended for throwing two fastballs over Youkilis's head in the same at-bat:
[Highlight of that video: the clip of Josh Beckett apparently warning Chamberlain that he risks "flunking Kant" if he continues acting on maxims that one could not will to be universal law.]
Here's an interesting statistic: In the 102 and 1/3 innings Chamberlain has pitched in his major league career, he has hit a batter three times. Juxtapose that factoid with the four throws above/behind Youkilis since August 2007, and it makes you wonder: is there anyone on the planet besides Jerry Remy who wouldn't think that Chamberlain had the proverbial mens rea on Friday? And if not, what is the league's prosecutorial arm waiting for--an NSA wiretap into Chamberlain's brain capturing his inner monologue?
MLB: Soft on crime. MLB: Nanny state. MLB = Michael Dukakis?
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