Memorable night for the Chamberlain family
Posted by: Peter Abraham - Posted in Misc on Sep 08, 2007 
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Tonight was one of those nights when you had to work hard to screw up the story.
To see Harlan Chamberlain crying as he watched his son pitch, then to see Joba hitting 101 mph on the mound … well, as a writer it doesn’t get much better.
Joba told us he had no idea where his family was in the crowd but he could hear the voice of his sister Tasha when he was on the mound. He wasn’t surprised to hear about his father crying.
“Not one bit,� he said. “He’s as proud as father as anybody can be.�
After the game was over, little Karter Chamberlain (Joba’s son) was crying his eyes out in the lobby outside the clubhouse. Tasha was organizing a postgame party in Joba’s room and Harlan was sitting on the scooter talking to reporters.
His dad is a piece of work. He said he was prepared for Billy Butler’s ball to go over the wall because he knows Joba is going to give up a run eventually. “Matter of time,” he said.
After we got done speaking to him, Joe Torre came out of the clubhouse. Seeing Joba’s dad, he walked over.
“How did my boy do for you, Joe?â€? the proud father asked as he shook the manager’s hand.
“Pretty damn good,� Torre said. “We’re going to keep him.�
Woo, I couldn’t wait to get upstairs to write.
Here is Joba’s postgame interview:
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god, that’s cool. what a great kid and a great story. i hope he’s up to stay.
future legend that he is…
Only those with a heart of stone can’t be moved by this story.
Man, I can’t wait to have Joba on the mound in October…
(how cool would it be if he finished the season without allowing a run? I know it’s not likely, but still…)
Such a great story. I can’t believe Joba is 21, listening to him give an interview.
Joba has more class than “mark” apparently.
Well Thanks McLovin you just installed Registration for everyone FOR SURE. By the way the only the Super Bad is going to be watching the BOSUX in October!
I can’t get over Singleton circling Joba’s father’s tears. Good Lord.
Joba has a son?!
class? you have buchholz on your team. dont talk about class
Joba’s son has been mentioned in several articles now. He’s just a toddler. Here’s one of them:
http://www.nypost.com/seven/08.....nkees_.htm
Mark, get over it. You’d think he actually hit him, the way you Red Scum fans go on moaning about it. By the way Daniel Cabrera for President you muppet!
That link didn’t wrap right, but here’s the except on Karter from Serby’s piece Q&A with Joba:
Q: What is your [15-month-old] son Karter like?
A: If you’re having a rough one and you go home, he brightens up your day. When you see him run to you and smile and give him a hug, it’s the best thing.
Q: Are you married?
A: No. I’ve got a girlfriend.
Q: She takes care of Karter?
A: Back in Lincoln [Nebraska].
Peter, thank you for the hard work on Joba’s family. It is wonderful! What a great family! I am looking forward to learn more about Joba and other players of Yankees in the future through this blog. You really have done great job here. Thank you.
No…Joba doesn’t have sex. None of the kids on the Yankees do.
it was heartwarming when they showed his dad crying, but the telestrating of the tears was pretty funny. Thanks for pointing them out, John Singleton!!
don;t worry about it mark next time we wont miss.
“Why didn’t he try to hit someone in the head for his father? Twice?”
Wow, you can read minds. That’s damn impressive.
“don;t worry about it mark next time we wont miss.”
We? What team do you play for?
Ignore him. A reaction’s all he’s wanting anyway. GO JOBA!
whatever, registration cant come soon enough.
and we as in the yankees. like we say we will win in iraq but none of you are even out there. but w.e.
Yeah, I’m sure Peter wants posters to register for his blog who think that their team shouldn’t miss Yankee hitters with 90+ mph fastballs. I mean, who wouldn’t want someone with such good character to participate in a discussion.
We will win in Iraq by installing a Shiite dominated gov’t so that Iran can expand their influence there? Sounds like a plan.
i was talking about our guys (yankees) hitting them, or do you just never ever read the comments and see that i am always mowing down trolls.
iraq was an example, johnny come lately.
an example of the use of we, that everyone loves to hastily jump on.
Hmm sounds like no other alternative. The sunni’s are not going to rule Iraq anymore. The US invasions saw to that. Iran’s influence is already grown heavily in the country and that’s with 150k+ US troops in the country. So I know you were being sarcastic but that’s the only logical plan because that’s the situation the US has created for itself and the region.
Oh, my bad then. No, I don’t usually read comments of posters with user names that might suggest a Red Sox tie in.
To the point: I don’t want engage in a beanball war. I think the Yankees are the better team on the field. They don’t need suspensions or distractions.
Buchholz, why are you even posting here, other than to be a punk?
How many laptops was your dream boy busted for stealing and reselling? Was it 28, or 29?
The Red Sox are praised for seeing past this guy’s character flaws, and drafting him when he dropped that low. We’ll see how Lucchino feels when he starts stealing other player’s meal money, making claims for a couple hundred here and a couple hundred there.
