Harper: Joba everything Hank wanted

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So here it was, the matchup that Hank Steinbrenner wanted from the day he was talked out of trading for Johan Santana. Boss Hank would tell anyone who would listen that Joba Chamberlain would be the Yankees' Josh Beckett. [link]

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Boston Red Sox News & Notes - 7/26
Published 7/26/2008 by Ian at SOX & Dawgs
... Joba Chamberlain is proving why Hank Steinbrenner didn’t want to include him in a deal for Johan Santana during the offseason last year. ...

One trade and seven wins later, Yanks in thick of race
Published 7/26/2008 by D&A at NJ.com: Pride of the Yankees
Is there anyone out there -- besides Goose Gossage, anyway -- who still thinks Joba should be relieving? That's John Harper's point today , anyway, because ...

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