Jorge Posada: Is It Time To Pass The Torch?
boogiedownbaseball.blogspot.com 6/15/2009 — As I was watching yesterday's 15-0 beatdown of the Mets , I started wondering if A.J. Burnett would have pitched as well as he did if Jorge Posada were his battery mate instead of Francisco Cervelli . I've heard and read a lot of things over the years about Posada as a catcher. My impression of ...

Jorge Posada is making a case to become a DH
homeruntrot.blogspot.com 6/17/2009 — My latest article, which can be found at MLB Notebook here , discusses Jorge Posada. The Yankees are a better pitching team when Jose Molina, Kevin Cash, or Francisco Cervelli are catching. But the Yankees need Posada's bat. He's a 37-year old future DH. Here's an excerpt: No, Mariano ...

The Pitchers And Posada
fackyouk.blogspot.com 6/16/2009 — As Joba Chamberlain has a way of doing, his disagreements with Jorge Posada during their last outing sparked a lot of debate as to whether he should be listening to the veteran backstop. This in turn caused some writers to question whether pitchers in general like throwing to Posada and look ...

Does Jorge Hurt The Yanks When He Catches?
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 6/16/2009 — Since Jorge Posada has returned from the DL there has been a lot of talk about his ability to call games and work with pitchers. Today, Tyler Kepner tackles to topic: One unsettling fact for the Yankees is the difference when Jorge Posada catches. With Posada behind the plate, the Yankees’ ...

Is Jorge Posada falling out of favor with Yankee pitchers?
subwaysquawkers.blogspot.com 6/15/2009 — The Yankees had a tremendous day at the bat, scoring 15 runs off Johan Santana and the Met bullpen. But A.J. Burnett also had one of his best outings of the year. Is it possible that Francisco Cervelli, who caught his game instead of Jorge Posada, had something to do with that? Burnett did ...

Jorge Posada is making a case to become a DH
mlbnotebook.com 6/17/2009 — Coming into Tuesday night's games, the Yankees are 36-27, 2 games behind the Red Sox in the AL East. They have the league's best record since May 8 when Alex Rodriguez came back at 23-12. Rodriguez's return woke up the bat of Mark Teixeira and the Yankees began their roll. But the Yankees have ...

Posada to return today, Cervelli to stay?
lennysyankees.blogspot.com 5/29/2009 — With Jorge Posada expected to be activated later today, somebody on the Yankees will need to step aside. It is pretty clear that the player leaving will be Kevin Cash, Francisco Cervelli or Angel Berroa. If Berroa left the Yanks, they would be carrying three catchers on the roster. Berroa ...

More on the Jorge Posada game-calling story, and my thoughts on the Nationals series
subwaysquawkers.blogspot.com 6/16/2009 — The story on whether Yankee pitchers pitch better without Jorge Posada behind the plate is gaining momentum. Tyler Kepner wrote an article in today's New York Times about it, noting that the Yankee pitchers' ERA when Posada is catching 6.31, while the combined ERA of Kevin Cash, Francisco ...

Is it time for Jorge Posada to take off his catcher's mask?
subwaysquawkers.blogspot.com 5/29/2009 — Jorge Posada will be 38 this summer. By the time Yogi Berra and Johnny Bench were 38, Yogi was in his last season, and Johnny Bench was retired. And Joe Girardi, Posada's predecessor, was off the Yankees for five years, and in his last season. While Posada has been very outspoken about how he ...

Yankees' catcher Jorge Posada say he's pumped up by critics' chatter
nydailynews.com 6/23/2009 — Yankees' catcher Jorge Posada say he's pumped up by critics' chatter BY Mark Feinsand DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER Tuesday, June 23rd 2009, 4:00 AM (Page 1 of 2) ATLANTA - Jorge Posada has heard the whispers. He knows that sports talk radio lines and ...

Analysis: Catchers May Have Hand In Yanks’ Pitching Problems — NYT > Baseball 6/16/2009
With Jorge Posada behind the plate, the Yankees’ pitchers have a 6.31 E.R.A. The combined E.R.A. with Francisco Cervelli, Jose Molina and Kevin Cash is 3.81.

The New Yankee Stadium: A New Englander's Review — Bleacher Report - MLB 6/16/2009
From a New England perspective, Fenway Park is to the old and decrepit Foxboro Stadium as the new Yankee Stadium is to the world class Gillette Stadium. I have been of the opinion for quite some time that Fenway Park is past its day and should ...

Judg-Ming-t Day: Wang Faces Last Chance to Stay in Yankees Rotation — Bleacher Report - MLB 6/16/2009
Yankees fans attempt to remember a time when Chien-Ming Wang led all of MLB in wins. They try to hold onto the memories of a sinker once described as “trying to hit a bowling ball.”   Concerns of a recurring injury have subsided, ...

Yankees, Red Sox, Cardinals Vie for Team of the Decade — Bleacher Report - MLB 6/16/2009
The 2000s are coming to an end. Could there be the ninth World Series champion in this decade? Will the Red Sox win their third championship and build a dynasty? Or will the Yankees or Cardinals win their second and solidify their place in history? ...

Yanks activate Bruney, designate Veras — FOXSports.com News for MLB 6/16/2009
Reliever Brian Bruney has been activated by the New York Yankees, who designated Jose Veras for assignment to open a roster spot. Bruney, a 27-year-old right-hander, started the season as Mariano Rivera's setup man but has pitched just once for the ...