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Thurman Munson's Widow Pays Tribute to Jorge Posada at His Retirement News Conference (Video)

Found January 26, 2012 on NESN.com: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Jorge Posada
TEAMS: New York Yankees

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Jorge Posada played 17 seasons in the same pinstripes that Thurman Munson sported for 11 years. But the link between the two former Yankees catchers goes well beyond the uniforms that they donned. Munson's wife, Diana, shed some light on the link during Posada's retirement news conference on Tuesday. She credits Posada as the person who brought baseball back into her life. "This is a man who probably doesn't realize it, but he in fact is the one who brought me back to love baseball again," Diana said, as pointed out by YES Network's Jon Lane. "After losing Thurman I...
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