Posada won't play at catcher if he puts off surgery

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Yanks’ Posada Puts Off Shoulder Surgery For Now
Published 7/23/2008 by jason at SPORTSbyBROOKS
Just when things are starting to turn around for the New York Yankees, Jorge Posada goes and gets himself put on the 15-day DL with an injured right shoulder. Worse yet, it not just some simple soreness - the Yankees catcher was discovered to have a torn labrum & rotator cuff damage. Doctors have recommended surgery. Jorge Posada Yankees dive However, Jorge doesn’t want to go under the knife just yet, not when his team is only 3.5 games out of first in the AL East . ESPN & NEW YORK NEWSDAY both report that Posada wants to try recovery through ...

That’s a Laugh
Published 7/23/2008 by Jeff Kallman at The MLB Source
... HOLDING OUT—Jorge Posada wants to put off shoulder surgery if he can—saying he’ll try rehabilitating his shoulder for fifteen days before deciding finally—though it means the longtime Yankee catcher won’t be able to work behind the dish when he plays. ...