[新聞] Posada would consider leaving Yankees

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Jorge Posada, a career-long New York Yankee who is celebrating his 20th year
with the organization, said he would consider playing for another team once his
contract is up at the end of this season, the New York Post reported Monday.

"It could (happen)," Posada told the Post. "I don't know what's going to
happen after this year. But we'll see."

That's quite a change from Saturday, when Posada lauded Yankees fans after
hitting a grand slam and driving in six runs in a 9-2 win over the Tampa Bay
Rays in his first game in a week.

Afterward, manager Joe Girardi called Posada "a beloved Yankee." And Posada,
who took a curtain call after his grand slam, praised Yankees fans for being
"so supportive" of him.

"The fans are a big reason why I love playing the game, and especially here,"
Posada said Saturday. "I play for them."

Nevertheless, Posada would consider playing for another team, though he
admitted leaving the Bronx would be difficult.

It almost happened once before during the five-time All-Star's career.
Posada pointed out he had been "very close" to leaving the Yankees for the
cross-town Mets after the 2007 season. He confirmed the Mets offered him
a five-year contract, but he elected to turn down that deal and re-sign with
the Yankees.

Posada, who will celebrate his 40th birthday Wednesday, is in the final year
of the four-year contract he signed that year, and this season has been a
maddening one.

Before the season, the Yankees told Posada he was no longer going to catch but
would be the primary designated hitter. Then, on May 14, Girardi shifted him to
ninth in the batting order, prompting Posada to ask out of the lineup.

Last weekend, with Posada mired in a stretch of 27 games without a home run —
and only four RBI in that time — Girardi decided he was going to bench Posada
and use Eric Chavez as the DH against righty pitchers.

During spring training, Posada told the Post that, although he "would like to
stay (in New York)," he "would (consider other teams), if it's the right
situation." Since that time, Posada's season has only gotten more turbulent.

Posada was slated to DH again Sunday against Rays righty James Shields, but the
Yankees were rained out.

Posada said he was unsure if he was still going to get the nod Monday night in
Kansas City, but with the Royals starting righty Felipe Paulino, he has a
decent chance of playing.

"We've just got to keep him ready," hitting coach Kevin Long said. "Joe said
it best when he said that he's going to help us at some point win games. And
(Saturday's) a prime example of a guy who could have gone one of two ways with
what happened. And he just kept grinding and kept working and saying to
himself, 'Listen, I'm going to get an opportunity and when I get that chance,
I'm going to be ready to go,' and that's exactly what happened."

A borderline Hall of Fame player, Posada is hitting .237 with 10 homers, 37 RBI
and a .314 on-base percentage in 287 at-bats this season. Saturday's grand slam
was his first homer since June 29, an 84-at-bat stretch.

"It was so good for everybody," Long said of the slam. "Everybody felt — I
don't know, if you want to say relief — there was some of that involved. But I
think more than anything, everybody was happy for Jorge. Especially the way he
handled everything."


沒啥爆點的新聞 =.='，只是和光芒第二戰後又被報導出來...

全文重點：即使離開洋基將會是個很難的抉擇，即使球迷是他愛在紐約打球的重要原因，
待了洋基20年的Posada還是表示在今年約滿後可能考慮離開洋基...

其實2007年和洋基簽下四年合約前，當時大都會曾提出五年約給他，
他也幾乎同意簽約了，不過最後還是拒絕大都會和洋基續約...

