NEW YORK — Yankees manager Joe Girardi had the conversation with Jorge Posada on Sunday, a talk similar to one he had with Joe Torre when Posada was about to cut into Girardi’s time behind the plate.
Girardi didn’t like it, and he didn’t expect Posada to be excited about light-hitting Jose Molina catching A.J. Burnett in the postseason.
“When I played here, we split guys during the playoffs,” Girardi, a former Yankees catcher, said Thursday. “Of course, you want to play every day. I wouldn’t want a catcher who didn’t want to play every day. That would bother me inside if the guy didn’t want to play every day.”
Posada definitely wants to play in Game 2 of the AL division series tonight, but Molina will be behind the plate when Burnett throws his first postseason pitch against the Twins.
Regular designated hitter Hideki Matsui hit a two-run homer in New York’s 7-2 win in the opener Wednesday night, and likely will start tonight. That leaves no room for Posada, a key part of three World Series championships in New York.
“I can’t do nothing about it,” Posada said. “Just sit and watch the ballgame. . . . I’m not jumping with joy here, but I accept it. A.J. and Jose are going well. I haven’t caught A.J. in a while.”
