Joba DUI - "Well Above Legal Limit"

[schillingouttheks]

What was the point of the article?

 

To follow up a previous news report that contained less detail of the night in question. At least that's how I took it. If anything, I think the article makes Joba out to be more of an idiot for allowing a Red Sox insult to make him act as stupidly as he did.

[BoSox21]

It attributes the remarks to "associates." I would assume that they are associates of Joba or the Yankees. With who or what would a bar patron be an associate?

 

associates mean the people Joba went out with that night

 

there's no way anyone associated with the Yankees would even try to make excuses for Joba's DUI, talk about a PR nightmare

[a700hitter]

associates mean the people Joba went out with that night

 

there's no way anyone associated with the Yankees would even try to make excuses for Joba's DUI, talk about a PR nightmare

So, it was Joba's friends that blame the Red Sox fan? That's enough for me to conclude that Joba is a jerk.

[a700hitter]

associates mean the people Joba went out with that night

 

there's no way anyone associated with the Yankees would even try to make excuses for Joba's DUI, talk about a PR nightmare

You are probably right. It was just very unclear who "associates" were. It was either Joba's buds or Yankee employees. Either way, as you said, it's a nightmare for the Yankee organization.

[26 to 6]

When did that happen to you?

Last August

 

So, it was Joba's friends that blame the Red Sox fan? That's enough for me to conclude that Joba is a jerk.

Nobody blamed the RED SOX, it was mentioned that prior to getting arrested he got into a tiny tiff with a heckler who said that if he pitched for the Red Sox he wouldnt be there. I didn't see anyone pointing any fingers, btu if they were it was at the situation that occurred that enraged Joba, not at the Red Sox in particular. Somebody didn't get a very good grade in elementary reading comprehension.

[Gom]

So' date=' it was Joba's friends that blame the Red Sox fan? That's enough for me to conclude that Joba is a jerk.[/quote']

 

Enough a700. Your comments are out of line here. Nowhere does anyone, anywhere say that this is anything but Joba's fault. This is not the Red Sox fans fault, this isn't the Yankees fault, and for once, even I can't blame Cashman.

 

I do not condone what he did, it was a silly mistake that could have been tragic, and fortunately, no one was injured. It has nothing to do with the uniform he wears. This is not the type of thoughtful debate and argument I'm used to seeing from you. Enough, my friend.

[ARod2212]

I'm sure Joba's driving after drinking had nothing to do with a moron talking s*** in Nebraska about the Red Sox. He drove drunk because drunk people make bad decisions.

[jacksonianmarch]

Enough a700. Your comments are out of line here. Nowhere does anyone, anywhere say that this is anything but Joba's fault. This is not the Red Sox fans fault, this isn't the Yankees fault, and for once, even I can't blame Cashman.

 

I do not condone what he did, it was a silly mistake that could have been tragic, and fortunately, no one was injured. It has nothing to do with the uniform he wears. This is not the type of thoughtful debate and argument I'm used to seeing from you. Enough, my friend.

 

wow, I totally agree with Gom here

[a700hitter]

Enough a700. Your comments are out of line here. Nowhere does anyone, anywhere say that this is anything but Joba's fault. This is not the Red Sox fans fault, this isn't the Yankees fault, and for once, even I can't blame Cashman.

Gom, I live in NY, and I get the NY Post. The headline on the front page says: "BoSox taunt set off Joba."

 

 

 

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So, why am I out of line?

 

His friends are clearly jerks for telling this story, and Joba is just a class A Clown who needs a good ass-kicking.

[Gom]

Gom, I live in NY, and I get the NY Post. The headline on the front page says: "BoSox taunt set off Joba."

 

 

 

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So, why am I out of line?

 

His friends are clearly jerks for telling this story, and Joba is just a class A Clown who needs a good ass-kicking.

 

I get the post too. A Red Sox taunt set him off. Nowhere in the article does it say or implicate that anyone but Joba was at fault.

 

A headline in the NY Post that stretches the truth to sell that paper? If you live in NY, and don't know the answer to that question, consider yourself shamed.

[a700hitter]

I get the post too. A Red Sox taunt set him off. Nowhere in the article does it say or implicate that anyone but Joba was at fault.

 

A headline in the NY Post that stretches the truth to sell that paper? If you live in NY, and don't know the answer to that question, consider yourself shamed.

The first line of the article:

 

Taunts about his team's lousy season prompted Yankee pitcher Joba Chamberlain to storm out of a Nebraska strip joint just before he was busted for alleged drunken driving, associates said yesterday.

 

People on this forum have concluded that the "associates" in the article are friends of Joba. Why would they make such statements in an interview? Personally, if my friend got arrested, I would not make any comment, nor would I expect that my friends would make any comments if I had been arrested. This particular comment about the confrontation is a lame and cowardly attempt by the so-called "associates" to make an excuse for Joba's poor judgment.

 

Edit: His friends are clearly *******s, and judge a man by the company he keeps. Joba is a punk.

[Gom]

If I was there, and saw it, I would say he got pissed at the Red Sox fans and stormed out. I don't get your point a700.

