Who's On First? A Very Angry Jorge Posada.

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Jorge Posada is none too pleased about not having caught for six games: Posada was in the lineup as the Bombers' first baseman, but when asked about his lack of time behind the plate, Posada got testy and made it clear that he still considers himself a full-time backstop. "I like to catch. Okay?" Posada said. "I'm in the lineup and I'm happy that I'm in the lineup, but I like to catch. I'm a ... [link]

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Baseball Today: Friday, July 11
Published 7/11/2008 by Art Martone (amartone@projo.com) at Projo Sox Blog
... . (New York Daily News) Shysterball's Craig Calcaterra says Posada "is an unwitting victim of baseball's recent decision to outsource all Major League catching jobs to Molinas." ...

Quit yer whining
Published 7/11/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Jason) at It is about the money, stupid
With a big thanks to Shysterball for the tipoff, I just felt I had to post something about Posada. Seems he's a tad bit upset about not starting the last few games. I can summarize my thoughts this easily: BOO HOO. Get over it. Think about the team first, please. ...

Daily Links - 7/11/08
Published 7/11/2008 by roarke (noreply@blogger.com) at Watching the Game
... base enshrinement on statistics, I do think there should be a much higher standard to get in. There are some interesting names in this list of starting pitchers that might be available at the trade deadline. There are a number of those guys that might be valuable down the stretch and wouldn't require a top tier prospect to acquire. This is Chris O'Leary's revised explanation of the 'Inverted W' in pitching mechanics. Shysterball writes about Jorge Posada's positional complaints and he links to It Is About The Money's take on the same ...

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Quit yer whining

With a big thanks to Shysterball for the tipoff, I just felt I had to post something about Posada. Seems he's a tad bit upset about not starting the last few games . I can summarize my thoughts this easily: BOO HOO. Get over it. Think about the team ...
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