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YanksBlog.com found this 7/23/2008 on newyork.yankees.mlb.com [flag]
NEW YORK -- Jorge Posada has been advised that his right labrum is deteriorating and will require surgery, but the switch-hitting Yankees slugger may be able to continue his season as a first baseman or designated hitter. The 36-year-old Posada has experienced a weakness in his throwing shoulder all season and has ruled out catching for the remainder of the campaign. The injury does not ... [link]

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Posada May Opt for New Position Instead of Surgery
Published 7/23/2008 by Seamus at YanksBlog.com
According to the Yankees' official website , Jorge Posada is mulling a possible move to first base or DH as opposed to having season-ending surgery if he feels his shoulder still allows him to contribute with his bat. Posada told ...

Closing Time: Bronson bounces back
Published 7/24/2008 by Scott Pianowski at Roto Arcade
Bronson Arroyo's ERA has been much higher all season than the peripherals suggest it should be, making him an interesting buy-low target for much of the year. That said, after he bottomed out at Toronto on June 24 (getting rocked for 11 hits and 10 runs), you couldn't blame anyone who washed their hands of the crafty right-hander once and for all. A funny thing has happened since that horrible outing - Arroyo is turnng his season around. He captured his fifth straight win Wednesday over San Diego (7 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 0 BB, 7 K), and while he hasn't been dominant by any means over this stretch, it is encouraging that he's getting more ground balls and pounding the strike zone ...

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If Posada is done for the year, Lo Duca to the Yankees?

truthaboutit posted 7/23/2008 from www.truthaboutit.net

The New York Yankees might need a catcher. The Washington Nationals have Paul Lo Duca, an overpaid, unnecessary, bump on a log who could/should be available for peanuts. Could there be something here?
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Yankees Notebook: Posada Still Has Decision to Make About Surgery

FakeTeams: Front Page Posts found this 7/23/2008 on www.nytimes.com

The Yankees had little to offer Tuesday about the tenuous status of catcher Jorge Posada, who could miss the rest of the season if he needs surgery immediately on his right shoulder. >
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Ailing Posada mulls position change | MLB.com: News

Batter's Box Interactive Magazine found this 7/23/2008 on mlb.mlb.com

NEW YORK -- Jorge Posada has been advised that his right labrum is deteriorating and will require surgery, but the switch-hitting Yankees slugger may be able to continue his season as a first baseman or designated hitter. The 36-year-old Posada has ...
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Awful Announcing found this 7/23/2008 on today.sportingnews.com

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Jorge Posada’s Bad Signs -- Daily Intel -- New York News Blog -- New York Magazine

YFSF found this 7/23/2008 on nymag.com

In the past, beloved figures like Bernie Williams, Roger Clemens, David Wells and Don Mattingly have come back for one too many curtain calls. Jorge Posada is taking his turn. Now that he s hurt, the famed catcher is just another expensive Yankees ...
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