No hitter, my a$$. At least Joba is a real person who loves and respects his family.
Partition, per the Biden plan.
Right which what the British did to begin with and here we are today.
Ben I think Bucholz 11 is a yankee fan.
At least it limits the reach of the Shia Crescent.
I’m going to stop though, because we have gone OT too much.
Shia crescent wasn’t going further than Iraq. The only reason it’s so big in Iraq is cause of some of it’s holiest sites are there, anyways the Shia aren’t even the real problem, the Al Queda types are not Shia, but you are righ we are going way OT.
Solid win by the Yankees. Kennedy went 5 strong innings and we won a close one.
Kevin Thompson was signed by the Oakland A’s.
The squirrel is Shia
*Long Live The Empire*
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http://tinyurl.com/2x2q6a
A Mosaic of Last Night’s Game
http://tinyurl.com/yo8xdx
On Friday, Harlan was elated to see his son and lap up the big-league atmosphere. He made sure to meet as many Yankees as possible, sitting in his scooter near the on-deck circle in batting practice and stopped players as they walked out to stretch. “Mr. Posada. I’m Joba’s dad.” “Hello, Mr. Mussina? I’m Joba’s father.”
For those whose attention Harlan failed to grab, other players did the job. Johnny Damon ushered over Mariano Rivera. Someone nudged Derek Jeter, who came over talking about “Jabba the Hutt.” Jason Giambi leaned over for a hug and Andy Pettitte, Phil Hughes, Cano and Joe Torre stopped to chat.
Harlan was one of hundreds of fans who traveled from Lincoln. In Joba’s mind, his dad was clearly the most important. “For him to be able to come down and get the treatment he deserves, that’s great,” Joba said. “Life is really, really precious.”
http://www.newsday.com/sports/.....3296.story
Okay, let me try this again.
*Long Live The Empire*
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http://tinyurl.com/2x2q6a
We do need an edit button.
Okay – lets try again
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cool, it works.
Dr. Acula–Why are u talking to yourself, lol?! Kiddin’.
Dr. Acula
Thanks for posting the pics. I really enjoyed. I can not wait to see you post the pics after the series at Boston. I love the pics you post for the last Yankees-RedSox series. Keep up the good work!
E-ROC-
Why I outtta [shakes fist, Homer like]
Thanks, Peter!!
LOL, @ Dr. Acula!
We have a good pitching match up for tonight’s game. Pettitte vs Bannister…I wish I could see that game. Have we faced Bannister this year? I don’t think we have. I wish Brett Gardener would have gotten a chance to show his skills.
hmmmmmm,,, wonder what harlan did so right that did so wrong?
I did so wrong
We really need registration here. Its hard to weed through all the pointless posts and the trolls to find the good ones.
Great stories on Harlan and Joba though.
What is Joba’s entrance song? I`ve mostly heard that its Indian Outlaw but over at River Avenue Blues they said it was Smells Like Teen Spirit
BTW, Rebecca’s blog looks great
That was great to see Joba’s dad tear up like that, very sweet.
I can’t believe Joba has a son, he’s just a baby himself.
From the ESPN article:
“When his son’s first pitch registered 99 mph on the radar gun, the older man whooped with glee and pointed toward the scoreboard yelling, “Ninety-nine! Ninety-nine!”"
“”If I can be half the man and half the father he was, I’ll be very, very happy and have a great life,” he said.
Afterward, Joba said he’d been able to concentrate on the game and shut out every sight, sound and emotion but one.
“I heard my sister,” he said. “For some reason, that’s one of those voices where you’re just like, ‘Oh, gosh. There she is.’ I wasn’t even trying to hear it. That’s one of those high-pitched voices you hate to hear.”
This is probably one of the greatest stories I’ve heard in a long time…
One of the best things was how earlier int he day Pete had written that when Harlan had gone up to Torre he called him Mr. Torre and Torre told him to call him Joe. Then here they were at the end of the night and Harlan said how did my boy do Joe. This is such a great story I can only hope that all good things come to this family and that the media glare doesnt hurt them.
What a great human interest story! I could almost feel the emotion through the TV…its stuff that movies are made of.
Joba has uncommon poise for a 21-year old whose made the leap from single A to MLB. The pressure of holding a slim
1-run lead, piching in front of his dad, family and friends must have been enormous – great performance! (99-101 mph fastball helps, too)
Dr.Acula (is that a homonym form Dracula?): Great photos as usual. Thanks!
nice story about joba peter. thanks for the article and pictures dr. acula.
Did he throw at anyone’s head? I hear he’s good at that. Damn slippery ball.
No, he throw at anyone because he only hits scumbags and the Red Sox have plenty.
I cant wait for registration. These BloSox losers have no lifes
wow mark, “waaaahh!” would have been much easier for you to type…