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From Kristie Ackert:Joba Chamberlain hopes the training wheels are taken off next season. The Yankees' young right-hander said Friday he understood the team was pacing him for his own good with the so-called Joba Rules, but the competitor in him just wants to let loose next season."I hope the Joba Rules shirts, hopefully, can be gone for a while," Chamberlain said, referring to the T-shirts that are popular among Yankee fans. Chamberlain spoke to reporters at Yankee Stadium briefly after Friday's tickertape parade."I know what it takes to be successful in this game and I want to do it for a long time. As a competitor, it's frustrating sometimes but you also know it's for the better. The organization's done great by me, they've been tremendous through the last couple of years and I can't thank them enough."But at times it gets frustrating."Like the plans with Wang mentioned below, I'm also not sure what the Yanks plans are for ...
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