Molina’s take
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Over the past few days, Jose Molina has answered a lot more questions from a lot more reporters than he’s seen pretty much all season. Courtesy of Chad, here’s a few excerpts from his chat with the media today:
Question: How does it make you feel that A.J. prefers pitching to you?
Answer: “I don’t think it’s A.J.’s decision. It’s the manager. We are here to play and get in the game when Joe says. We really are a team here so we root for each other. He put me in the lineup, (so) I’m going to play.”
Question: Have you talked to Jorge about this situation?
Answer: “We haven’t had much time to talk. We really don’t have much time in the playoffs. We have love for each other. I don’t think there’s anything wrong about all this. I think Jorgie just wanted to play, you can respect that.”
Question: Is it awkward at all?
Answer: “I will say and I will keep saying the same – the manager is Joe, he writes down a name and I’ll play. I’m ready. If Jorgie don’t like it, that’s him. You guys have to ask him about that, not me. But Joe is the manager. He puts me in the lineup, I’ll play.”
Question: What does A.J. have to do to have success tomorrow?
Answer: “Just calm down. Don’t worry about it. It’s a lot of fun here. A lot of times when he gives up runs, he gets mad on the mound so I say, don’t give up any more and we win the game. We score a lot of runs. You give up one run with this team, it’s nothing pretty much.”
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“We score a lot of runs. You give up one run with this team, it’s nothing pretty much.”
He must say that when it’s just him and AJ at the mound. I can just imagine Jeter asking “What do you mean WE score a lot of runs?”
That Molina is one smooth customer. AJ may throw a perfect game tomorrow.
Much ado about hopefully nothing.
He must say that when it’s just him and AJ at the mound. I can just imagine Jeter asking “What do you mean WE score a lot of runs?”
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Hey now. Until Cano hit the grand slam last week, Molina had two distinctions. Last HR at old yankee stadium and the only yankee to hit a grand slam in 2009.
I like what he said the other day when asked why the pitchers like to throw to him. He said it’s because he’s a big target.
Good role player indeed.
Yorvit with a 2-run homerun. Good for him after the year he’s had personally. The real story, though is the Rockies pitcher.
Good for Molina. Good answers. Poor guy. He should be able to feel happy to catch a playoff game. Can we move on? I guess not until after they win tomorrow.
JUst have to make one Sux point here.
‘Baldelli out of ALDS’
remember when all we heard is about all of these cheap quality pick ups boston made while we got CC, AJ and Tex (and Swish)
now: Smoltz GONE, Penny GONE, Baldelli OUT.
Yeah that worked out great.
I love this:
“A lot of times when he gives up runs, he gets mad on the mound so I say, don’t give up any more”
LOL
http://13.media.tumblr.com/tum.....o1_500.jpg
“Molina had two distinctions. Last HR at old yankee stadium and the only yankee to hit a grand slam in 2009″
Good point. Take out that grand slam and Molina had 0 HRs and a total of 7 RBIs all season. Combined with his slipping(slightly) defense, and tomorrow night may be his last game in pinstripes.
saucy -
Was that for real or a joke? Pretty funny. Or sad. Can’t figure out which.
Mark in Tampa
October 8th, 2009 at 3:55 pm
“Molina had two distinctions. Last HR at old yankee stadium and the only yankee to hit a grand slam in 2009?
Good point. Take out that grand slam and Molina had 0 HRs and a total of 7 RBIs all season. Combined with his slipping(slightly) defense, and tomorrow night may be his last game in pinstripes.
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I wonder how much his decrease in production has to do with his increase in weight
“A lot of times when he gives up runs, he gets mad on the mound so I say, don’t give up any more”
Since that is the secret, can’t we just teach Jorge that one simple sentence? It would be a lot easier than all the talk the last few days, and Joe would be able to get more offense on the field.
I love change but letting Matsui go home or Damon to another team is unacceptable.
My gut is that the Yanks will offer both Matsui and Damon another year.
Matsui could play 50% less games (~70 games) at DH and replace Hinske’s role and possibly be stronger. (The NL inter-league games would eliminate the DH for 9, I think)
Damon could play 100 games in LF instead of 140 and free up the DH for Posada for approx. 50 and use the remaining 40 games to rotate Jeter, ARod & Damon through the position.
