JOBA CHAMBERLAIN RUMORS

David Aardsma throws 35 pitches including sliders

The Yankees made a move during the offseason to sign former Mariners closer David Aardsma to a two-year deal with the catch that he’s recovering from Tommy John Surgery. It seemed like a minor move at the time, but with injuries to Mariano Rivera and Joba Chamberlain this signing seems bigger than ever. On Monday, Aardsma took a big step forward in his recovery on Monday as...
Via Bronx Baseball Daily  |  16 days ago

Joba has boot taken off and is playing catch

Yankees reliever Joba Chamberlain, who is recovering from both Tommy John Surgery and an open dislocation in his ankle, has had his walking boot taken off and is playing catch and working out, he said on Twitter. It still seems unlikely that Joba will pitch at all this season, but Yankees GM Brian Cashman has said that it’s possible (RAB). If he hadn’t injured his ankle...
Via Bronx Baseball Daily  |  21 days ago

Joba gets his boot off in 2 weeks

Joba Chamberlain said that his arm has completely recovered from Tommy John Surgery and he is expected to get his boot off his foot in about two weeks, according to an AP report. Joba actually sounds like he is doing pretty well. He has resumed working out at the Yankees minor league complex. The expectation that he would have been back from the elbow injury by June, the news that...
Via Bronx Baseball Daily  |  April 21, 2012

Message to Joba Chamberlain: Time to grow up

Joba Chamberlain is his own worst enemy. Not only did he never really apologize Tuesday for his recklessness in jumping on a trampoline when recovering from Tommy John surgery, when he explained how he messed up his ankle, he refused to even admit that he really had an open dislocation in the first place. (Brian Cashman had to do damage control later, explaining the exact nature...
Via Subway Squawkers  |  March 28, 2012

Rumor: Yankees don’t plan to release Joba Chamberlain

Many have wondered if injuring himself on a trampoline is grounds to void Joba Chamberlain‘s contract. Certainly if Aaron Boone was cut loose for getting hurt in a simple basketball game, the Yankees must have options with Joba. However, Jon Heyman of CBS Sports has reported that the Yankees have stated both publicly and privately that they are not considering releasing him...
Via Bronx Baseball Daily  |  March 26, 2012

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's...
Via Lady At The Bat  |  March 24, 2012

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...
Via Subway Squawkers  |  March 24, 2012
SCARY SITUATION

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. 

Via The Victory Formation  |  March 23, 2012
BAD NEWS BOUNCES

Chamberlain injured on trampoline

New York Yankees pitcher Joba Chamberlain suffered what is being called a "significant injury" after dislocating his ankle while jumping on a trampoline with his son.

Via Larry Brown Sports  |  March 23, 2012

Chamberlain Has “Another Good Day”

Yankees reliever Joba Chamberlain (rehabbing from Tommy John surgery) described his outing today as “another good day”. Chamberlain threw 20 pitches off a half-mound at the Yankees minor-league complex in Tampa, Florida. It’s the third time Chamberlain threw off the five-inch mound and is expected to have another session this Friday. Chamberlain is one of [...]
Via NYY Universe  |  February 14, 2012
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