Depressed Fan (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
The comedic highlight of the game: With one out in the top of the third, Jose Molina found himself standing on second base with Derek Jeter at the plate. Jeter hit a somewhat deep fly ball to center. Without thinking...
Ballbug (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
Dan Graziano / New Jersey Online : N.Y. Yankees in the market for a catcher — TRADEWINDS — YANKEES BUZZ — Word as of Wednesday afternoon was that the Yankees were looking everywhere for a catcher. Worried that Jose Molina might not be built to hold up the rest of the way as an everyday starter …
Fake Teams (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
While perserverating on the hitting of Jose Molina, Brett Gardner and Melky Cabrera, nevermind Derek jeter, and the fact the Yankees activated Johnny Damon to DH because his shoulder isn't strong enough to play LF, I checked the standings. Despite this offensive warts, the New York Yankees trial only the Red Sox in the Wild Card chase. This gets me thinking maybe, just maybe, the Yankees should be...
Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
Most fans have weighed the importance of Jorge Posada’s possible season ending surgery by comparing the loss of offense to the gain in defense that occurs when Jose Molina is behind the plate. One factor that I believe may be overlooked in this equation is the vast disparity between Yankees pitchers’ performance with Molina as [...]
Fake Teams (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
With $52MM man Jorge Posada looking done for the 2008 season, the Yankees catching tandem consists of Jose Molina and Chad Moeller. Debate over whether Molina and Moeller can be part of a viable play-off contender is limited to the fringes of Yankees fanaticism. So I was surprised to see nothing about trading for an upgrade at catcher in the New York papers this morning. Amongst the names I expected...
6-4-2 — an Angels/Dodgers double play blog (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
Jorge Posada's shoulder labrum issues became too great for him to continue playing, and he will hit the 15-day DL , presumably replaced by Jose Molina as the team's starting catcher in the interim with Chad Moeller as his backup. Posada has started a rehab course, but if he needs surgery, he needs to have it done as soon as possible or else he will likely miss a large part of 2009 as well; if he does...
MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
Tough news for the Yankees - catcher Jorge Posada is headed back to the DL and is considering season-ending shoulder surgery. Jose Molina can certainly handle the job in the short-term, but the Yankees may want to replace Posada's bat. Here's a look at the catching market, in case Brian Cashman decides to pursue a trade.
DATA news (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
As satisfied as the Yankees are with José Molina’s pitching and a three-game series sweep, the specter of Jorge Posada’s injured shoulder is a festering problem.
New York Post (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
With speedster Carlos Gomez manning the top of the Twins' lineup, it's possible Jose Molina will get another start behind the plate for the Yankees tonight (7:05, YES, WCBS). Molina finds himself in the middle of an unexpected controversy between...
New York Times (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
As satisfied as the Yankees are with José Molina’s pitching and a three-game series sweep, the specter of Jorge Posada’s injured shoulder is a festering problem.
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 07/20/2008
Jose Molina was hit by Lenny DiNardo's pitch with the bases loaded in the 12th inning, and the New York Yankees outlasted the Oakland Athletics for a 4-3 victory Saturday.
Pinstripe Alley (Free subscription) | 07/20/2008
And I mean, someone better than Chad Moeller. Jose Molina is closing in on his career high for games played (he's played 60, high was 78 back in 2006). Molina has been overexposed at the plate, hitting only .219/.260/.300. His awesome defense earns him some slack (caught 25 of 52 basestealers). But Jose is not an attractive option for the last couple months of this season, or for next season. Jorge...
Yankees baseball blog (Free subscription) | 07/20/2008
Never did a game so fittingly end on a hit-by-pitch. Having stranded a 10-year high 21 runners on base over the course of a sweltering afternoon, an absurd number even for the 2008 Yankees, it took Jose Molina getting clipped...
Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 07/20/2008
The A's stole second base twice in the ninth, taking advantage of Jorge Posada's sore hand. The 36-year-old catcher, hit by a foul ball in the eighth, missed 32 games this season with tendinitis in his right rotator cuff and has been relegated to part-time duty behind the plate. He is 3-for-37 throwing out base stealers.
The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 07/20/2008
Jose Molina was hit by Lenny DiNardo's pitch with the bases loaded in the 12th inning, and the New York Yankees outlasted the Oakland Athletics for a 4-3 victory Saturday.
