[新聞] We think we're a better team without …
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Yankees bench Jorge Posada, likely for good
It's the last thing any athlete wants to hear from a coach: We think we're a
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better team without you.
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真是傷人心的一句話
Hearing that has to be especially difficult for someone who's had as much
success in his baseball career as Jorge Posada(notes). But that's the
conversation he had with New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi before Sunday
night's 3-2 loss to the Boston Red Sox.
From The LoHud Yankees Blog:
"He said he was going to put the best lineup on the field, and he doesn't
know when I'm going to DH again," Posada said. "So right now I'm sitting on
the bench… I'm not happy about it, but right now I can't do nothing about
it. I put myself in this situation."
Two months ago, Posada also appeared to take responsibility for his plight.
But his actions spoke otherwise when Girardi penciled him into the ninth spot
in the lineup, and he then said he couldn't play due to a sore back.
(Interestingly, this also took place before a game against the Red Sox.)
Yankees GM Brian Cashman added more drama to the situation when he met with
the media during the game, saying Posada pulled himself from the lineup.
Worked into a frenzy, reporters surrounded Posada's locker after the game,
asking for a response to Cashman's comments. Posada took exception to Cashman
talking to the media during the game, sneering "That's the way he works now."
Sunday's announcement came with no such theatrics.
Posada didn't have a chance to take himself out of the Yankees' lineup this
time around. He wasn't batting ninth. Girardi didn't have him in the lineup
at all, giving Eric Chavez(notes) the start at designated hitter. (For what
it's worth, Chavez batted 0 for 4 with three strikeouts on Sunday night.)
Back in May, Posada was hitting .165/.272/.349, making Girardi's decision
look like a no-brainer. Posada improved from there, seemingly motivated by
the slight, and pushed his batting average up to .240, with a somewhat
respectable OPS of .754. But it's never really gotten better from there. As
of Sunday, he was batting .230/.309/.372 and struggling through a 1-for-13
slump.
Yankees bench Jorge Posada, likely for goodChavez looks like a better option
at DH, hitting .323/.389/.431. But those numbers have been compiled in only
72 plate appearances this season. However, Chavez can still play in the
field, playing 18 games at third base. And with Alex Rodriguez(notes) working
his way back from knee surgery, the Yankees might need some help at that
position.
Ultimately, that might be what benching Posada is really about. A-Rod might
have to play at DH when he first returns. That leaves an opening at third
base, which Chavez would likely fill — perhaps in a platoon with Eduardo
Nunez(notes). Chavez could also help out at first base occasionally, allowing
Mark Teixeira(notes) to DH. However it works out, the Yankees now have more
lineup flexibility.
The Yankees have one more option at DH, which would be to call up Jesus
Montero(notes) from Class AAA Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. According to the New
York Post's Joel Sherman, the team's preference is to go with Chavez first.
Rodriguez would probably have to show he could play third base regularly
again before Montero could be called up to take the full-time DH role.
Sitting on the bench can't be the way anyone wanted to see Posada's 17-year
career with the Yankees end. But he's not being released, presumably to avoid
clubhouse drama. And there's plenty more baseball to be played, including the
postseason. Posada was hitting decently against right-handers, with a
.263/.340/.438 average and all nine of his home runs. Maybe he has some
contributions left to make this season.
But it could be a while — a long one — before that opportunity comes around
for him.
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雖然真的很傷人心,但是波波最近的表現只能讓人搖頭
希望這個球季結束後,他不會考慮退休
紅襪老爹前年的表現也是差到極點 讓人覺得他有嚴重退化的可能
不過去年與今年還是讓人眼睛一亮
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