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  • He was coddled as a 22-year-old rookie with a series of restrictions known as the "Joba Rules" placed on his use.

    Tommy John Ahead, Joba Likely Done Daniel Barbarisi 2011

  • He was coddled as a 22-year-old rookie with a series of restrictions known as the "Joba Rules" placed on his use.

    Tommy John Ahead, Joba Likely Done Daniel Barbarisi 2011

  • Hughes excelled in relief in 2009, and the Yankees badly need bullpen arms with Joba Chamberlain out for the year and facing Tommy John surgery—but general manager Brian Cashman says he won't contemplate moving Hughes back to the bullpen.

    As Relief Arms Drop Like Flies, Hughes Stays a Starter 2011

  • When your name can easily be distilled into a headline like "Joba the Gut," it is probably advisable to skip that holiday creme fraiche.

    Hide the Dip, It's the Yankees! Jason Gay 2011

  • "Losing Joba hurts because he was a righty who could neutralize lefties in a significant way, too," Cashman said.

    Tommy John Ahead, Joba Likely Done Daniel Barbarisi 2011

  • This team of creaky veterans sent Joba Chamberlain, Bartolo Colon, Derek Jeter and several lesser lights to the disabled list, to join Phil Hughes, Rafael Soriano, Pedro Feliciano, and Eric Chavez.

    How the Yankees Got Better by Getting Hurt Daniel Barbarisi 2011

  • He also doubled in the fourth inning against Joba Chamberlain, as the Nationals forced both Sabathia and Chamberlain out of the game in mid-inning pitching changes.

    Jeff Frazier takes CC Sabathia deep 2011

  • Pettitte, who retired 17 of the first 18 batters he faced, left Joba Chamberlain (FSY) a 2-1 lead with one out in the seventh.

    Yanks finish sweep of Twins, to face Angels in ALCS 2009

  • Top 4, 2:12: Another mid-inning pitching change which, if I were commissioner, would be banned, at least during spring training games for the Yankees, as Joba Chamberlain can't make it out of the fourth.

    Live blog: Nationals at Yankees, Steinbrenner Field, Tampa 2011

  • Joba Chamberlain will move into Soriano's eighth-inning setup role, with David Robertson behind him.

    A Reliever Is Reborn in the Bronx Daniel Barbarisi 2011

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