courant.com - 6/16/2009
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"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. Burnett pitched seven scoreless innings, his ...
dugoutcentral.com - 6/16/2009
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dugoutcentral.com —
“I think it’s just a matter of that
we used everything today,” Burnett said. “I don’t know...
if it’s the catcher, but we used curveballs and fastballs in good counts. They had no idea what was coming, and ...
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Time for Cervelli to Catch
yankees.lhblogs.com - 6/15/2009
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yankees.lhblogs.com —
After reading my e-mails for the last few
days and looking at some comments on the blog,...
I was surprised to learn that Jorge Posada apparently doesn’t know how to catch. Unlike the very wise Jose Molina and the very energetic Francisco ...
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In defense of Jorge Posada
nypost.com - 6/14/2009
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nypost.com —
> Multiple trips to the mound in the
third inning Friday night by Jorge Posada added to...
Joba Chamberlain shaking off his catcher often and it appeared the catcher and pitcher were at opposite ends of the rhythm spectrum. "I have talked to ...
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POSADA: NO ISSUE WITH JOBA
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Amore On Lack Thereof For ‘Sado’s Game Calling
WasWatching.com —
Via Dom Amore today -
On Sunday, A.J. Burnett pitched seven scoreless innings, his best game of the season, and lavished praise on rookie Francisco Cervelli, who began the season at Double A Trenton. Burnett shook off Cervelli twice in 111 pitches.
“He’s very energetic back there,” Burnett said. “He has a conviction about any sign he puts down.”
So far this season, Yankees pitchers have a 6.31 ERA in the 232 1/3 innings Posada has caught, which includes most of Chien-Ming Wang’s 21 1/3 innings and 14.34 ...
In defense of Jorge’s defense
River Avenue Blues —
... , Tyler Kepner questioned Posada’s game-calling skills through a look at Catcher’s ERA, and Dan Amore used CERA as well as anecdotal evidence to critique Jorge. ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
A-Rod: Mark Teixeira Should Be MVP —
Bleacher Report - MLB 6/16/2009
Mark Teixeira, first baseman for the New York Yankees, has belted 20 home runs in the 59 games he has played this season.
He has also driven in 54 runs, has an OPS of 1.008 and an OPS+ of 161.
But when the Yankees came from behind Friday night to ...
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 ...
