There was a huge fallout this weekend after Posada refused to take the field, since he was put to 9th in the batting order. That is fucking insane since he is .165 on the season. Things seemed to cool down with the Yankees, as he apologized the next day, but in typical New York fashion this problem isn't going away...
"Jeter, in his statements to reporters, essentially exonerated Posada from any wrongdoing for taking himself out of Saturday's lineup against Boston. According to sources, Yankees management was surprised and frustrated by what Jeter said -- particularly in his standing as captain -- even after Posada acknowledged that he was wrong in his actions Saturday and apologized to manager Joe Girardi (ESPN)."
The article goes on to say that the Yankees were so mad at Posada that they considered just cutting him. If he doesn't start hitting soon, they might anyways. Now this seems to be turing into a weekly problem with Jeter. He has been blasting the Yankees right and left. First his contract, then how it became public, now this...
"If I thought he did something wrong, I'd be the first to tell him," Jeter said in the midst of a long session with reporters (ESPN).
How is bailing on your team not the wrong thing to do. It is obvious Jeter is standing up for his friend, but he should've left this alone. Posada had no right to do what he did. He is useless against lefties (not a single hit against one), he can't catch anymore, and as I stated before is hitting .165. So getting dropped in the order should be the least of his concerns. They fact that he is even playing right now is kind of a gift.
There was an article written over the weekend by ESPN that went into detail about how this is going to be a growing problem. They have an aging 3rd baseman, who is signed till he is 40+, and seeming pissed off SS who's skills are declining. They went on to add CC into this mix, but I'm not ready to do it. The bottom line is that as ugly as this Posada thing might get, it is probably only to get worse in the future.
