The Joba Chronicles

Just another reason to love Joba Chamberlain. He held his composure during last night's freak bug attack. And when asked about it later, he said:

"Yeah, it bugged me..."

Classic.

As an exercise in media originality, let's keep track of how many writers and bloggers compare the bug attack to the the plague, shall we? Here's a small sampling. (We're all so fucking original.)

ESPN: Joba, Yankees can't avoid the plague

NY Daily News: "Here was a Biblical plague come to destroy a rookie reliever..."

AZ Snakepit: "...after being beaten by the Cleveland Indians and a plague of locusts."

The Canton Repository: "The remake of the Fourth Plague of Egypt took place with the Yankees leading, 1-0."

The OpEd News: "With a cloud of bugs reminicent of a biblical plague harrying his face..."

Tea Leaves: "Then, the midges came out, like some Biblical plague..."

Somewhat Manly Nerd: "It was like God sent down a plague to sabotage Joba."

The Opinion Smith: "There was an insect plague of Biblical proportions at Jacobs Field."

The Yankee Apologist: Even God Hates The Yankees, Sends Plague