Sunday, January 8, 2012
NJ.com: Carig: Report: Longtime Yankees catcher Jorge Posada set to retire
Jorge Posada intends to retire, according to a report this afternoon on WFAN radio, which cited an anonymous source in saying that an announcement will be made within the next two weeks.
I still think Posada could help some teams in a limited role, but apparently that just wasn’t in the cards. I can’t help but feel that this decision was made more by no one offering him a deal he felt worth pursuing than anything else, but hopefully Posada will be at peace with the decision.
He was a rare Yankee player who managed to remain underrated, often playing in the shadow of Ivan Rodriguez even when he was the more valuable offensive player. It was tough seeing a diminished version of him struggling last season, but he finished the year pretty well and hit well in the postseason (something he generally didn’t do).
My top four Posada memories:
1) His game-tying pop-up double off Pedro Martinez in Game 7 of the 2003 ALCS.
2) His walkoff HR against B.J. Ryan on May 5, 2000.
3) His walkoff HR against Akinori Otsuka in the crazy 14-13 win over Texas on May 16, 2006
4) That time he made a bad decision on the bases
Much like Bernie, I don’t think Posada will end up in the Hall of Fame, but I’ll always remember him as one of the best players I had the pleasure of watching. Aside from that whole baseruining thing…
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