Yankee Lookalike Turns Into Joba the Slut

A Jersey Shore man is giving new meaning to the term "five-tool player" after spending the summer hooking up with as many as 100 women because of his resemblance to Yankees pitcher Joba Chamberlain. Ryan Ward tells the NY Post that after "numerous occasions of my shirt being ripped off," a friend encouraged him to "become (Joba) for the summer." However, Ward took his new found identity too far when cops had to arrest the 29-year-old Phillies fan after a two-week run of scamming free food and drinks from bartenders in Belmar and other Shore towns. The Yankee phenom says he would like to meet his doppleganger. Ward, currently unemployed and out on bail says, "I wouldn't mind becoming his celebrity impersonator."

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By Billy Parker in News on September 6, 2008 1:40 PM

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maryjr

So, if I understand correctly, it's okay to receive food and drinks for free if you're a dumb famous person from people stupid enough to actually give you free food and drinks.

Wza

I agree with Kojak.

Kojak

edEx: loser

jealous

ed_Extinct

loser

Kojak

Fair enough Vanessa, but my theory is still sound. And by most, I shouldve said ALOT of women.

smitty

The real Joba isn't married, but does have a kid back in Nebraska.

Kinda funny...the girls couldn't be very big Yankees fans, or at least they don't know how to google. He looks kinda like Joba, but anyone who's seen at least a game or two of Joba could tell it's not him.

Besides, wouldn't he be with the team or rehabbing his arm somewhere? Idiots.

Billiamsburg

girls r dum

nomnomnom

I think Joba was actually the one sullying the good name of Ryan Ward.

VanessaNYC

Wow. I can't believe all of the hate on the foolish women that slept with this loser.

Kojak, he didn't sleep with "most women," he slept with about 100 women.

interlard

#8, I don't think he'd be so popular with the ladees if they thought he was a catcher. Ba-dom!

Good luck to the guy. If a bunch of people want to feed and screw the guy because they thought he was someone else, that's their problem. It's not like he pretended to be someone who actually does something good in the world. Sports star worship is a mystery to me.

jaycjay

"because they thought he was a pitcher?"

Being a pitcher probably wasn't that relevant. A successful imposter of any young celebrity millionaire could get the same results.

handsomedevil

This is the plot of Dead Tired. If the guy has an arm he may eventually wind up standing in for Chamberlain.

Steven

Hopefully he was using protection.

neckbeard

so there were almost 100 girls slutty enough to sleep with somebody because they thought he was a pitcher?

chaevans

Awesome. Totally worth the jail time.

Kojak

Can't say I'm surprised, but this reaffirms my belief that most women will drop their pants for any male celebrity/millionare/etc (Or in this case, lookalike) regardless of how much of a prude they are.

As for this guy, I can't blame him. Kudos my good man.