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The Pitchers And Posada
The Pitchers And Posada
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 ...
Time for Cervelli to Catch
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 ... (more) Time for Cervelli to Catch
In defense of Jorge Posada
In defense of Jorge Posada
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 ... (more) In defense of Jorge Posada
POSADA: NO ISSUE WITH JOBA
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 ... (more) POSADA: NO ISSUE WITH JOBA
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