[schillingouttheks]

I'm not sure I understand your point either, 700. All I'm reading is that a BoSox taunt is what sent Joba off the edge. I don't see the correlation between that and the application of blame to the Red Sox and/or their fans. Joba got mad at the fans and the taunts, and left. I don't think that it's being twisted in a way to unfairly apply blame to anyone else but Joba.

 

Like I said before, if anything, the article and title make Joba out to be an idiot for reacting the way he did to a stupid taunt.

[BoSox21]

The paper is just giving the reason Joba didn't wait to sober up before taking off. That's the newspaper's job, to provide the facts and let people make their own judgements.

[a700hitter]

If I was there' date=' and saw it, I would say he got pissed at the Red Sox fans and stormed out. I don't get your point a700.[/quote']My point is that it is clearly a very lame attempt on the part of Joba's so-called associates to make the case that he left while he was drunk because of some idiot Red Sox fans, with the implication that he might have been more prudent and stayed longer to sober up before he got behind the wheel of the car had it not been for the taunting. If that is not what his "associates" are trying to convey, then suppose you tell me what their intent was in telling this part of the story.

[Gom]

My point is that it is clearly a very lame attempt on the part of Joba's so-called associates to make the case that he left while he was drunk because of some idiot Red Sox fans' date=' with the implication that he might have been more prudent and stayed longer to sober up before he got behind the wheel of the car had it not been for the taunting. If that is not what his "associates" are trying to convey, then suppose you tell me what their intent was in telling this part of the story.[/quote']

Either that, or the media is trying to inflame a story that shouldn't be inflamed. What do you think? A major league player can't take heckling? This reminds me of the Simpsons episode where everyone chants "Daryl, Daryl" toward Daryl Strawberry and he starts crying in the outfield. So if you're drunk at a bar, and you fight with your girl and storm off and get into a drunk driving accident...it's her fault? Not yours?

 

"His associates" could be ANYONE. It could be one of the girls giving him a lap dance for all we know. That night, she was "associated" with him. What sounds better? Associate or stripper?

 

In this case, at least.

[a700hitter]

Either that, or the media is trying to inflame a story that shouldn't be inflamed. What do you think? His associates could be one of the girls giving him a lap dance. What sounds better? Associate or stripper?

 

In this case, at least.

I have to get some associates like that.

[BoSox21]

The reporter found out that he stormed out cause he was being heckled by Sox fans, it makes for a interesting national story than just "Joba Popped for DUI". Call it inflaming a story but facts are facts and its part of the 5 Ws of reporting: who, what, when, where and why

[a700hitter]

The reporter found out that he stormed out cause he was being heckled by Sox fans' date=' it makes for a interesting national story than just "Joba Popped for DUI". Call it inflaming a story but facts are facts and its part of the 5 Ws of reporting: who, what, when, where and [b']why[/b]

His friends/associates must be morons to give these kinds of statements to the press.

[BoSox21]

His friends/associates must be morons to give these kinds of statements to the press.

 

The clientele at Nebraskan strip clubs don't exactly get invited to MENSA meetings

[a700hitter]

The clientele at Nebraskan strip clubs don't exactly get invited to MENSA meetings

People at strip clubs where I come from do not usually flap their gums about their friends and their activities at strip clubs.

[BoSox21]

I'm not trying to put myself in the heads of Joba's "associates". Maybe they thought people would sympathize with him if they heard he left cause he was being harassed by Sox fans, hell if I know. Maybe he busted a nut in his pants after a lap dance from Charlene and rushed home to change and the heckling Sox fans story was less embarassing, hell if I know

[Gom]

People at strip clubs where I come from do not usually flap their gums about their friends and their activities at strip clubs.

The women at your stip clubs are 45 year old ladies with 4 kids and fruit rollup titties.

[rician blast]

Upset at a patron's comment about the Sox? I'm callin' ******** on this one...in fact I think we all know what the truth is.

 

Joba was really upset at the fact that the dancers at this backward-ass establishment in Shittown, Ne. wouldn't give him any play, thought they were too good for him...here's the dancers in question:

 

The first girl to break his heart that night:

http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t114/joyride161/HideousFatHickWoman.jpg

 

Then came this beauty...she declined his advances and sent him nearly off the edge:

http://boortz.com/images/funny/redneck_pics_tattoo2.jpg

 

 

Then, once this dancer turned him down, it was all over. I realize it's not a girl...so did Joba...but he still thought the guy had a helluva set of tits:

 

http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:WZZnpqEhdkfoVM:http://www.breakitdownblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/fat_redneck.jpg

[BoSox21]

http://www.epicfuckingfail.com/jpgs/epic_fail072.jpg

[a700hitter]

The women at your stip clubs are 45 year old ladies with 4 kids and fruit rollup titties.

I'll send you some links of the places that I have allegedly patronized.

[TheKilo]

Joba got 9 months probation.

[Gom]

Meh.

[TheKilo]

Wonder what the Angels reaction to this is.

[ORS]

Could be an interesting subplot if Tubby pitches in LAAAoA. Of course, their fans cheer when the Jumbotron says so and follows the lead of a freaking spider monkey, so I don't think they payed enough attention in the offseason to put two and two together.

 

On another note, I wonder if a Yankee beat reporter has the balls to ask for his reaction to what happened to Adenhart.