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
years feels
Some days, you feel like a 22-year-old and some days you feel like a 40-year-old.
swings missing straight-up
Hideki Irabu had a very good curveball. Just a straight up and down, swing-and-miss curveball.
real swings balance
He's (Rafael Palmeiro) always the left-handed swing you want to copy. He's got a real smooth swing and he's never off balance. He's always on top of the ball. I just like watching him hit.
want use strikes
John Wetteland had a very good curveball. He threw it for a strike, too, in any count, any situation. But, he really didnt use it much. He didnt want to throw it. He wanted to throw fastball-slider.
growing-up eye leader
Growing up, I kind of liked the way he (Thurman Munson) played. I didn't see much of him, but I remember him being a leader. I remember him really standing up for his teammates, and that really caught my eye.
team winning matter
The only thing that matters is when the team wins.
somewhere-else yankees want
I don't want to be gone. I don't want to be somewhere else. I consider myself a Yankee.
way wiser hopefully
I'm a lot older. I'm wiser. I know what to do now, and hopefully, I don't get in (anybody's) way.
kids tough young
It's good to see a kid that young learning how to pitch. He's tough.
jobs player long
There is only one Mariano Rivera. There wont 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. He made my job as a catcher so much easier. Mariano is a special person and obviously a special player.
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.'
blessing feel-good tape
Some days are a blessing when you wake up and you say, 'Wow, I feel good today.' Some days are like: 'Wow, I feel bad. I got no chance today.' You tape it up and you go.
kids winning night
I try to go out and do the same thing every night. I've been taught since I was a kid that the only thing that matters is winning.
fun responsibility winning
I'm always happy. I like to have fun. During the game, I don't like showing my emotions, though. I'm all about winning the game. I take a lot of responsibility for that.