Found November 03, 2009 on Sliding Into Home: Yardbarker Blogger Network
Have you heard this one? Apparently there has been a little bit of an uproar over the frequent mound visits the Yankees have been taking this October, so much so that MLB will likely discuss the matter in the offseason. Here's more from CBS Sports:All those meetings on the mound called by catcher Jorge Posada and the New York Yankees are giving Major League Baseball pause, too....MLB vice president of umpiring Mike Port said frequent mound meetings by all teams would likely be discussed by baseball officials this offseason."It would fall under the province of pace of game," Port said before the Yankees beat Philadelphia 7-4 to take a 3-1 Series lead.The Yankees held six in the first inning of Game 4. Then came eight more -- four alone with Jayson Werth hitting -- in the fifth. Damaso Marte relieved Sabathia in the seventh. After two pitches, Posada made the 60-foot, 6-inch trudge yet again.Sabathia wound up striking out Werth with two runners on. Perhaps the Phillies c...
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