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Lofton backs Sheffield's claim of racism
By PETER ABRAHAM
THE JOURNAL NEWS
(Original publication: July 15, 2007)
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Former Yankee Kenny Lofton said yesterday that Gary
Sheffield was right when he accused the Yankees of treating black players
differently than white ones.
Sheffield told an HBO interviewer that blacks had issues with the
organization during the three years he was on the team, particularly with
manager Joe Torre.
According to Sheffield, blacks were "called out" in the clubhouse while white
players were called into Torre's office. He cited Lofton and Womack as
examples.
"All I can say is, Sheffield knows what he's talking about. That's all I'm
going to say," Lofton told an Associated Press reporter in Texas. He now
plays for the Rangers.
Lofton played 83 games for the Yankees in 2004, hitting .275 with 18 RBI.
Womack hit .249 for the Yankees in 2005 and was traded to Cincinnati
following the season. He is now out of baseball.
Torre refused comment on Sheffield's charges on Friday.
Everyday Jorge: As usual, Jorge Posada was behind the plate. Few catchers in
the game play more.
Only Russell Martin of the Dodgers (722) and Jason Kendall of the Athletics
(706) had caught more innings than Posada (647). But Posada has played in 84
games, two more than Martin and five more than Kendall.
"To tell you the truth, I feel pretty good," said Posada, who turns 36 on
Aug. 17. "Maybe I'm going to feel it later on, I don't know. But I'm doing OK
right now."
The grind certainly hasn't hurt him offensively. Posada is hitting .330 with
10 home runs and 50 RBI. He has yet to go more than seven straight at-bats
without a hit.
But with as often as he plays, there is a concern Posada will wear down.
"We'll obviously look at it," Torre said.
Torre said backup catcher Wil Nieves would start this afternoon. But Posada
will probably pinch hit and play a few innings. He hasn't had a full day off
since June 10.
Nieves is such a poor hitter (6 of 50 with no extra-base hits) that Posada is
needed in close games.
"That's the downside of having a catcher who's struggling offensively," Torre
said. "You wind up using Jorge when you don't really want to."
Mo saves: Mariano Rivera struck out two batters in the ninth inning of last
night's 6-4 victory against Tampa Bay to earn his 425th career save.
Only Trevor Hoffman (504) and Lee Smith (478) have more.
"I can't believe it. If you told me that 10 years (ago) I would tell you you
were drunk," Rivera said.
Rivera has collected 420 of his saves over the last 11 seasons.
Extra bases: Torre went to the bullpen before the game to watch Kei Igawa,
who is scheduled to start against Toronto tomorrow at Yankee Stadium. Igawa
is 2-2 with a 7.14 ERA but the Yankees still hope to make something of him.
"I'm looking forward to watching him pitch," Torre said. "His location was
excellent and he was putting all his pitches where he wanted to put them."
... Double-A right-hander Joba Chamberlain continued to impress, throwing
seven scoreless innings and striking out nine with one walk against New
Hampshire. He is 4-1 with a 2.08 ERA for Trenton. ... Derek Jeter has one of
the new iPhones. ... University of Florida football coach Urban Meyer was at
the game and watched the Yankees take batting practice from behind the cage.
Reach Peter Abraham at pabraham@lohud.com and read his Yankees blog at
yankees.lohudblogs.com.
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