A simple question all of us Yankees fans have been asking ourselves since last night, "why?" Why would Jorge, a yankees star in his own right, a fan favorite and a 13 season Yankee starter, decide an hour before game time to take himself out of the line-up as a DH for no known reason? It's a tough thought for all of us to process when we think about the Yankees without Jorge, but Jorge hasn't even mentioned retiring, so why?
After being the Yankees starting catcher for so long, to only being able to DH, to being told your batting 9th? I'm sure it stings Jorge. It can't feel good. Which may be the reason he decided to "clear his head" last night. Which I believe was a good decision, however, a good decision that should have been made clear the night before the game and not an hour before game time. The major thing rubbing me the wrong way in this situation is that he didn't "take himself out of the lineup" until he was told he was batting 9th. Isn't baseball a TEAM sport? Every spot on that batting order counts, especially against the Red Sox.
Google News "Jorge Posada" today and read all of the 'he-said, she-said' comments made and thrown around since last night, in reality none of us know exactly what goes on behind closed clubhouse doors.
So here's just my opinion, I love Jorge, he, in my eyes, has always been one of my favorite players- hes been consistent (OK, well, up until last year) hes played through pain, hes been a part of the core-four and he has always been a stand-out man, are we really going to throw all of that away on one stupid decision? I would hope not, his decision last night effects his FUTURE with the Yankees, not his PAST.
I'll be back with more on this when more comes of it...until then, please feel free to leave your opinions and comments!
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