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There is a reason why trampolines are only for kids, and that is because kids don’t weigh 240 pounds and make millions of dollars pitching significant innings for the New York Yankees. Apparently Joba Chamberlain didn’t get that memo. The often injured Yankee reliever suffered a “significant” ankle injury while playing with his son on [...]

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Joba's injury was life threatening

A whole lot more than Joba Chamberlain's season was on the line when he severely injured his ankle jumping on a trampoline with his son. 

To Bill Madden et al: Leave Joba Chamberlain Alone

We're a little over 24 hours removed from the news that Joba Chamberlain nearly died after suffering an open dislocation of his right ankle while playing on a trampoline with his 5 year old son. These 24 hours have been filled with a lot of commentary about what happened, a lot of it harshly directed toward Joba.  People have tweeted trampoline jokes, held forth on Joba'...

The curious case of Joba Chamberlain and the trampoline

Squawker Jon called me yesterday to tell me the news of Joba Chamberlain suffering an open dislocation on an ankle due to jumping on a trampoline. This was the second Friday in a row with shocking news -- last week, of course, was Andy Pettitte's return. But this week's news, of course, is really awful.First of all, I hope Chamberlain makes a full recovery -- it sounds like...

Joba’s injury was life threatening

Regardless of how smart it was for Joba Chamberlain to get on a trampoline in the first place, his injury sounds downright scary. Here’s the situation via Anthony McCarron of the NY Daily News: Joba Chamberlain lost so much blood Thursday when he hurt his ankle while playing with his son that there initially was concern for his life, a Yankees’ source said… …Chamberlain...

Joba Chamberlain has surgery on ankle

The New York Yankees say reliever Joba Chamberlain has had surgery after dislocating his right ankle while with his son at a play area. There is no timetable for his return. General manager Brian Cashman said Friday that bone had broken through the skin and Chamberlain had surgery Thursday night. He will be hospitalized for at least a few days. Cashman says the accident happened...

Marge Simpson: I told you this was a bad idea

I shouldn’t say Joba Chamberlain is dumb for jumping on a trampoline, thus requiring probably season ending surgery on his sprained ankle, but it certainly was bad judgement. This is not, as some have expressed, something we look back on and say, ‘he probably shouldn’t have done that.’ Hindsight should not even come into play here. This is not even in the same category...

Joba Chamberlain wins naming rights to another surgery

TAMPA, FL—Joba Chamberlain’s run of good luck continued on Thursday, as the Yankee relief pitcher was awarded naming rights to yet another major surgical procedure. Joba Chamberlain Surgery Type 4, which is now the official name given to surgery performed on an open ankle dislocation caused by a trampoline related accident, is the fourth operation to be named after the pitcher...

Report: Joba Chamberlain Dislocates Ankle Playing on Trampoline With Son, No Time Frame for Return

Joba Chamberlain got another bad break on Thursday, with this one coming in a pretty literal form. YES Network's Jack Curry reports that the Yankees right-hander dislocated his right ankle while playing with his son on a trampoline. Curry spoke to Cashman about what sounds like a gruesome injury, and the Yankees general manager told Curry that it was an "open dislocation...

Joba Chamberlain suffers trampoline injury-could be out for season

Right handed pitcher Joba Chamberlain, who underwent Tommy John surgery back in June and lost most of the 2011 season, could be out for the entire 2012 season due to an ankle injury according to Jeff Bradley of the Star-Ledger. Chamberlain dislocated his right ankle and had to undergo surgery last night according to Jack Curry of YESNetwork. Chamberlain injured himself while jumping...

Joba Chamberlain is so damn fat...

  ...his fat ass can't handle a trampoline. The result, a dislocated ankle. To be more exact, it was an open dislocation so his family got the great sight of bone through the skin. That bone had a lot of fat to pass through, so it must have been bad. Chamberlain was having a fun time jumping on his trampoline (possibly in place of a real workout) with his son, when his ankle...

MLB Spring Training 2012: Joba Chamberlain Becomes Hospitalized

 New York Yankees pitcher, Joba Chamberlain, recently became hospitalized with an open dislocation in his ankle. The 26-year-old suffered the injury when he was playing with his son. "As we understand, they were at, they have these kids' places where you jump on trampolines and stuff like that," Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said Friday.He had surgery on Thursday...

More Details on Joba's Horrible and Almost Life-Threatening Injury

From the NY Daily News:Joba Chamberlain lost so much blood Thursday when he hurt his ankle while playing with his son that there initially was concern for his life, a Yankees' source said. At the very least, the gruesome open dislocation of Chamberlain's right ankle could be career-threatening and probably will preclude Chamberlain from pitching for the Yankees this season...

Joba Dislocates Ankle While Playing With Son

From the AP:The New York Yankees say reliever Joba Chamberlain has had surgery after dislocating his right ankle while with his son at a play area. There is no timetable for his return. General manager Brian Cashman said Friday that Chamberlain had surgery Thursday night and will be hospitalized for at least a few days. Cashman says the accident happened Thursday afternoon...

Joba Seriously Injures Ankle

The second off the field injury has struck the New York Yankees this spring.  The latest injury comes as the season approaches, and will probably shelf Joba for the duration of the season.  Joba Chamberlain separated his ankle yesterday while playing with his little boy at a daycare facility when participating in activities on a [...]
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