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nypost.com - 9/5/2008
JOBA CHAMBERLAIN LOOK-A-LIKE FACES CHARGES - New York Post
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Last updated: 5:30 pm September 4, 2008 Posted: 3:23 pm September 4, 2008 A New Jersey screwball who is a dead ringer for Joba Chamberlain impersonated the Yankees pitcher in order to improve his stats with the ladies while scoring free food and drinks along the way, police said yesterday. Ryan Ward, 29, of Asbury Park, was taken out of the game on Aug. 13, his two-week run of free drinks, ...

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Interlude: Idiot...
Guyism » celebs — skip to main | skip to sidebar [image] [image] [image] [image] [image] [image] [image] [image] Friday, September 5, 2008 Interlude: Idiot... NFL: Bengals' WR Chad Johnson now officially Ocho Cinco MLB: Jason Giambi injured by door MLB: Joba Chamberlain look-alike faces charges MLB: Shea seats selling briskly at $869 a pair BOXING: Klitschko to face Peter in Berlin NASCAR: GEM sues Robby Gordon for breach of contract TRACK: Marion Jones released from Texas federal ...

NYP: "Fake Joba Bedded 100 Girls"
The Joy of Sox — From the Post. September 4: A New Jersey screwball who is a dead ringer for Joba Chamberlain impersonated the Yankees pitcher in order to improve his stats with the ladies while scoring free food and drinks along the way, police said yesterday. Ryan Ward, 29, of Asbury Park, was taken out of the game on Aug. 13, his two-week run of free drinks, Jersey-girl phone numbers, and autographs allegedly cut short by a failed attempt to snag free bagels.September 5: Ward said he first started getting mistaken for the corn-fed ...

John Rolfe: Joba impersonator and more odd items
SI.com - Extra Mustard — Common folk impersonating sports stars and celebrities in order to bag free hootch and hot, hyperventilating women isn't new, but Ryan Ward took the art and science to new heights while passing himself off as ...

Former Oriole Now "Playing for Peanuts"
Roar from 34 - A Baltimore Orioles Blog — ... ) in New York had been posing as Joba Chamberlain to score drinks, food, and women served as a reminder that one should bring a healthy level of cynicism to celebrity sightings, especially when they involve a self-proclaimed celebrity. However, there is another side to that equation, as I learned years ago in Baltimore. In the early-to-mid '90s, while visiting one of the many nightlife incarnations of the Hammerjacks-turned-Baltimore Ravens parking lot, I met a guy who eagerly informed me that he was going to be the next great center fielder for the Orioles. Yes, he would ...

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