Jorge Posada
Jorge Posada
Jorge Rafael Posada Villetais a Puerto Rican former professional baseball catcher who played 17 seasons in Major League Baseballfor the New York Yankees. Posada produced strong offensive numbers for his position, recording a .273 batting average, 275 home runs, and 1,065 runs batted induring his career. A switch hitter, Posada was a five-time All-Star, won five Silver Slugger Awards, and was on the roster for five World Series championship teams...
NationalityPuerto Rican
ProfessionAthlete
Date of Birth17 August 1971
expect given left life name people pitch small
Chacon was given a new life when he left Colorado, and he was able to come in under the radar. He's not a big, big name -- just like Small -- so people didn't expect them to do this well. They're not panicking, they know how to pitch and that's what they're doing.
alongside
There is only one Mariano Rivera. There won't be another person who will come along and do what he did. No one does it like him. It was an honor to catch him and play alongside him for as long as I did.
proud dirt want
I'm very proud of my area around the plate. I don't want anyone messing with my dirt.
yankees forever uniforms
I could never wear another uniform. I will forever be a Yankee.
mistake thinking trying
I think you learn. You learn from your mistakes. You learn from things you do and try to stay away from the negatives in your life. I think I've grown.
yankees tough chance
I belong a Yankee. I'm really happy that I got the chance to sign a good contract, and really happy that I got the chance to stay with the Yankees. Going elsewhere, I was going to hear the offers, but the Yankees made it really tough.
two waiting three
If I see a problem (in the clubhouse), I say something right away. I don't wait two or three days.
dad smart games
My dad was the first one who said, 'You're going to end up behind the plate because you've got a very good arm and you're very smart when it comes to calling a game.'
swings missing straight-up
Hideki Irabu had a very good curveball. Just a straight up and down, swing-and-miss curveball.
somewhere-else yankees want
I don't want to be gone. I don't want to be somewhere else. I consider myself a Yankee.
yankees mad trying
He pitches better when he's mad, so I try to make him that way.
wife people might
What people might find surprising: I taught my wife to change diapers when we had our first.
hype thinking
We're still thinking about first place, we have to. It's going to be a lot of hype this weekend, just like it's always been.
takes whatever
Whatever it takes to get a 'W,' we have to keep on winning,