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Joba not as hard on himself as everybody else is
If you disliked Joba Chamberlain's performance during Sunday's Yankees game, OMG, would you have hated his performance afterward.
Another snoozer for Joba
yankees.lhblogs.com — Because of the rain delay, there was less time to write for the newspaper, so I had to pick my spots for interviews after the game A little Girardi, a little Matsui, a little Jeter, some Mo, some Bruney, some Hughes. I passed on Joba because he ... (more) Another snoozer for Joba
Leave Joba Chamberlain Alone!
Leave Joba Chamberlain Alone!
nybaseballdigest.com — I have to say, when I hear Yankees fans complaining about Joba Chamberlain’s progress, it brings to mind people who complain about a house with only five bedrooms, a car that only gets 50 miles to the gallon, or a Thomas’ English Muffin with an insufficient number of nooks and ... (more) Leave Joba Chamberlain Alone!
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Joba pleased with his outing
The Yankee Universe — ... Were you upset with Joba’s 8 run outing during yesterday’s game? Well, Joba wasn’t. Here’s his quotes via Ken Davidoff: ...

Around the Yankee Universe: Day-trippin'
Pinstripe Alley — ... Reduced stuff or not, Yankee Manager Joe Girardi wants to see Chamberlain stop screwing around on the mound and show some aggression. ...

Like, No, SRSLY!1!!!
Fack YoukWTF?

Joba Attending The Ian Kennedy School Of Media Relations
Fack Youk — ... , but if you can get past the "OMG" in the first sentence, he's making a good overarching point. Here's what Joba said after his performance last night (emphasis mine): ...

Joba, the anti-Chandler Jarrell
Behind The Moat — ... Ken Davidoff: “He hasn’t been awful this year, and please don’t misinterpret this as a call to return Chamberlain to the bullpen. But really, what he did Sunday wasn’t enough. Not by anyone’s standards other than, apparently, his own.” ...

Have Patience With Young Starters
No, You're a Towel — ... My one biggest problem with Joba? As Ken Davidoff says, he's not as hard on himself as everyone else is or as he should be. He's part of the Derek Jeter school of not giving a soundbite, but he needs to be harder on himself when he sucks...even if it is at home. ...

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Yankees 10, Blue Jays 8: Yankees Overcome an Inept ChamberlainNYT > Baseball 7/5/2009
With three runs in the fourth inning and three more in the fifth, the Yankees overcame a four-run deficit against a Toronto team that forced Joba Chamberlain out in the fourth inning.
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Joe Girardi was pretty succinct in his postgame evaluation of the most important Yankees pitcher in yesterday's 10-8 win over the Blue Jays.
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It may just be that Chien-Min Wang's isn't the only rotation spot that Yankees managaer Joe Girardi needs to be concerned about. More and more it is beginning to look as if Joba Chamberlain needs more polishing.
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