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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.