Not Surprising: Joba To Close If Mo Gets Hurt

This George A. King III article pretty much states what we all expected anyway; that if Mariano Rivera suffered a serious injury, Joba would be used as the closer. I don't see how the Yankees could look in any other direction if such a horror were to occur.However, if Rivera were to miss a sustained period, three club officials verified that Chamberlain almost certainly would replace him. The officials admitted the subject has been discussed at the highest levels and conceded Chamberlain has the best combination of temperament and stuff - by far - in the organization to handle both replacing the legendary Rivera and coping with the stress of being the Yankees' closer.The only reliever with even an outside chance to fill in during an extended Rivera absence is Brian Bruney, but one Yankees official said cautiously, "Let's see him handle the eighth inning first."Bruney, himself doesn't seem too worried about getting that job done:"I don't give a [spi...