Posada 2003 ALCS game 7, other moments 2008-2011

1/9/12, "And he was constantly underrated."

• Above, 2003 ALCS game 7, bottom of the 8th, Posada 2 run double to tie the game. Yankees win in 11, 6-5.

• Above Posada ALCS game 3, 8th inning in Anaheim, 10/19/09, getty

• Above Posada throwing in Boston, 4/26/09, getty

• Above, Posada ALDS game 3 in Detroit, signals to Russell Martin, 10/3/11, ap

• Above, Core Four, 9/21/08, getty

• Above, 4/4/10, opening night at Fenway Park, Posada's hit clears foul pole for a home run, getty.

• Above, Mo douses Posada, 9/21/11, after Yankees clinch AL East. getty

• Above, Mariano and Posada, World Series game 3, 10/31/09, ap. 5 pitches for Mo, Matt Stairs, Jimmy Rollins, no save.

9/25/11, "Posada takes a curtain call after hitting a two-run home run during the third inning of the first game of a baseball doubleheader against the Boston Red Sox at Yankee Stadium," ap

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• 1/9/12, "Jorge Posada career highlights," Chris Jaffe, Hardball Times

"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 for the game’s marquee franchise usually get at least their share of attention yet, somehow, Posada slipped through the cracks."...

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