As I thought, he got his fourth year.
Mike Lupica, who embarrasses himself when he thinks he's Paul Krugman (as if simply being Paul Krugman isn't embarrassment enough), can pull one off when he sticks to sports:
He got overlooked for a long time. Jeter was the face of the franchise and then A-Rod became the face of the franchise, whether we all liked that or not. There were Steinbrenner and Torre and Rivera, the greatest closer of them all, and Roger Clemens, and high-priced talent up and down the lineup and all over the field. It was easy sometimes to overlook the catcher, even if he could hit for power and hit from both sides.
One day this past season, in front of his locker, a few down from A-Rod, it was pointed out that it would soon be time for Posada to get paid.
"I just want to win," he said.
The Yankees won this season. Just not enough, and not the way they did when Posada was young. He still gets paid now. And stays where he belongs. He will catch the last pitch in this Yankee Stadium, and first one across the street. Good deal. Great Yankee.
Onto Rivera.
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