Doreen
October 8th, 2009 at 3:53 pm
Good for Molina. Good answers. Poor guy. He should be able to feel happy to catch a playoff game. Can we move on? I guess not until after they win tomorrow.
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Unfortunatly no matter how the game turns out it will bring up more questions.
“tex’s friend
October 8th, 2009 at 3:49 pm
That Molina is one smooth customer. AJ may throw a perfect game tomorrow.”
That Molina is one smooth customer. AJ may PITCH a perfect game tomorrow.
/AJ’d
Sara says:
“After Jorge’s performance behind the plate last night, the only place he deserves to be tomorrow night is on the bench. Sit in the corner Jorge, see you in game 3..maybe this time you’ll hustle”
Amen. I’m a Posada supporter. But after his game last night, he deserves to watch from the bench. Stop pouting and wake-up!”
spoken like the two morons the above commenters are.
maybe if either one of them listened to both girardi and burnett on the audio hey’d have noticed there was zero criticism of posada.
AJ has been pitching well to Molina and is on a good run. Why screw around with that?
It’s really not as big a deal as people are making it out to be. As if this determines our postseason fate.
touche
saucy,
That is a great question, and deceptively difficult. It becomes near impossible, however, if the question is ‘Name a Met on the active roster.’
Good for Josey. He gets to start a playoff game and contribute.
Rather than be angry, why not be happy for Josey that he gets to start a game?
Maine Yankee – I fear you are correct.
“maybe if either one of them listened to both girardi and burnett on the audio hey’d have noticed there was zero criticism of posada.”
I don’t want to get into a Jorge or Jose bashing, but of course they wouldn’t criticize Posada to the media. The whole point of the press conference was to put out fires, not start them.
Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.
LOL AJ specifically said that he doesn’t prefer pitching to Molina, yet the mediots ask Molina how he feels about AJ preferring him? Why hold the AJ presser at all?
Frank,
With an older team, I’d like to have a little more depth.
JD’s in a good position because he can field, his swing is built for the stadium (or it was built for him), and we don’t have another OF in the system to use as leverage. But this is his last opportunity (imo) to get a multi-year contract.
But I don’t want to see Bay and I definitely don’t want to see Holliday. I would like to see Carl Crawford, though. Great tools.
And of course Matsui would be good to have back next season. I’m not one to turn down homeruns.
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Another thing worth mentioning is that AJ mentioned that he and Josey get in a rhythm because there’s not so much coming out to get on the same page. So, I don’t think the pep talks are the main reason that AJ & Josey match up well.
Doreen, I’m not sure. I just saw it posted on a messageboard and felt compelled to share it here
Arod also hit a Grand Slam in 2009, last Sunday when he had 7 RBI.
randy
This is just a guess, but I suspect they were so desperate to get AJ on track that when it happened they didn’t want to risk messing it up now in the PS.
didn’t realize I was in the previous thread when I posted this, so this is a repeat…
John in Ohio, this was discussed in the last thread…look up the stats on % of guys thrown out by Posada and Molina and you may adjust the tune your singing.
Jorge deserves a lot more credit than you chumps are giving him this year. Yeah he had 2 passed balls but CC did have a monster performance last night. If he had pitched poorly it would have been Posada’s fault but if he pitches well he gets no credit.
The bottom line is that it’s silly either way. Jorge typically plays solid defense and has thrown out the same % as Molina this season. Compare his batting average v Molina and it’s no contest who is the better player.
Molina has been huge for us the past 2 seasons and I’m all for Joe putting him in if he thinks that’s best for the team, but you guys all need to get off of Jorge’s jock and chill with the hating. The Sox could use a few more fans and Pete a few more commentors if that’s your style.
there’s nothing wrong with anything that posada, girardi, burnett ,or molina are saying.
what’s wrong is the posada bashing by fans that can’t remember where their remote is half the time.
if people say what girardi molina, and burnett are saying i have no problem with it, but i’m sick of people commenting about something they are ignorant about and acting like they have a clue.
i don’t throw the word moron around too often, but for those who are bashing posada there is no other word that fits.
I love that the media is trying to create problems in the clubhouse.
Arod also hit a Grand Slam in 2009, last Sunday when he had 7 RBI.
