[新聞] We think we're a better team without you.

[Hiro2 (我不太看傻子來信的…XD)]

新聞聯結：http://tinyurl.com/3phkbjm

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

※ 編輯: Hiro2           來自: 140.109.26.22        (08/09 00:39)
推 noahlin     :他不考慮退休的話可能就會穿其他隊的球衣了...
→ Hiro2       :也是啦 他是從去年就低潮到現在了 囧
推 sony1256    :是希望他退休好了。不需要這樣硬撐。這樣局面只是更
→ sony1256    :加難看就是。
推 yam1682001  :不知道明年會不會被國民簽下去和小王作伴XDD
推 noahlin     :現在的情況是就算打擊回溫明年球隊也沒他的位置了
→ noahlin     :除非能夠接受當板凳...
推 YHank       :雖然還是很喜歡他，但是nyy也不會要這樣的板凳吧...
→ noahlin     :沒交易掉Montero的話明年還多一個人搶DH/C
→ YHank       :老了，有傷，只能打DH還很可能打不好...老爹打差那年
推 j094097     :不退休是要去哪...
→ YHank       :才34，整季ops還有快0.8...波波已經40了，ops不到0.7
推 noahlin     :只是一年打差而已還不至於沒人要的程度
→ noahlin     :但要留在NYY大概是很困難 應該不可能接受小聯盟約...
→ YHank       :如果他維持這樣成績到季末，然後不管怎樣都想繼續打
→ YHank       :可能會有別隊花一點小錢簽他當樂透吧
推 nowend      :其實也賺很多了，應該回家多陪陪身體不好的小孩子
推 papazzz     :拜託，老爹看起來雖老，但他還是比波波年輕了五歲..
→ papazzz     :這兩個case根本不能拿來比較...
→ papazzz     :一個40歲打出生涯最差的選手要谷底反彈真的太難了
推 Yukirin     :國民是國聯又沒有DH....
推 Messi100    :明年轉行政部門吧!!
推 OoyaoO      :我倒是希望他可以退休 不希望看他穿別隊衣服
推 richjf      :為了患病的小孩啊...
推 vitoman     :私心希望退休以家庭為重
推 va7ts       :該退休了，好好享受天倫之樂吧
→ zippy       :總有要下山的一天
受版主所託，把注音改成國字，請見諒
推 siliver     :老爹只是看起來老而已 XD
→ vg175       :總覺得明年會看到他穿光芒球衣出現
推 mcshang     :退休+1；真的不能比，老爹真的沒多老，波波更老
→ mcshang     :很難期待反彈
→ WarIII      :松井有季後賽MVP也是掰嚕 波波不可能再呆NYY了
推 echomica    :我記得老爹比A-Rod年輕了幾個月喔 拿老爹來比怪怪的
→ echomica    :拿Thome來比就差不多了 比Posada老一歲 今年OPS+ 129
推 m50blue     :老爹：我雖然叫老爹但是真的沒多老...
推 OoyaoO      :Thome跟老波全盛期是不一樣等級的喔
推 echomica    :我是指比較年紀 這麼老了還有好成績也只剩Thome了
※ 編輯: Hiro2           來自: 140.109.26.22        (08/09 11:03)
推 mcshang     :剛看了一下外電，現在的問題是阿肉快回來了，但離擴
→ mcshang     :邊還有一段時間。這令球團很困擾，因為波波幾乎沒有
→ mcshang     :攻擊輸出。而且他多佔一個名額，實在令人頭痛。
→ mcshang     :哪篇最後有想到一個方式就是放波波進DL，直到擴編。
→ mcshang     :那
推 GoldenWasabi:A-ROD回來隨便放一個RP下去吧......
推 ccwu59      :老波的脾氣可能不肯沒病被丟DL, 又不大可能真的DFA
→ ccwu59      :現在投手有13個, 我猜可能會下放Noesi吧
推 dormwww     :國民可簽波波當王的專屬補手但薪水可能不會很好看
→ dormwww     :國民缺有經驗補手IROD又在DL 波波去算OK的又可搭王
推 zippy       :王有重要到要簽專屬投手??? 王連先發輪值都還不穩!!
推 Sechslee    :...簽波波當王的專屬捕手是哪個次元的MLB啊?
推 GDBS        :大概是金星上的MLB吧
推 OoyaoO      :專屬捕手都出來了XD
→ chancewen   :發言真是有創意
→ chancewen   :乾脆說小Q是台灣之友簽過去守2B好了
推 kiuo        :WSH都能請王的專屬翻譯了,為什麼不會找專屬捕手(逃)
推 joe0726     :專屬天使表示:
→ charlie01   :             沒有誰能把妳搶離我身旁
推 WLR         :有夢最美，波波相隨
推 funy98      :這時候拉Montero太浪費了~
推 ccpz        :Bernie Williams Part 2
推 yuenwwjd    :XDDDDDDDDD
→ ihsan       :某些人真的是天真到讓人覺得好笑...