One thing I like about Joba Chamberlain is that he tends to say the right things:

Asked about Cashman’s comments, Chamberlain said, “As far as what he said, that really doesn’t mean anything to me. That’s the approach that we should all have, that we have to earn it. Not only all of us, but coaches included. They have to push us to make us better and I think that’s a goal we all have.

“Nothing is given to you in the game of baseball,” he added. “If you have 10 years or whatever, you have to take the opportunity you have to pitch for any team – especially this team – and try to make the best of it. We all have to prove it, day in and day out.”

Through the whole starter/reliever controversy, Joba always said he would do whatever the Yankees wanted. Chamberlain has his faults, but being a public pain to management is not one of them.