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correct, but i said, until cano hit his.
jennifer -
Me, too, but at least so far this team doesn’t seem to be taking the bait.
This is so funny. It’s not like Jorge hasn’t dealt with these very same questions before. He’s a big boy, there’s no need to worry about him. I do think that he, and the Yankees, will survive this. It is not a big deal.
Sorry if this was already posted and I missed it but interesting article on how The Captain changed training methods so he can be Benjamin Button.
This quote jumped out at me: “Derek said it may not be eight to 10 years at shortstop, but that he wanted to play that long.
http://www.northjersey.com/spo.....l?page=all
M. Kay & Don ranting about people buying NYY shirts with NAME & # on back. Think it is stupid to buy shirt with name on back since NYY do not have names. I don’t see the big deal.
I’ll be glad to have Jeter on the team as long as he wants. He doesn’t seem like the type who will stay around long after he loses his skills.
Even if not at SS, he will do what’s best for the team, if it is moving to LF, i think he will do it.
M. Kay & Don ranting about people buying NYY shirts with NAME & # on back. Think it is stupid to buy shirt with name on back since NYY do not have names. I don’t see the big deal.
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Because Michael Kay doesnt get that people would rather spend $60 instead of $250 for a jersey.
NYYROC
October 8th, 2009 at 4:11 pm
M. Kay & Don ranting about people buying NYY shirts with NAME & # on back. Think it is stupid to buy shirt with name on back since NYY do not have names. I don’t see the big deal.
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They must be hard up for conversation. There’s not a whole lot you can do if that’s how the shirts are sold.
NYYROC
October 8th, 2009 at 4:11 pm
M. Kay & Don ranting about people buying NYY shirts with NAME & # on back. Think it is stupid to buy shirt with name on back since NYY do not have names. I don’t see the big deal.
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i don’t either
i own several jerseys/shirts with the name and number on the back. it’s not like i’m trying to be that player, i just want others to know i’m a big fan of there’s.
plus, they’re sold that way.
They may not be “authentic” but they are less expensive (not everyone wants to dish out over $100 for a shirt!) and they make it quite clear which player you like. I see no problem with it.
Kay would change his tune if his name was on the back of one of those jerseys.
“M. Kay & Don ranting about people buying NYY shirts with NAME & # on back. Think it is stupid to buy shirt with name on back since NYY do not have names. I don’t see the big deal.”
You’d be surprised. I have a friend who isn’t even a Yankees fan and he gets furious when he sees someone with a Jeter jersey on with the name on it. He’s a baseball purist like me. The jerseys with the names on them are cheaper so I understand why people purchase those, but I never would. If the team doesn’t do it, than it’s not authentic.
“I don’t want to get into a Jorge or Jose bashing, but of course they wouldn’t criticize Posada to the media.”
jason r-
i think if girardi really thought that posada couldn’t do all the things lohud bloggers are bashing him about , jorge wouldn’t have caught sabathia last night and wouldn’t be catching pettitte either
use you head folks. he is catching these other guys.
as doreen said, sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.
I liked Francessa’s comment about seeing Torre’s press conference – referring to him as the face of the postseason – like Santa is to Christmas. Good stuff
“They may not be “authentic” but they are less expensive (not everyone wants to dish out over $100 for a shirt!) and they make it quite clear which player you like.”
Very true, however, as my friend points out, if someone sees your nameless Yankees jersey and doesn’t know that Jeter wears #2, who cares what they think anyway? They clearly aren’t a serious baseball fan.
Hmmm… I get the feeling there’s tension in the clubhouse between Posada and Girardi, despite the fact that the players are doing their best to say there isn’t. (Methinks thou doth protest too much.) Posada, the veteran, the stalwart (and the damn fine hitter) is miffed that he’s essentially being put in the position to prove his worth. Did he sandbag a bit last night? Perhaps it takes a former catcher (Girardi) to piss off a current catcher. Don’t get me wrong, I like how loose this team feels — but don’t fool yourself either; there is something to this catcher controversy. Man I hope the Yanks win Game 2.
At one point this morning ESPN’s field reporter (name escapes) had Molina saying that he was “disappointed” in Jorge’s reaction to not starting. Looking at the actual Molina quotes, I’m thinking he made that one up.
