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But whereas other people might have taken efforts to phrase it in a noncritical way, that thought never occurred to Posada.His comments about his switch last year from catcher to designated hitter were less subtle. Asked about his relationship with Joe
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Posada was at the center of it. He provided the game-tying double in the eighth inning, a ball that was a bloop hit into center field. It set up Aaron Boone’s home run in the 11th and also precipitated Grady Little’s firing. May 17, 2006 -- The Yankees...
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But the Red Sox must do something to fortify the rotation. The memory of last September is too fresh. They can ill afford to have an April clunker by Beckett or Lester bring about cries that Cherington, in his debut offseason, didn’t do enough to fix...
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He had his share of memorable October moments along the way -- most notably the game-tying, eighth-inning bloop double that finally caused Boston manager Grady Little to remove Pedro Martinez from Game 7 of the 2003 ALCS -- but Posada was not a great...
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7 of the 2003 ALCS: "I thought I was out in the seventh inning, because I was told by [pitching coach] Dave Wallace that was my last inning. Also, the head trainer that we had, Chris Correnti, told me you might be looking at your last batter or so. When...
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Posted by Chris Jaffe On Saturday, news surfaced that Jorge Posada intends to retire after 17 years in baseball. In that time, he combined two things that rarely go together. He was a longtime New York Yankee, and he was constantly underrated. Players...
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He was, for all intents and purposes, the closer -- and he had not even been in the organization until July 31. Had Grady Little called upon Timlin or Williamson when Pedro Martinez began to tire in Game 7, the Red Sox probably would have won the game...
About Grady Little
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William Grady Little (born March 30, 1950) is a former manager in Major League Baseball. He guided the Boston Red Sox from 2002 to 2003 and the Los Angeles Dodgers from 2006 to 2007. He was inducted into the Kinston, North Carolina, Professional Baseball Hall of Fame in 2001. Full Article
