If you talk to a Yankees fan about Joba Chamberlain, you’ll
probably get some heated lecture about how the Yankees’ screwed him up with
“Joba Rules” and making him a starter. I don’t know if I’ve ever heard the kind
of fervor from from a fan base like the kind Yankees fans have towards Chamberlain. The way
Yankees' fans talk about his 2007 season, when he debuted with the team, would
make you think he road a bull onto the field and hurled baseballs engulfed in
flames. Today, they talk about him like his career is over and honestly, that almost was the case.
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Joba's pumped to be back
Chamberlain has had to have one of the strangest years in
the history of baseball pitchers. He needed to have Tommy John surgery to
repair his throwing elbow last June and then had to under go an appendectomy in
the same month. While rehabbing his elbow last March Chamberlain had another set
back, this time it came in the form of a broken ankle he suffered while jumping
on a trampoline at a children’s recreation center. Chamberlin broke his ankle
so significantly that his bone popped through the skin of his leg and he lost a
life-threatening amount of blood in the process.
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Despite under going Tommy John surgery, an appendectomy, and
breaking his ankle so severely he almost bled to death, it’s reported that
Chamberlain is coming back at the very latest, in early August. Are you kidding
me?
The best part about this whole story is that reports are
that Chamberlain has looked like his old 2007 self. According the Yankees’ GMBrian Cashman, “Joba’s out of control.
The stuff he’s featuring is remarkable. He’s as high as 100 (mph) but upwards
consistently (at) 96, 97, 98. He looks really good.”
If you’re looking for a remarkable sports story to follow
this summer, I think you just got one. Joba’s been to hell and back in a year
and whether you root for the Yankees or not, Joba’s comeback is must see TV.
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