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以下純私心 XD：
希望Posada 1). 回春~ 明年繼續待在洋基效力。
           2). 光榮退役...畢竟他也是個“幾近”名人堂級的選手，
               在效力20年的球隊“光榮身退”不是比較好嗎？
※ 編輯: laperous        來自: 59.113.75.80         (08/16 06:38)
推 tn00037166  :沒差吧，也不是說最後幾年不在洋基，就不能在
→ tn00037166  :洋基榮退
→ laperous    :是沒錯...所以說是私心咩~ =.='
推 mightymouse :私心很無聊,應該要站在球員的角度想想
→ laperous    :嗯...如果要站在選手的角度想 一定會選擇一個有他
→ laperous    :"位置"的球隊...
推 KusoPvt     :這種成績如果不能蹲...即使是球迷也希望他退休了吧
推 tn00037166  :你這樣想沒錯啦XD....  我只是想到Bernie
推 wen8499     :年紀是球員最大殺手,這也是事實.
推 wen8499     :有時想想,難道要到完全都打不出來,待的球隊把它釋出
→ wen8499     :這樣才甘願退休..當然 這個球隊也許不是洋基.
→ IsiahZ      :去梅子，此成績也不見得會受到比現在更多尊重。
推 GoldenWasabi:沒有人會否認POPO的貢獻 但真的沒位置 球員當然也有
→ GoldenWasabi:自己的生涯規劃 但總會有罵洋基無情的"特約作家"出來
→ laperous    :嗯~ Posada和Jeter都是洋基近15年來的指標人物 當然
→ laperous    :希望他們能在洋基退休...:)
推 SKY760508   :不過今年洋基出去的選手表現都不錯說
推 fjjkk       :連Brett Farve這種人都不能在GB退休了 大家看開點
推 Posada      :  Brett Favre
→ laperous    :樓上Posada~ XDD
→ laperous    :承認不知道Brett Favre是誰 <逃>...
→ laperous    :Google後才知道他是四分衛...
推 ELF007      :Favre又要one more year 了嗎XD
推 prereality  :如果明年給他1年然後200上下呢?
→ prereality  :既然只是想繼續打球他會很在乎價碼嗎?
→ prereality  :然後打的好對大家都好 打不好也讓他自己了解該退了
推 GoldenWasabi:錢對洋基從來不是問題 留POPO就是會佔25人的位置
→ prereality  :也是...但總絕得能有更好的處理辦法ZZ
推 GoldenWasabi:就算POPO覺得自己能打去國民有什麼關係 他在洋基的貢
→ GoldenWasabi:獻是不會被抹滅的 這張已經是洋基願意出的養老約了
→ GoldenWasabi:不要再把人情 無情套用在競爭那麼激烈的職業賽場上了
→ laperous    :嗯...無論續約與否 不要把場面搞僵是真的...握手言歡
→ laperous    :道再見...
推 seto        :可以學Brett Favre  加入世仇  看會有什麼樣的結果
→ seto        :雖然不希望看到這種情形發生就是....
→ laperous    :齁齁~ 之後和隔壁對戰更加分外"眼紅"嗎? XD
→ dreamysky   :Where can he go?
推 pikachu123  :隔壁最好是會要
→ laperous    :以上莞爾之言...認真來說 Posada的防守能力早已不是
→ laperous    :賣點...進攻能力今年目前為止也不是好的賣點...
→ laperous    :除了他能"觸底反彈" 洋基留他 剩下的大概就看怎麼把
→ laperous    :手言歡倒再見了吧...(Posada選擇退休除外)
→ a45806722   :想請問soriano4球解決一局是在幾號的影片?(已爬過文)
→ birdy590    :現在的狀況真的會讓人想到 Bernie... 生涯年打這樣
→ birdy590    :這年紀誰敢賭他回春啊 很可能變成沒人簽直接退休
推 mercuryblue :問題在於她似乎不是只為了打球 想蹲想打又可能不要
→ mercuryblue :太低的合約 波老肯定會想參考隊長的合約
→ laperous    :隊長去年雖然打擊率為生涯新低 但他守備能力很OK...
→ laperous    :Posada想比照Jeter合約模式恐怕難度頗高...
→ mercuryblue :沒錯 但我的猜想是肯定會想比照 畢竟是差不多時期上
→ mercuryblue :來 所以最後可能和威廉斯一樣的方式退...
推 OoyaoO      :怎麼可能比照＝ ＝ 他比Jeter續約時還老三歲耶
→ OoyaoO      :而且也沒有3000安這種大賣點
推 itsunfair   :老問題, 簽波波是要放哪, NYY-DH未來只會越卡越兇
推 itsunfair   :要花13M簽回波波, 那我寧願賭隔壁老爹
推 upscom      :慢走不送
推 mnb340      :找酷龍的醫師,來個基因療法,回春大爆發,然後榮退~~~
推 mightymouse :如果他還能打,我們不簽他也找的到位置,就算他去別隊
→ mightymouse :退休也不會改變我對他的觀感,Babe Ruth也不是在洋基
→ mightymouse :退休的
推 noahlin     :除非最後一個半月大爆發 不然OPS+88的40歲DH沒人要吧
推 taluku      :這是美國大聯盟阿
推 eric2003002 :退休吧....