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Joba Chamberlain’s Return Would Be Emotional Spark the Yankees Need

an honest question: Has anybody even noticed Joba Chamberlain's absence this season?

It doesn't feel like anybody has. That's probably because Chamberlain hasn't thrown a pitch since last June, and the Yankees have fared pretty well without him this season. The fact that they've had to deal with more recent pitching injuries such as Michael Pineda's shoulder, Mariano Rivera's ACL and Andy Pettitte's ankle has definitely helped overshadow Chamberlain's own recovery.

Check that. It should read "recoveries." Chamberlain hasn't pitched in over a year, in part because of Tommy John surgery and in part because of the nasty ankle injury he suffered before the start of the 2012 season.

It's been a rough 12 months for him. He's been snake-bit, ...

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