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2011 Fantasy Baseball Rankings: C

Fantasy baseball owners are used to not having many quality catchers to choose from in drafts, but 2010 was the year the game changed. Last season delivered the debuts of Buster Posey and Carlos Santana, two highly-regarded prospects that spent little time cashing in on their potential. Posey got out to a blazing-hot...

Jorge Posada Unsure If He'll Play in 2012

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- Yankees designated hitter Jorge Posada is not sure if he will play after this season. Posada, who could also see limited action at catcher, is entering the final season of a four-year contract. The 39-year Posada says Tuesday he'll assess his physical condition before deciding whether to come back in...

Bernie Williams, Going to Bat Against Hunger

"It was great. I mean, I play different stuff than rock 'n' roll, but they made me feel right at home up there. It's what I love about music. I can adjust to other situations than I'm used to being in. That's music. Whatever the groove, it's fun to adjust." It's the morning after former New York Yankees legend Bernie...

Yankees' Initial Meetings With Derek Jeter, Cliff Lee Went Well

NEW YORK (AP) -- Derek Jeter's grandmother has been joking that he doesn't have a job. "Really it doesn't feel like there's anything different,'' the New York Yankees captain said Thursday about becoming a free agent for the first time. "I understand there's negotiations that are going to come and those sorts of things,...

Jorge Posada to Have Knee Surgery, Enter Spring Training as DH

New York Yankees catcher Jorge Posada will have surgery on Wednesday to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee, according to The New York Times. The 39-year-old Posada visited doctors on Monday who told him the surgical procedure was necessary to continue playing baseball. Posada has been riddled by injuries over the...

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Scenes From My Recent Cruise

The following conversations took place on the decks of the ship and on the islands I visited during a recent eight-day cruise with my family.

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05/17/12 Scenes From My Recent Cruise Source: The Huffington Post The following conversations took place on the decks of the ship and on the islands I visited during a recent eight-day cruise with my family.
05/13/12 New Stadium, same mission for Yanks Source: LoHud.com - White Plains NY Jeter, who had the most hits of any player at the old Stadium (1,247) is now among several to have the most hits, so far, at the new Stadium (2); Mariano Rivera, who worked countless perfect innings across the street, had another one here (though it was the sixth, not the ninth); and Jorge Posada, who called pitches and showed his emotions in the former Yankee Stadium, did the same last night, including arguing with the umpire when the Yankees didn't get a call on a first-inning play at the plate.
04/14/12 Gleason: A perfect opening day in the Bronx Source: Times Herald-Record - Middletown NY The flyover perfectly coincided with the final verse of the national anthem, two U.S. Navy F-18 Super Hornet jets roaring above Yankee Stadium.
04/13/12 Lupica: Posada locates plate, maybe one day Fame Source: New York Daily News - New York NY The first pitch had been thrown by now to his father, all the questions had been answered in the interview room across from the Yankee clubhouse, on this day that was both a hello and a goodbye for Jorge Posada.
04/13/12 Posada enjoys Yanks' home-opening win over Angels Source: New York Daily News - New York NY The first pitch had been thrown by now to his father, all the questions had been answered in the interview room across from the Yankee clubhouse, on this day that was both a hello and a goodbye for Jorge Posada.

Background on Jorge Posada

Jorge Rafael Posada Villeta (born August 17, 1971) is a retired Puerto Rican baseball catcher who played 17 years in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees from 1995 to 2011. Posada produced strong offensive numbers for his position, recording a .273 batting average, 275 home runs, and 1,065 runs batted in (RBIs) during his career.

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