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Jose Molina headed for disabled list
Jose Molina pulled his left hamstring sliding into the plate in the fourth inning Sunday night and could be headed for the disabled list, further thinning out the Yanks' already-depleted catching ranks.
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  • newgroom422 newgroom422
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    I seriously questioned the Yankees' decision to give a long-term deal to Posada, an aging catcher coming off a career year.  Now the news is not getting any better.
    Posted 4/14/2008 respond (flag)
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Tough weekend, and still tough road ahead
New York Yankees Fan Blog — ... getting Moeller on the 25-man roster; the team has to choose between optioning Alberto Gonzalez back to Scranton or putting Molina on the DL. It appears much more likely that Molina will go to the DL , which seems to make more sense. We're glad Gonzalez will likely stick around for a bit; while Derek Jeter 's ...

Molina injured, may be headed to DL
Scott Proctor's Arm - A New York Yankees Blog — ... Looks like I was right, as Jose Molina injured his left hamstring sliding into the plate in the fourth inning of last night's 8-5 loss to the Boston Red Sox. ...

Yanks Face Catching Woes
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com — ... whether Jorge Posada will have to spend most of the season DHing, and at the same time his backup Jose Molina may be DL-bound.  Sure, the Yankees could just make do with internal options until Molina returns in a few weeks.  But it's also possible that Brian Cashman will look for outside help. ...

Should Yanks Consider Other Catching Options?
Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog — ... whether Jorge Posada will have to spend most of the season DHing, and at the same time his backup Jose Molina may be DL-bound. Sure, the Yankees could just make do with internal options until Molina returns in a few weeks. But it's also possible that Brian Cashman will look for outside help. ...

First Posada & Now Molina…
WasWatching.com — What is it about Jose Molina once he gets pressed into full-time duty? This is two years in a row where he’s gone down, no? Maybe now that A-Rod is back, the Yankees can build a pitch-back like device out of Alex’s collection of Kiana Tom Flex Appeal DVDs and set that up behind the plate and go without a catcher until Posada or Molina comes back to action? That would be better than Kevin Cash or Chris Stewart…no?

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