Yankees planning to keep Joba Chamberlain in bullpen if they reach ALCS; Chad Gaudin would get start.
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Smart move. He looks like he is getting confortable again. Gaudin can give you the 5-6 inning start and Joba will be more of an asset in the pen for the playoffs. (long term he still needs to figure out how to be a consistant starter).
I still see him long term as the next closer after Rivera retires.
“i don’t either
i own several jerseys/shirts with the name and number on the back. it’s not like i’m trying to be that player, i just want others to know i’m a big fan of there’s. ”
Every Yankee fan owns at least one or two. I’ll go as far as to say those shirts are to Yankee fans what the pinstripes are to the players.
Molina should catch every game
“This is just a guess, but I suspect they were so desperate to get AJ on track that when it happened they didn’t want to risk messing it up now in the PS.”
maine yankee-
i agree, but i think injuries and day games after night games had something to do with it too.
i still thing the smarter play was not letting it happen in the first place.
i would have paired jorge and burnett every chance possible in the regular season .
all the principles are saying all the right things so that’s a positive.
maybe girardi said to himself ” i think i’ll throw a hand grenade into things and take the pressure off arod”.
i doubt it , but it effectively has.
bottom line is if the players and girardi keep saying the right things and meaning them, the yankees should be more than fine because they are a really good baseball team.
The media already made up their mind about this issue— AJ is the one who wanted Molina to catch him and nothing anyone says can convince them otherwise. If he pitches poorly, he will be the one killed, not Joe.
No one believes that it was entirely Joe’s decision. Once the media makes up their mind, it will take more than a few words to convince them otherwise.
If AJ bombs tomorrow, the Saturday papers across town will all say “AJ, personal catcher get rocked” or “Despite getting requested catcher, AJ fails”… or other variations of it.
Jorge did NOT sandbag last night.
And, randy l, I respectfully disagree that Girardi did this to deflect away from Alex. In case people haven’t noticed, Alex is in a great place and has been since he came back in May.
“Smart move. He looks like he is getting confortable again. Gaudin can give you the 5-6 inning start and Joba will be more of an asset in the pen for the playoffs. (long term he still needs to figure out how to be a consistant starter).
I still see him long term as the next closer after Rivera retires.”
I don’t get this thinking. Rivera said earlier this season that he think about retiring when he feels like he can’t compete anymore. Which essentially means he’s not even close to thinking about retirement.
Rivera’s successor is probably someone we haven’t even heard about.
Rivera’s successor won’t be someone who looks like they’re hyperventilating on the mound.
He’ll need to be a cool customer.
Fondo Motz
October 8th, 2009 at 4:17 pm
I liked Francessa’s comment about seeing Torre’s press conference – referring to him as the face of the postseason – like Santa is to Christmas. Good stuff
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Diet coke kissin’ up Torre is nothing new…
“Molina should catch every game”
well, girardi could do that couldn’t he if he wanted to.
but he’s not , so what do you think of that?
i actually think less of people if they have nameless jerseys… but that’s just me.
Girardi screwed up, plain and simple.
Big picture, it’s OK, because the Yanks are going to beat the Twins in this series whether Posada or Molina catches tomorrow night. But Posada never should have been put in the position he’s been put in.
In the next series, these things will matter a lot more. But I expect Posada will catch AJ then. I’m sure Girardi is capable of learning from his mistakes.
Nick Blackburn has a .290 BAA.
He is a sinkerball pitcher, yet has somehow allowed 25 HRs. Lefties hit .300 against him.
He has allowed 240 hits in 203 innings.
Josey should not be a factor in us hitting this guy.
randy
I agree Joe could have handled it differently, but you need to relize this is his first dance with such a pretty partner.
Some times you step on her feet.
I don’t get it. If we win the game, how is that a mistake?
People are making statements and judgements about a game that hasn’t even been played yet.
The Smartest of the Catching Molina’s…..
>Molina should catch every game
He should catch every game in the same way that I catch every game:
Co-Worker #1: Hey did you catch the game last night?
Co-Worker #2: Yeah, that was some game.
“i actually think less of people if they have nameless jerseys… but that’s just me.”
Why? Because they had the $$ to buy them? You hate the people in the Legend Seats too, huh?
