If you haven't read Suzie Pinstripe's piece about Jorge Posada and the Marlins yet, make sure you go to ALSO REPORTING FOR BUSINESS IS JORGE POSADA... BUT NOT IN TAMPA, make sure you do it.
In the meantime, I have my own thoughts in the wacky news report about the idea that a portion of the Core Four is getting back together down south. Here it goes...
Posada is a winning Yankee, but can he help fix the miserable Marlins and be a winner on another team?
I'm sure Jeter is counting on it as Posada steps into the role of special advisor of baseball operations. Posada's hiring hasn't been formally announced yet but SiriusXM reported it first.
Jeter is going into his second season as the team's CEO, and since taking over he has definitely built an inner circle with a lot of Yankee connections including vice president of player development Gary Denbo, director of player personnel Dan Greenlee, director of amateur scouting DJ Svihlik and now Posada looks like he is next.
It's no wonder why Jeter would entrust Posada to help rebuild his miserable franchise, he's extremely qualified. His .273 career average with 275 home runs and 1,065 RBIs in parts of 17 seasons with the Yankees were part of a winning culture that all of us loved to watch. That's pretty much the exact opposite of what is in Miami right now, so Posada could be part of the next winning combination.
The last time the Marlins had any postseason success was back in 2003. Posada was the batter when the Marlins recorded their final out to beat the Yankees in the 2003 World Series, when he hit a soft grounder toward first base and was tagged out by pitcher Josh Beckett to end the game. Posada gave the Marlins its second championship. The Marlins have not played in a postseason game since.
So maybe this is another example of how superstitions and baseball go hand in hand. Can Jeter and Posada bring postseason success back to Miami eventually?
Look, the whole idea is interesting and you all know how much we love these guys here on BYB. Well... Casey isn't thrilled with Jeter these days... but we can all celebrate in some fashion that the idea that some of the Core Four are back together is kind of cool.
You gotta wonder if this will be enough to get that Marlins team performing to the best of their ability. Jeter stripped this team down to the studs. I'm just not sure they have the talent, and I am not so sure Posada and Jeter can single handedly fix it so they are competitors.
Yes, it's exciting, but this is baseball. In the end, exciting is only part of it. A team's gotta win to be successful... right?
--Jeana Bellezza-Ochoa
BYB Managing Editor
Twitter: @nyprincessj
It's no wonder why Jeter would entrust Posada to help rebuild his miserable franchise, he's extremely qualified. His .273 career average with 275 home runs and 1,065 RBIs in parts of 17 seasons with the Yankees were part of a winning culture that all of us loved to watch. That's pretty much the exact opposite of what is in Miami right now, so Posada could be part of the next winning combination.
The last time the Marlins had any postseason success was back in 2003. Posada was the batter when the Marlins recorded their final out to beat the Yankees in the 2003 World Series, when he hit a soft grounder toward first base and was tagged out by pitcher Josh Beckett to end the game. Posada gave the Marlins its second championship. The Marlins have not played in a postseason game since.
So maybe this is another example of how superstitions and baseball go hand in hand. Can Jeter and Posada bring postseason success back to Miami eventually?
Look, the whole idea is interesting and you all know how much we love these guys here on BYB. Well... Casey isn't thrilled with Jeter these days... but we can all celebrate in some fashion that the idea that some of the Core Four are back together is kind of cool.
You gotta wonder if this will be enough to get that Marlins team performing to the best of their ability. Jeter stripped this team down to the studs. I'm just not sure they have the talent, and I am not so sure Posada and Jeter can single handedly fix it so they are competitors.
Yes, it's exciting, but this is baseball. In the end, exciting is only part of it. A team's gotta win to be successful... right?
--Jeana Bellezza-Ochoa
BYB Managing Editor
Twitter: @nyprincessj
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