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’ ...

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
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 ...

Cervelli is useful, but don't get used to him
bases.newsvine.com 6/16/2009 — The bat makes up for the glove

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 ...

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 ...

Posada, Yankees Pitchers On Same Page? -
courant.com 6/16/2009 — "We just weren't on the same page," Posada said. It's been happening for years, and more so this season. Though Posada has been one of the best hitting catchers for a long time, Yankees pitchers often prefer throwing to someone else. On Sunday, A.J. ...

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 ...

Open Thread: Is Jorge Posada a Hall of Famer?
riveraveblues.com 6/6/2009 — You’ve probably seen it by now, but Rob Neyer and Jonah Keri have been going back and forth about whether or not Yankees’ catcher Jorge Posada is a Hall of Famer. Neyer says nay , Keri says ay . Fortunately, we can some fancy statistics ...

Yankees Pummel Johan: No Miracle on 161st Street for Santa-na and Mets — Bleacher Report - MLB 6/15/2009
The Yankees were faced with the harsh realization that they deserved to be riding a five-game losing streak entering Sunday’s afternoon matchup with the ace of aces—Mets starter Johan Santana.   Alex Rodriguez had failed in the ...

Mickey Mantle's Poor 1959 Season Has Gotten Better — Bleacher Report - MLB 6/15/2009
In 1959, Mickey Mantle batted .285 with 31 home runs and 75 RBI. Mickey admitted that it had been a lack luster season for him. "It wouldn't surprise me if the Yankee management traded me to another club this winter. It was my worst overall year in ...

Where Is the Wind Coming From in the New Yankee Stadium? — Bleacher Report - MLB 6/15/2009
Ever since the New York Yankees have moved across the street from their old home that hosted them for the last 85 years, the Yankees moved into the New Yankee Stadium, which contained the same dimensions as the old stadium, and had a ...

Looking at the New York Yankees on an Off Day — Bleacher Report - MLB 6/15/2009
Once again, the semi-regular look at how the Yankees have performed thus far this season on an off day... Starting Pitching The starting pitching, which had gone through most of the month of May on an absolute roll, has struggled something of ...

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.