“And, randy l, I respectfully disagree that Girardi did this to deflect away from Alex.”
i was pointing out to people who have ability to understand an example and not take something literal that there can be a lot of reason why someone makes a gut decision.
i think on this one girardi is just going with his gut for a game and will continue doing that on a game by game basis.
he’s being pretty straight forward in his interviews.
If our game 2 resulting in a loss was because of replacing Posada with Molina , it means we have bigger problems and that we had a poor game offensively.. Its plain silly to think that Posada’s bat early in the game is going to be a huge factor against a weak Twins team..
I’m so lonely over here in Boston, there’s no one to talk to on my crummy blog
I look forward to dreamy eyed Cervelli being our backup catcher next year. That is the only way this Molina/Posada debate will ever end.
Laura, i said ‘think less of’, not ‘hate’… big difference. how could i hate a yankee fan?
I liked Molina’s comments. They both want to play. Joe and Cashman make the call. That’s it.
I have a great feeling this will all become as big a non-story as the whole panic over starting El Duque in Game 4 of the 1998 ALCS.
“Laura, i said ‘think less of’, not ‘hate’… big difference. how could i hate a yankee fan?”
Ever visit the game threads on this blog? You’d be surprised!
(j/k)
Pretty nice answers from Molina.
randy l,
He’s being straight forward. Yet people can’t get over it. They feel as if Jorge’s honor has been trampled or something. Jorge’s a big boy, and no one needs to defend his honor. This isn’t the first time he’s had to deal with these questions.
If people want to rebut what people say about his throwing, that’s one thing.
But the things people say (including your rant that you reposted this morning) indicate that people are deeply, deeply hurt by this. They’re taking it way too personally.
If our game 2 resulting in a loss was because of replacing Posada with Molina , it means we have bigger problems and that we had a poor game offensively.. Its plain silly to think that Posada’s bat early in the game is going to be a huge factor against a weak Twins team..
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Agree 100%
Phillies in the midst of a nice comeback. I don’t know if it is just my cable provider, but TBS has the sound and picture mismatched like a Kung-Fu movie.
Let me try to put this another way. If Girardi decided to go with Hairston Jr. as the DH instead of Matsui, would there have been the kind of uproar there’s been about Girardi’s decision to take out Jorge’s bat for 3-4 at bats at the most?
We all know the answer to that. No. No one’s saying Jorge’s not the best option. That he’s not ONE of the team leaders. It’s just a baseball decision.
Contreras with 2nd & 3rd, 0 outs?
“i actually think less of people if they have nameless jerseys… but that’s just me.”
Whats wrong with that? I’m one of those people who sadly can’t afford an authentic one right now.
The mistake, IMO, doesn’t depend on whether the Yanks win or lose tomorrow night. The mistake was unnecessarily inviting controversy, embarrassing Jorge and yes, fielding a weaker team Friday.
But, as I said, it probably won’t matter against the Twins. Against the Angels or the Sox it could easily matter, and I expect Girardi will go with Posada then.
it’s a damn shame the media is trying to force this story on the yankee’s clubhouse. burnett has never said once that he prefers molina, yet that’s the first question he gets asked? posada didn’t even seem that upset with it, he just wants to win the game. is that a crime? why is he instantly “upset and bothered” when he says this. that’s not the vibe i got from that conversation at all.
that’s just sad, sad journalism.
m,
Even worse— some people suggesting that Joe has to “rebuild” his standing in the clubhouse because of this move and the old guard was going to turn on him.
Where do people come up with this stuff?
“Ever visit the game threads on this blog? You’d be surprised! ”
lol. i tend to avoid them, actually
Wave Your Hat
October 8th, 2009 at 4:45 pm
The mistake, IMO, doesn’t depend on whether the Yanks win or lose tomorrow night. The mistake was unnecessarily inviting controversy, embarrassing Jorge and yes, fielding a weaker team Friday.
But, as I said, it probably won’t matter against the Twins. Against the Angels or the Sox it could easily matter, and I expect Girardi will go with Posada then.
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This is spot on. Exactly.
maybe girardi said to himself ” i think i’ll throw a hand grenade into things and take the pressure off arod”.
i doubt it , but it effectively has.
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That same thought crossed my mind for a few seconds.
Maybe it’s all a ploy to deflect attention.
