03-08-2008, 10:07 PM
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Yanks Worrried Over Joba's Focus
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This is a new season and a new set of Joba Rules.
Manager Joe Girardi and GM Brian Cashman made that clear yesterday. They want Joba ChamberlainJoba Chamberlain  to continue to be his outgoing self - but they also want to make sure the rookie right-hander does not get carried away with his newfound celebrity status and spread himself too thin.
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There's only so much Joba to go around, and pitching for the Yankees must be his top priority. Chamberlain has gotten the message. "He's kind of drinking from a fire hose right now," Cashman said at Legends Field. "So much has happened for him because of the 24 innings of major-league work. It was 24 innings, so it's incumbent on all of us around him who care about him, his father and everyone in the Yankee family to make sure that we slow it all down for him because sometimes that stuff can carry you away." Chamberlain, 22, fully understands what is at stake. He said he is already learning to say no to outside forces.
"You've got to do your job first," he said. "If you don't do your job you don't get the chance to do anything else." Of his incredible celebrity status, Chamberlain noted, "It's a blessing and a curse. Everybody wants you." There are business opportunities, charity events, fans and media, who all want their piece of Joba. Girardi, who knows what's going on in his clubhouse, had a good talk with the rookie this week and told him he knows it can be difficult. "It's just hard because Joba's got such a big heart," the manager said. "I just remember as a young player, and I was playing at home [in Chicago], the hardest thing for me was saying no. I had college friends, I had family, but you can't do everything."
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WEAPONS OF MASS DISTRACTION - New York Post
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