Will Jose Molina catch A.J. Burnett in postseason?
newsday.com 10/6/2009 — October 5, 2009 By ERIK BOLAND erik.boland@newsday.com Jose Molina checks on A. Photo credit: File / David Pokress | Jose Molina checks on A. J. Burnett while playing against the Tampa Bay Rays. (Sept. 7, 2009) It would be a potentially incendiary ...

Girardi: It Was My Decision
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 10/8/2009 — Joe Girardi told the media today that the decision to start Jose Molina behind the plate when A.J. Burnett pitches was his and that he “have to live with.” For audio of Girardi press conference, go over to the LoHud Yankees blog . As for Molina, he had this to say to the media also from Sam ...

Molina Pick-Off Proves Girardi’s A Genius.
mlbnotebook.com 23 days ago — There was a big hubbub about Joe Girardi starting Jose Molina (.217/.292/.268 this year) at catcher over Jorge Posada (.285/.363/.522 this year) tonight. The justification was that AJ Burnett pitched better with Molina behind the plate, and that that made up for the massive difference in ...

Molina-Gate: A.J. defends Posada
riveraveblues.com 10/11/2009 — After six months of baseball day after day after day, this drawn-out schedule for the post-season seems interminable. The Yanks played last night for the first time since Sunday and do not play again for another 27 hours. The waiting, as Tom Petty ...

Molina & Gardner In, Melky Move To Come
fackyouk.blogspot.com 20 days ago — That's the news according to LoHud eminating from the press conference with Joe Girardi. Jose Molina will again be catching A.J. Burnett while Brett Gardner gets the start in center over Jerry Hairston, Jr., thankfully. Girardi also said that the Yanks are in discussions with the MLB in ...

A.J. Burnett and His Catchers
noyoureatowel.net 10/8/2009 — Everything that A.J. Burnett and Jose Molina do tomorrow is going to be criticized and analyzed and broken down. Why? Because Burnett and potential Hall of Fame catcher Jorge Posada did not have chemistry and Joe Girardi felt he needed a change. Let's take a look at what opposing hitters did vs. ...

Count On Jose Molina Catching A.J. Burnett In Post-Season
waswatching.com 9/30/2009 — As recent as August 23rd , we heard that A.J. Burnett and Jorge Posada were not working well together. So, what’s happened since then? Here it is: August 27, 2009 : With Jose Molina catching him, Burnett goes 6 IP and allows 3 ER. September ...

Game 2 lineups: Molina in to catch Burnett
lennysyankees.com 10/9/2009 — Here are tonight’s lineups via LoHud (thanks, and welcome Sam Borden!): Twins lineup Yankees lineup Denard Span RF Derek Jeter SS Orlando Cabrera SS Johnny Damon LF Joe Mauer C Mark Teixeira 1B Jason Kubel DH Alex ...

Girardi: “That’s the decision I made and I have to live with that decision”
yankees.lhblogs.com 10/8/2009 — No surpise that much of the Joe Girardi and A.J. Burnett press conferences focused on the neverending saga of who will be the starting catcher for the Yankees in Game 2. One thing is for sure: Girardi knows the gravity of his decision but said ...

Burnett: I Don't Care Who Catches
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 10/8/2009 — From Steve Popper : Burnett denied that he had anything to do with the decision by Yankees manager Joe Girardi to pair him with Jose Molina as his personal catcher – a decision that will force one of the team's veteran leaders, Jorge Posada, to the bench for Game 2 of the American League ...

Your Official New York Yankees Parade Recap — Bleacher Report - MLB 16 days ago
The last Yankee ticker-tape parade I went to was in 1996. I was 16 years old and cannot recall a single thing about that day. Not a moment. I have clearer memories of stuff that happened when I was five than what occurred on that afternoon in ...

Wang's future at crossroads with Yankees — Major League Baseball News 16 days ago
Cradling his infant son, Justin, in one arm, Chien-Ming Wang walked out of the home clubhouse at Yankee Stadium on Friday, unsure if he would return.

Yankees savor raucous celebration — Major League Baseball News 16 days ago
In double-decker buses and parade floats, the Yankees rolled through lower Manhattan celebrating the 27th World Series title the organization has thirsted for, waving wildly through the financial district on a chilly November morning.

Yanks in their own words talk to fans — Major League Baseball News 16 days ago
In between, the crowd heard from speakers, including Derek Jeter, Yankees general partner Hal Steinbrenner and manager Joe Girardi. Here is what they had to say to a throng that filled the streets to watch on giant monitors amidst the piles of confetti.

'New guys' enjoy ride — NYDailyNews.com - Baseball 15 days ago
Mark Teixeira, CC Sabathia, A.J. Burnett and Nick Swisher all were brought to the Bronx to help the Yankees get back to the top of the baseball world. After accomplishing that goal, the foursome was rewarded with its first ticker-tape parade.  ...