Except all the deflected pressure is now on the 1 guy who had the biggest “mental problem” this season.
I wonder if Joe considered that?
Are you guys telling me that Jorge’s mentally weak? That he can’t deal with this? Sorry, I’m not buying.
Girardi’s making a baseball decision, weighing something like 2 ER vs. 6 ER.
saucY,
I misinterpreted what u said. My bad
This is why I shouldn’t multitask
Sorry.
looking down upon people with nameless jerseys is the stupidest thing i’ve ever heard. i make a point to mock every fan i can with a printed name on their back whenever i go to the game. there’s no name on the jerseys on the field, what possible rationale could you have for this? jealousy?
“f our game 2 resulting in a loss was because of replacing Posada with Molina , it means we have bigger problems and that we had a poor game offensively.. Its plain silly to think that Posada’s bat early in the game is going to be a huge factor against a weak Twins team..”
And we have a winner!
That inning illustrated the difference between Contreras and El Duque. Duque comes in bases loaded, nobody out against Boston a few years ago, and got out of it. Contreras made some great pitches there, but still gave up the inherited runners. It isn’t fair to judge it on one circumstance, of course, but it is kind of a microcosm of their careers.
What bothers me is people who put their own name on the back of a jersey. I don’t need to see a #2 jersey with the name Smith on the back.
He’s not mentally weak. Hes just a guy thats crushed. how do people expect him to act. Any guy in his postion would be bothered. You think Jeter wouldn’t be upset if that happened to him? Posada will go along with whats best for the team., & he doesn’t have to agree with it. There is no rule in the book that says you have to.
Answer: “I will say and I will keep saying the same – the manager is Joe, he writes down a name and I’ll play. I’m ready. If Jorgie don’t like it, that’s him. You guys have to ask him about that, not me. But Joe is the manager. He puts me in the lineup, I’ll play.”
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I didn’t care for this answer. It would be best to just say it was Joe’s decision, end of story. This is a nonstory. To say if Jorge has a problem it is on him, is continuing the media driven controversy.
Jorge shouldn’t be “deeply saddened” by this because it has nothing to do with him. AJ is on a nice roll with Molina and they don’t want to disrupt that. It is not an indictment on Jorge, it is is indictment on the streaky nature of Burnett where if he has shown that once he gets hot, he can stay hot so you want to keep things as normal as possible during the entire stretch for him.
This is really not a big deal. This is merely Joe trying NOT to disrupt something that is working well.
Dman,
Where ya been?!
People don’t realize that the old guard is closer to the exit than the entrance (sadly).
I’ve always said, managing the Yankees is Girardi’s dream job. But he’s not going to manage scared. If anything, his resume’s been enhanced by his time with New York. He’s shown that he’s not a hardass and that he can handle a diverse clubhouse. He’ll be managing somewhere else if the Yankees feel compelled to cut him loose.
I have to share what happened to me with everyone. I go to the city to get a business license and the girl at the register takes my application. One subject lead to another and we find out we could never have started talking. She is from Boston all her family is from there. And as you might guess she is a fan of the team we have a restraining order on. Long story short, she acts like she knows the game and while im leaving(keep in mind i was a little nervous she would find something so i couldnt get my license)i say “i just have one thing to say to you. GO YANKEES!! She responds by saying “We’ll see you in the World Series.???” Are they all that informed about their baseball teams? Oh i did ask “why are all red sox fans obbsessed with the Yankees? No answer.
Pete on Joba:
It’ll be interesting to see where this will leave Chamberlain come 2010. The pitcher Red Sox fans love to hate may be no better than a set-up man after all.
Scott-agree 100%
“burnett has never said once that he prefers molina,”
Publicly, he has not. Privately, who knows?
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I don’t understand the Posada bashing by some people. They act like he is a below average catcher, which he is not.
I just read the posting here and all I can do is shake my head with amusement……….Man Michelle Wie has a beautiful swing…..
So, at what point do Joe, AJ, Jorge & Jose get say “We’re done answering questions”.
Surprise, Surprise:
Molina didn’t say anything controversial during his time with reporters, but apparently ESPN is stirring it up, saying that the backup catcher expressed his displeasure with Posada’s reaction to being benched for the game
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/blo.....z0TNdWCZff
joba hughes, mo 5 inning game
What bothers me is people who put their own name on the back of a jersey. I don’t need to see a #2 jersey with the name Smith on the back.
