Joba Chamberlain Is Fat, Cue The Star Wars-Themed Headlines

1-liner, All, Baseball, Fat Ty Duffy February 17th. 2011, 1:15pm

Husky: Joba Chamberlain had always been husky. Now, he’s just full blown fat. The Yankees reliever arrived in Tampa noticeably above his customary 230lbs. He claims the extra bulk is “muscle” and professes to feel “great,” “awesome” and “stronger physically.” The weight gain should sustain Mike Francesa through the lean months. Looking forward to this story going to DEFCON 1 the first time he gets shelled in April. [NYT]

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31 Responses to “Joba Chamberlain Is Fat, Cue The Star Wars-Themed Headlines”

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captain_spalding Says:
February 17th, 2011 at 1:17 PM
fat, pussey toad
/steinbrenner’d
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JTfromNY Says:
February 17th, 2011 at 1:19 PM
Chad Jennings at the LoHud blog has been writing all week that Joba does not look “fatter”. That he has no gut. Just looks bigger.
“Of course, weight only matters in terms of being in shape. As I’ve written the past couple of days, the place Chamberlain is most noticeably bigger is through the chest and shoulders. Whether that’s a good or bad thing, I don’t know, but Chamberlain said he feels great.”
Chamberlain: “I’m in better shape than I have been”
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Senator Jersey Says:
February 17th, 2011 at 1:19 PM
Damn it, Joba!
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starkweather Says:
February 17th, 2011 at 1:20 PM
I feel like the point of that article could have been driven home a little more with a different picture. He kind of looks like he always did because he’s in the middle of throwing a fucking baseball.
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mrejr8234 comes for the sports posts but stays to kill the local inhabitants Says:
February 17th, 2011 at 1:21 PM
I cant wait until he has stroke like symptoms while on the mound…should.be. hilarious!
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ScarletFever Says:
February 17th, 2011 at 1:23 PM
Chad Jennings at the LoHud blog has been writing all week that Joba does not look “fatter”. That he has no gut. Just looks bigger.
HGH.
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Let it Bl33d! Says:
February 17th, 2011 at 1:24 PM
Looks like he found the 25 Corpulent Chubby supposedly lost
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BFFredo Says:
February 17th, 2011 at 1:24 PM
So when the Yankees win only 11-13 games in April, should we expect Francesa’s head to explode?
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sportsdork Says:
February 17th, 2011 at 1:24 PM
Thank you, Joba.
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pkiguy22 Says:
February 17th, 2011 at 1:25 PM
Can’t remember where I saw it, but some site had a line that said “CC loses 20 pounds but Joba found them”
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JTfromNY Says:
February 17th, 2011 at 1:27 PM
One non-weight note about Joba Chamberlain: He’s made a small adjustment with his hands during his delivery. “When I talked to (Larry Rothschild) about the idea, he said yeah, that was one of the things that I noticed,” Chamberlain said. “Just my hands traveling away from the center of my body, and that’s when your hand doesn’t catch up. And that’s where they were when I first got called up. I thought I’d go back and try that to get away from my hands being back up here because I bounce a lot and don’t get over the rubber.”
http://yankees.lhblogs.com/
Great blog for Yankees info!
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starkweather Says:
February 17th, 2011 at 1:29 PM
I cant wait until he has stroke like symptoms while on the mound…should.be. hilarious!
Oh, man, the Auto-Tune The Stroke is gonna be awesome!
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pkiguy22 Says:
February 17th, 2011 at 1:31 PM
Great blog for Yankees info!
Doesn’t ESPN already do this?
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mmonast Says:
February 17th, 2011 at 1:32 PM
Deadspin pki
Aside; how bad is the gawker redesign? I used to go to gizmodo daily…I’ve pretty much given up on it
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pkiguy22 Says:
February 17th, 2011 at 1:35 PM
Deadspin pki
Oh I already read the “balls deep” column for this week. thanks
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JTfromNY Says:
February 17th, 2011 at 1:35 PM
Doesn’t ESPN already do this?
Yeah, if you want headlines and lowest common denominator stories with no substance.
If you want real info, go to that site. It’s a blog that’s part of a local newspaper: The Journal News. New York Times steals half their stories from them a week later anyway.
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YYSA Says:
February 17th, 2011 at 1:35 PM
This makes me remember a Curt Schilling interview where he said “You can’t pull fat” in regards to why being out of shape as a pitcher makes sense.
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starkweather Says:
February 17th, 2011 at 1:36 PM
Doesn’t ESPN already do this?
I thought they had a more specialized focus on THE RIVALRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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pkiguy22 Says:
February 17th, 2011 at 1:38 PM
Yeah, if you want headlines and lowest common denominator stories with no substance.
But to me, that epitomizes the Yankees themselves.
/Twins fan
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ButtersBC Says:
February 17th, 2011 at 1:39 PM
This makes me remember a Curt Schilling interview where he said “You can’t pull fat” in regards to why being out of shape as a pitcher makes sense.
That’s a quote from the great Rod Beck, Schilling’s just fat and a thief
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Jim Harbaugh Scramble Says:
February 17th, 2011 at 1:40 PM
This makes me remember a Curt Schilling interview where he said “You can’t pull fat” in regards to why being out of shape as a pitcher makes sense.
A few years back, CC pulled a stomach “muscle”
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phillymantis915 Says:
February 17th, 2011 at 1:41 PM
Yankees fan should get ready for the inevitable freaking out when they only win 82 games this year.
/pipe dream
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Wide Word of Sport (?) Says:
February 17th, 2011 at 1:43 PM
Photograph from spring training arrival I agree, it looks like he gained some weight
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Dr. Cornholio 3000 Says:
February 17th, 2011 at 1:43 PM
If you want real info, go to that site. It’s a blog that’s part of a local newspaper: The Journal News. New York Times steals half their stories from them a week later anyway.
Do you write for it or are you just an intern?
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JTfromNY Says:
February 17th, 2011 at 1:45 PM
Yankees fan should get ready for the inevitable freaking out when they only win 82 games this year.
Definitely concerned about the rotation. But, I’m in the camp that thinks Cashman is pretty crafty. If something doesn’t pan out by the all-star break, he’ll make a significant move. Remember, the Yankees have one of the top pitching organizations in the league. They’ve been domination AA and AAA for several years now. Those guys are gonna get looks.
Our bullpen should lock down some wins too. And we’re still gonna score a ton.
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ms621 Says:
February 17th, 2011 at 1:47 PM
Fuck Joba.
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JTfromNY Says:
February 17th, 2011 at 1:47 PM
Do you write for it or are you just an intern?
No, just been reading it every day for the past… 6 years?? I like the comment section better over here though. You guys are pretty entertaining.
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Wide Word of Sport (?) Says:
February 17th, 2011 at 1:48 PM
Yankees start slow. ARod/Tex start slow. Everyone in NY panics. Everyone comes on strong. They win the division.
/Haven’t we heard this story before
//Not believing any Yankees demise stories until they are in third place in August
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Let it Bl33d! Says:
February 17th, 2011 at 1:48 PM
I like the comment section better over here though. You guys are pretty entertaining.
psssh. Nobody reads the comments
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Dougb0001 Says:
February 17th, 2011 at 1:49 PM
Despite a 17-5 season Joba The Hutt met his end at the hands of an iron bikini clad Minka Kelly on his own sail barge
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wilhelmreems Says:
February 17th, 2011 at 1:58 PM
Aside; how bad is the gawker redesign? I used to go to gizmodo daily…I’ve pretty much given up on it
agreed, not worth the wasted time anymore.

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Joba Chamberlain Is Fat, Cue The Star Wars-Themed Headlines

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