Add Molina to the injury list

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Bronx Banter: What A Drag
Published 4/14/2008 at Baseball Toaster
... pinch-hitting Melky Cabrera (who got the day off with Jorge Posada--1 for 4--again DHing) for Gonzalez. Melky singled, but the Yankees didn't score, and Posada had to catch the ninth, pushing Farnsworth into the lineup (though his spot never came around and Morgan Ensberg was still around to pinch-hit). Posada clearly had instructions not to throw during his inning behind the plate as both Crisp and Pedroia stole off him uncontested, with Crisp scoring to set the final score. Per Pete Abe , with Posada still unable to catch because of his shoulder and Molina unable to play ...

Shit
Published 4/14/2008 by jscape2000 at Pinstripe Alley
... LoHud: The Yankees need a catcher. Jose Molina strained his left hamstring in the fourth inning, which is why he had to leave the game in the eighth. "He sucked it up for us," manager Joe Girardi said. Somebody's getting traded. Posada's clearly ...

Injury Bug Bites Again
Published 4/14/2008 by Rebecca at This Purist Bleeds Pinstripes
Jose Molina is out with a strained hamstring Which is not exactly the news you wanted to hear. I apologize. Think happy thoughts. Chien Ming Wang is 3-0. Jeter's taking BP and doing drills so he should be back soon enough. We get to play two games in Tampa, where it won't be in the thirties or forties with inconvenient rain delays. etc.

Next up to bat… Chad Moeller?
Published 4/14/2008 by Brent Nycz at The Bronx Block
That will be the case tomorrow because back-up catcher Jose Molina strained his left hamstring. From Pete Abe: The Yankees need a catcher. Jose Molina strained his left hamstring in the fourth inning, which is why he had to leave the game in the eighth. “He sucked it up for us,” manager Joe Girardi said. It’s uncertain what the corresponding move will be to create a roster spot, but the Yankees will be adding a catcher tomorrow. It will likely be veteran Chad Moeller. Jorge Posada (right ...

Panic! at the Disco
Published 4/14/2008 by Ben K. at River Ave. Blues
... Nothing, that is, except for Jose Molina’s hamstring. This is in fact worse news than anything we saw on the field tonight. Molina’s been a God-send so far this year. He’s hitting .364 with seven doubles and has more than adequately filled in for Jorge Posada behind the plate. But now he’s out for a few weeks, and the Yanks’ catching situation just grew dire. ...

Molina Left With Strained Hammy
Published 4/14/2008 by Bronx Liaison at
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... So much for my beef with Joe Girardi's eighth inning decision to pinchrun for Jose Molina. According to LoHud, Molina strained his hamstring in the fourth inning, but toughed it out until the second to last frame. ...

Make That Two Catchers Down
Published 4/14/2008 by Mark M. at The Bronx Stop: Another New York Yankees Blog
From Peter Abraham at LoHud Yankees Blog: The Yankees need a catcher. Jose Molina strained his left hamstring in the fourth inning, which is why he had to leave the game in the eighth. ...

It has come to this for the Yankees
Published 4/14/2008 by Ed Valentine at Bugs & Cranks
... Moeller will catch because, if you watched the game last night you saw that Jorge Posada can’t throw yet. And now Jose Molina, who couldn’t run anyway but sure as hell can catch and throw, has joined the Yankees’ growing injury list. ...