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What if you put your name and the number you had when you played ball on your favorite teams jersey. Is that acceptable? Not saying that i would do it. Im lieing. I did it.
Pat M,
Wie may be an exception to the Integrity Postulate, which would make it not a postulate anymore. That one we’re not too proud of.
But she’s seemed to have learned some harsh lessons, and there’s hope that she will reach integrity nirvana again.
ESPN is always stirring pot. They strive on it. They’re a joke.
jennifer October 8th, 2009 at 4:54 pm
Answer: “I will say and I will keep saying the same – the manager is Joe, he writes down a name and I’ll play. I’m ready. If Jorgie don’t like it, that’s him. You guys have to ask him about that, not me. But Joe is the manager. He puts me in the lineup, I’ll play.”
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I didn’t care for this answer. It would be best to just say it was Joe’s decision, end of story. This is a nonstory. To say if Jorge has a problem it is on him, is continuing the media driven controversy.
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Thing is Molina is being told during the interrogations over this matter that Posada has a problem with it.
In some of the questions they ask its kind of like “do you still beat your wife?” mode. No answer you give will sound very good. That is what we are seeing with all this.
You know what, I tend to “mock” people with Boston and/or any other non-yankee jerseys. Anything with a yankee symbol on it is fine by me
Rockies have bases loaded, no outs in the 7th. Scott Eyre just came in
Oh yes, Col also has top of order up
AJ and Posada really need to take a lesson from Molina on PR. AJ I can give a pass because he’s dumb enough to think his explanation would actually help things but Posada has no excuse, he’s been in NY long enough to know that if he reacted any different than the way Molina did today that it would make big news. He used to have a good handle on his temper, now this is 2x in two weeks where he has put himself above the team.
Tom B, because i think anyone who spends over $200 on a shirt is kinda dumb and trying way too hard. it’s not that complicated.
Jennifer, they shouldn’t be allowed to sell those “smith – 2″ shirts/jerseys…
I am so sick of this Jose/Jorge/CC story. The media finally got a chance to run with a non-story and cause controversy in the Yankee clubhouse. It was quiet all year long for them and they had a problem with it.
LOL at Pete….how disingenuous is he. Wasn’t he the one preaching patience with Joba (and Phil)? I guess he’s one who caters to his audience
Girardi on with Francesca
Ghost did you read Jorge’s entire quote? Or the one sentence that everyone clipped and ran with?
I don’t really have a problem with fans wearing jerseys that have names on the back. Guys like Jeter, Rivera, Ruth, Mantle, etc. probably don’t need distinction, but some other players do.
Tex will probably never get his number retired with the Yankees, so #25 could pass along for a while. I don’t see a problem with someone buying a jersey that says Teixeira on it, because in the future people might not associate #25 with Tex anymore (it already has been worn by another prominent player, Giambi).
What Molina said was fine, the media is just wants get something out of it so they can twist it.
Jennifer, they shouldn’t be allowed to sell those “smith – 2? shirts/jerseys…
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saucy,
Are those shirts put in the banned to sell section right along side the “GENERATION TREY” shirts?
Did they say Hamel’s wife is in labor? Now? Wow, and he made his start. And he might lose the game. But he’ll be a dad. What a day.
Was that a ketchup packet dangling out of Eyre’s pocket? That was almost Schilling like, pitching with bone chips.
Sam’s use of Baseball Reference in the last post got me to look at the last 8 years of Yankee post-season futility. Very interesting and fascinating. I know it’s hard to look at in retrospect, but a few things stand out:
(1) How close Mariano was to getting out of the 9th inning in Game 7 of the 01 WS, even after the throwing error on the bunt, being beaten by a cheap double down the 1B line by Tony Womack. How truly outpitched the Yankees were in that series by Johnson and Schilling…
(2) How absolutely atrocious Aaron Boone was in the 03 WS after his HR in the ALCS. I think his play in high leverage AB, combined with Joe Torre’s really bad managing, cost the Yankees the WS in 03 despite a better staff…
(3) How poor was both Torre’s managing of the pitching, combined with the atrocity of the BP, to lose the 04 ALCS. This was foreshadowed by awful BP management in 02 against the Angels and again in 03 against the Marlins. Sure, the guys must perform, but its your job to know them backwards and forwards…
(4) In 05 against the Angels, 06 against the Tigers Torre was completely outclassed. In 07 the Indians were the better team.
