joba Chamberlain hurt his ankle, which threatens his life

The Yankees, when Juba Chamberlain arrived on the scene in an electric in the second half of the league season, 2007, and uniform protection of their health status were developed so-called rules of Juba, a set of guidelines designed to maximize their talent and avoid the risk of throwing too many pitches.

But in subsequent years, these rules do not hold the initial presentation of Chamberlain for a variety of injuries monument. On Thursday afternoon, and derailed Chamberlain again, but this time just trying to be a good father to his son for a period of 5 years of age. While jumping on a trampoline with him in a children's play center in Tampa, suffered an ankle injury, Chamberlain can prevent damage to a monument in the Yankee uniform again.

The Director General of the Yankees, Brian Cashman, Chamberlain (26 years) of age, was seen as the sole heir to Mariano Rivera, suffered a dislocated right ankle, with the bone protruding through the skin and cause loss of blood.

Chamberlain was taken to St. Joseph Hospital in Tampa, where he was to undergo emergency surgery to repair the damage done to the ankle, and most importantly, reducing the likelihood of injury to the bone, which can be disastrous for the athlete. Yankees always has not indicated a time frame for returning Chamberlain due to the presence of a wide range of possibilities for recovery of the lesion.

But it was clear to the team and was the most painful misfortune Chamberlain. He had spent the offseason working on his way back from a reconstructive elbow surgery last June, he and the team had hoped that he could return to the majors in mid-season.

Instead, his future as a pitcher is on the line.

"I have crush on him," said Yankees manager Joe Girardi. "It's hard. My heart goes out to him."

Derek Jeter added: "We have something like that, freak accident, feels very bad for him from outside the team, I feel bad for him as a person.".

Chamberlain is expected to remain in hospital for several days that doctors monitor their feet and to check for infection. If all goes well and no infection, and can be paid Chamberlain again sometime this year.

However, in cases of bone and never be able to run again, let alone the pitch in the majors.

"This is the nightmare scenario for all orthopedic surgeons and patients, the presence of bone infection," said Dr. Craig Levitz, chairman of orthopedic surgery at South Nassau Communities Hospital and a former assistant Dr. James Andrews, the noted orthopedic sports.

If infection, Levitz said, "It would be unlikely to ever run again."

"A lot of people are cured of this, but far from everything," said Levitz.

Levitz said the injury suffered by Chamberlain in the often strange and can be a shock to see. But he said the bones usually heal quickly and permanently after surgery, provided there are no complications and the patient may be running in two months.

Saw Girardi, who learned of the injury during a game Thursday night against the Boston Red Sox in Fort Myers, Chamberlain during a visit to emotional Hospital Friday morning around 7:30. And Chamberlain told how, in the last days of the profession of Girardi with the Chicago Cubs, spent three weeks in the disabled list after he injured his back while throwing his daughter into the air.

"Parents are parents," Girardi said.

Given all that Chamberlain has happened in recent years - the disappointments and exclusion in the bullpen, and the arrest for driving while affected, and missed the time to arm injuries, and internal medicine - and taking into account how close you come to mind once again competitive, and Girardi said he wanted to check the state of mind when he spoke to him.

"I was worried over his heart and mind than anything else," said Girardi to visit the hospital. "I think your body is recovering. Its purpose is to heal the body. But worry about what man is going on."

Girardi shrugged when asked how Chamberlain and maintained, and said, "AT, and nothing happens" in a way that seemed to indicate that it was not.

Thursday's incident was the latest and most serious, Chamberlain faced a setback as the rapid rise to fame. After the uproar created immediately after his arrival in the major tournaments - in 19 games in 2007 threw 24 innings, struck out (34) and allowed only 12 in the translation efficiency of an implementation rate of micro-reached 0.38 - was ambushed by the terrible experience in the gaming concessions Cleveland in October of that year. Establish a difference in a race at the end of the game, and was attacked, and dispersed largely by a swarm of Albrgesh the atmosphere of Lake Erie.

Chamberlain lost the lead, and the Yankees lost the game and the series, and there is nothing quite like Chamberlain after that.

Over the next few years, and moved back and forth between? The role of the writer, until he was transferred permanently to the back? In the year 2010. Then came Tommy John surgery last June, and the appearance of physical problems is even more than when he had a ruptured appendix, and abscess and an infection in his abdomen.

Nevertheless, I found the chamberlain, who is not married, and joy in his relationship with his son, Karter, even led to his first day in kindergarten.

"It was the proudest day of my life," he said earlier this spring. But now, it is unclear whether a pitcher can be competitive again.

"He worked hard to come back," said fellow Yankees pitcher Phil Hughes. "I know he felt really good, and he was very happy to have her baby around. I feel so bad for him."