Yardbarker: Jorge Posada

This Week in Yankees History (11/8-11/14)

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:00:00 -0500

This Week in Yankees HistoryNovember 8th - November 14th November 8th1896 - Former HOF Yankees Manager Bucky Harris (1947-1948) was born (1896-1977). Bucky won the 1947 AL pennant and World Series, while managing the Yankees. Bucky was a 2nd baseman in the AL during the 1920-1930’s. He won AL pennants with the Washington Senators in 1924-1925 as a player-manager, earning him the nickname of “Boy Wonder.” After the 1948 AL season, finishing in 3rd place in the AL, veteran NL Manager Casey Sten...

Phillies-Yankees Game Six Notes: Watching the Guillotine

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:51:00 -0500

> Coming into tonight's game, despite my love for Pedro Martinez, I knew that a win was going to be all on the offense. They weren't ever going to win a 2-1 game in New York, not against this offense, and not with this bullpen. There was hope that they can slug their way to a win, of course; the Yankee starters weren't used to working on three days rest, and the bullpen wasn't airtight. But it's still a disconcerting way to start a game. > I tuned in a little late, a...

World Series C-a-C: Ol' man Posada will tell you another thing

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:14:49 -0500

I can't say for certain what Yankees catcher Jorge Posada(notes) is saying to Joe Girardi's son Dante here, but I'm willing to bet a large Ray's pizza it has something to do with pops letting Jose Molina(notes) start two games in the World Series. So have at it, amateur Intenet copy editors of the world. How should this caption read? Follow the jump for winners from the last World Series C-a-C:No one told Tommy about the Dodgers?1st — NorCalLion: "Are you saying th...

This is Incredibly Fascinating

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:08:18 -0500

I stumbled across this video of Jorge Posada’s wife talking about her cell phone and about not going out to clubs and hanging out with her kids. Fascinating. Anyway, apparently there was a brawl in the parking lot last night before/after the ball game and because of some proprietary nonsense, fandome.com won’t let me embed it [...]

MLB could discuss Yankees' mound meetings.... WHAT?

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:26:00 -0500

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 b...

Yanks' mound talks slow Series, give MLB pause

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:41:43 -0500

All those meetings on the mound called by catcher Jorge Posada and the New York Yankees are giving Major League Baseball pause, too. Posada and pals visited pitcher CC Sabathia eight times - in a single inning - on Sunday night, grinding Game 4 of the World Series to a standstill. Agitated Phillies fans booed each trip. MLB vice president of umpiring Mike Port said frequent mound meetings by all teams would likely be discussed by baseball officials this offseason.

Yanks Win 7-4 to Move to Within One Win of #27

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 01:59:00 -0500

(AP Photo) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E NYY 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 7 9 1 PHI 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 4 8 1 WP - Joba Chamberlain (1-0) LP - Brad Lidge (0-1) SV - Mariano Rivera (2) Another thriller, another win, and another step closer to that illusive 27th ring. With a big three-run ninth the Yankees were able to defeat the Phillies 7-4 to increase their lead in the series to 3 games to 1. I'll get to the ninth in a little bit, but first let's start with the starters. It was a matchup of CC Sa...

The Last Time Jorge Posada Didn't Start a Playoff Game

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 06:37:00 -0500

Tonight Jorge Posada will be on the bench watching Jose Molina catch AJ Burnett. He's on the bench because Joe Girardi believes Burnett has better chemistry with Molina than with Jorge and Jorge does not seem pleased by the entire idea. Why? Well this won't be the first time that Posada hasn't started a playoff game because the manager thought a pitcher had more chemistry with a catcher without enormous ears. In 2005 Joe Torre decided to start John Flaherty over Jorge in hopes that Randy Johnson would find the groove against the Angels. He got this...

Johnson gave up 5 runs in three innings and was removed. Flaherty was removed with him, but the damage was done. The Yankees bullpen was stretched and couldn't shut the door on the Angels despite the middle inning comeback. The Yankees lost game 3 and eventually the series.

Posada Suspended Four Games, Fined $3K

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 15:05:00 -0500

From Mark Feinsand:Jorge Posada has been suspended four games and fined $3,000 for his role in Tuesday night's bench-clearing brawl between the Yankees and Blue Jays, a baseball source told the Daily News. Toronto reliever Jesse Carlson received the same punishment. It is unknown whether either player plans to appeal.Well, this was expected. Time for Cervelli and Molina to step up for a few days. Also, he better take the suspension now, and not risk missing the Angels or Red Sox games com...

For Posada, Suspension Could Be A Blessing In Disguise

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 08:12:00 -0500

Most are speculating this morning that Jorge Posada will be suspended five games for his actions during last night's game against the Blue Jays. That will be five days during which he will not even be allowed on the field, let alone play in a game.It is late in the baseball season. Posada is an aging catcher. Put these two statements together and you have one very tired baseball player. He'll never admit it to anyone (perhaps, not even to himself), but five days of rest will do him go...

Thank You, Jorge Posada

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 09:06:00 -0500

My heartfelt thanks go out to Jorge Posada this morning. Without his game-winning home run last night, the Yankees might have lost, and, had they lost, all we would have heard from Derek Jeter regarding catching Lou Gehrig was the following:"Bottom line, I just wanna win."Yes, I'm exaggerating, but surely we would not have heard much more than that. Everyone knows that Derek Jeter, rightfully so, is all about the team, all about winning. Jorge Posada made it possible for us to ...

Did Posada Have AJ On The Brain Last Night?

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:35:00 -0500

After hearing that Jorge Posada lost track of the count in two of his at-bats last night, I can't help thinking that it was because he had his mind on AJ Burnett's lousy performance.There was Burnett stinking up Camden Yards and shouting at himself in the process, no doubt causing some who were watching to believe he was shouting at Posada. That in itself probably did not bother Posada as much as the overall fact that Burnett was having another bad outing while he was behind the plate...