Bottom line: I am surprised at how I am finding how bad Torre really was, and how he really did cost the team a championship or two since 01. I never thought I would come to this conclusion.
Baseball-reference.com is a dangerous thing….
randy l.
October 8th, 2009 at 4:05 pm
there’s nothing wrong with anything that posada, girardi, burnett ,or molina are saying.
what’s wrong is the posada bashing by fans that can’t remember where their remote is half the time.
if people say what girardi molina, and burnett are saying i have no problem with it, but i’m sick of people commenting about something they are ignorant about and acting like they have a clue.
i don’t throw the word moron around too often, but for those who are bashing posada there is no other word that fits.
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Randy, it’s the morons on this blog that continually bash Posada and Cano (along with Bruney and Cabrera at times) that make this blog completely unreadable sometimes. It’s a shame since there are so many who are both knowledgeable and entertaining.
Posada has always been fiery, where have you been? Thats the best thing about him.
I’m confused. At the end of the audio that LoHud posted it cut off with “that’s all I got to say”. Why isn’t all the stuff that came after that part of the quote on audio? Was that a follow up? A different quote?
jennifer, I actually heard the tape of his quote, what he said was fine, the way he said it told a different story. C’mon, he’s best friends with Jeter, he knew what he was doing. He was upset and he let the media know in a way that gave him cover. He could have just said manager’s decision and talked up Molina. He didn’t…so it goes.
and SOS, they shouldn’t be allowed to make either. burn them. poor kids in 3rd world countries still should have the 19-0 patriots shirts to go around…
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I was going to check in on Pete every now and again, but now, I don’t think it will be a smart thing for me to do. I have a feeling I will get slightly upset. I know he’s a reporter and not a “fan,” but it seems so drastic and kind of, I don’t know, not right to switch sides like that so easily. It’s like one day you argue that the sky is blue and the next day, you argue it’s never been blue. Without missing a beat. Logically I understand – he writes for a paycheck. But I don’t have to read it.
He was so much in the Joba is too good to not be a starter camp. The way that sentence was worded makes Joba sound like an untalented lump.
I didn’t expect him to write pro-Yankee stuff. But I expected him to focus on pro-Red Sox, not anti-Yankee, you know what I mean?
(And I realize I sound naive here.)
I heard rumblings of this before I left my old gig and now Joel Sherman of the New York Post is reporting that the Yankees are planning to keep Joba Chamberlain in the bullpen if they advance beyond the Division Series.
Chamberlain had mixed results against the Sox this season, going 2-1 in four starts with a 4.91 ERA. In 22 innings, he allowed 26 hits and struck out 24.
It’s a smart move for the Yankees. Chamberlain had a 7.75 ERA in his last 10 starts of the season. Chad Gaudin doesn’t scare anybody, but the Yankees were 6-0 in his starts and he posted a solid 3.43 ERA in 11 appearances overall.
The Yankees are surely cognizant that Gaudin has a 2.64 career ERA against Boston over 30.2 innings. It’s not much of a sample size, but at least there is something they can point to.
It’ll be interesting to see where this will leave Chamberlain come 2010. The pitcher Red Sox fans love to hate may be no better than a set-up man after all.
The Joe Girardi Report on Mike’d Up with Mike Francesa:
http://bit.ly/33K0XY
as much as I think its a good move by Girardi, i don’t like to hear Posada being called a prima-dona either.
Seriously, would you rather have a veteran NOT fight for his job, and take being benched lightly?
As someone (Wes) here said, Posada is fiery, and that’s a good thing in sports..isn’t it?
I can’t wait until this isn’t a story anymore. Molina should start.
1. Burnett throws more wild pitches than anyone and Jorge has a tendency to pass a lot of balls.
2. Molina is the superior catcher.
3. They have 3 catchers on the roster and can pinch hit with Posada and then pinch run for him if necessary.
4. Molina WILL NOT hit late in the game if it is close.
The Yanks don’t need his bat in the lineup. They need AJ to pitch well and solid defense.
None of this is a big deal.