Jeff Nelson with Joe Castellano on XM 175

These two did a great show Tuesday night, would be nice if the pairing were permanent. On topic of Posada and people stealing bases, Nelson said players steal off pitchers not catchers. Of Teixeira, Nelson said he is the type of guy who could be captain of the team someday, is always there for the media. Nelson believes team chemistry helps teams win which I've heard him say before, and he notes the 2003 Yankee team was more individuals than team. Says current Yankee team plays for the group.

• Joe Castellano is excellent at give and take with callers as well as with his booth mate. Not many guys on sports talk radio are good at give and take, being able to bounce back and forth with a co-host. Dibble of course is good at it and Kennedy is as well, but not too many others. Castellano remembered a Chuck Knoblauch throwing blunder in 2000 that involved Enrique Wilson, asked Nelson about it, and it turned out Nelson was on the mound at the time.

On the topic of umps calling balls and strikes, Nelson said the sound of the ball hitting the catcher's mitt is one of the things umpires use to judge them (balls and strikes). And that the loudness in upcoming games would make it harder for umpires to hear such sounds.

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