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Joba set for simulated game on Friday

Joba Chamberlain threw 40-pitches in his third bullpen session on Monday and is set to face hitters for the first time since elbow surgery last season in a simulated game on Friday, according to Mark Feinsand of the NY Daily News. "Everything is good," Chamberlain said. "The ankle is taken care of. The ankle is fine. ...

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Joba throws to live hitters for 1st time

It's been all good news for Joba Chamberlain lately and here's some more. He threw a couple of bullpen sessions last week and faced live hitters for the first time on Monday since Tommy John Surgery last season. "It felt good just to get out there," Chamberlain told Mark Didtler of Newsday. "Get a feel for the ...

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Yankees injury update: Aardsma throws 2 innings in rehab start

Yankees reliever David Aardsma, who has been on the DL all season while recovering from Tommy John Surgery, made just his second appearance of the season on Saturday night. He pitched two innings, struck out three, walked none, and gave up two hits and afterward said he was feeling just fine. "I'm very happy with the second ...

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Quote: Cashman upset at how Joba Rules are perceived

Joel Sherman of the NY Post started off his daily column today talking about National's pitcher Stephen Strasburg and the debate that's going on around him surrounding his innings limit. The Nats are likely to make the playoffs this season and might even be one of the best teams in the National League, but they say ...

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Joba: No question about return

One thing about Joba Chamberlain, he sure seems to heal fast. For the first time since he suffered an open dislocation of his ankle while with his son on a trampoline, Joba threw off a mound on Friday. He threw 25-pitches probably weeks or months before anybody thought he would. "It felt good," Chamberlain told the AP. ...

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D-Rob throws 25-pitch bullpen, Joba to join him

David Robertson threw his first bullpen on Thursday, a 25-pitch session and afterward said he felt fine. Girardi didn't say what the next step is in his rehab just yet as they wanted to wait until the next day to see how he felt before deciding. He could pitch in a rehab game this weekend. In other ...

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Joba progresses and Girardi thinks he will play

If Joba Chamberlain had never taken his son on a trampoline there is a very good chance that he would be pitching for the Yankees right now. As it stands, they still don't know if he will pitch this season, but he has begun throwing off a half-mound and his manager Joe Girardi thinks he ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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Joba speaks for the 1st time following trampoline attack

Joba Chamberlain spoke with reporters for the first time on Tuesday since suffering an open dislocation in his ankle while jumping on a trampoline last Thursday night. As expected, Joba downplayed the severity of his accident and said that his life was never in danger. Here's more via Erik Boland of Newsday: JOBA ON EXAGGERATED REPORTS: "It's one of those things ...

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