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Jorge Posada Retires

Now this one intruiges us a lot.  Longtime New York Yankees Catcher, Jorge Posada retired today.  An article on ESPN claimed he should be looked at as a Hall of Famer.  We aren't so sure.

Posada was a great player, of this there should be no doubt, but a Hall of Famer?  Posada was not the best Yankee, and we aren't thinking of him as the best Catcher of his time.  He hit for power, but did not reach 300.  He did not come close to 2,000 hits and his career WAR, while decent at 44.7 is not an automatic Cooperstown entry.  He was not known for being a stellar defender either.  Yet......Five All Star births, Four World Series Rings, and managing the Yankees rotation should equal.....what?   Honestly, we are befuddled on this one.

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