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Posada

Cleveland played host to the breaking point for Jorge Posada, always one of the most blunt Yankees and the most likely to speak his mind on any given topic. When he tried to throw and his right shoulder told him no this afternoon, Posada said that enough was enough -- he's convinced the diagnosis of a strain is incorrect, and he intends to find out just what is wrong with his throwing arm.

Say what you will to paint a rosy picture, but very few people ever walk into Dr. James Andrews' office without the world's most noted orthopedic surgeon finding something he can clean up.

Joba

According to sources, Harlan Chamberlain collapsed at his home in Lincoln, Neb. He was listed in critical condition at St. Elizabeth Regional Medical Center in Lincoln, a nursing supervisor there told the Daily News on Sunday night. Chamberlain learned the news after the Yankees' loss to the Red Sox at Fenway Park.

Chamberlain's sister called a Yankees official during the eighth inning in an attempt to reach Chamberlain, who was in the bullpen at the time.

Say it AIN'T SO

According to Pete Abraham's blog, Jose Molina has a strained left hammy. He suffered the injury in the 4th inning last night but "sucked it up for the team" according to comments from Joe Girardi. It also mentions Posada was instructed not to throw last night. I guess that explains the switches Girardi made there in the 8th. If you read my last post, you'd know I wasn't a fan of those moves.

This isn't good news for the Yankees. Molina has been awesome behind the plate and has been swinging one of the team's hottest bats. Posada also doesn't feel ready to throw so he's not going to be an option against a team with so much speed like Tampa Bay.

Red Sox Jersey Found

The Yankees have found and removed the David Ortiz jersey hidden in the concrete in the new Yankee Stadium. It sounds like Big Bank Hank unleashed the bloodhounds as soon as the story broke. Hank was quoted in the New York Post saying, "I hope his co-workers kick the s--- out of him." Now that's what I'm saying. Dude should get a beatdown. I'm surprised they actually went looking for it.

Mr.Wang

You couldn't ask for much more than that if you're a Yankees fan, watching the pitcher maligned as not being a "true ace" rifle through the Red Sox, 1-2-3, 1-2-3. Chien-Ming Wang may never win a Cy Young Award but the Yankees can definitely do with him as their No. 1, especially when he pitches like he did on Friday at Fenway Park.

Setting aside Bobby Abreu's missed catch for a second -- an outfielder, particularly one who won a Gold Glove just three years ago, really should make that grab -- the thing about Wang's a complete game two-hitter was that it wasn't especially all that pretty. Wang gave up some very hard hit balls, particularly in the fifth inning, but he made the dimensions at Fenway work for him this time, having struggled there against the Red Sox in the past.