Jorge Posada Quotes (55 Quotes)

He hit all of his spots I don't know how hard he was throwing, but his location was excellent. I thought he was locked in. His mechanics are so sound, he doesn't really have to work on anything except building his arm strength. Wherever I put the glove, he hit it.

I like what he's got. I like everything he's got. He belongs, even at such a young age. Everything is there. He's a no-miss. He'll be in the big leagues soon.

That's our horse. I'm going to make the effort of making him feel comfortable, like Flaherty did.

Pitching is so important. You don't get anywhere without pitching. The better we pitch, obviously the better we'll be down the road. ... And right now, I think the (starters) have a little competition going between them.

Win or lose Friday, he's shown that nothing really fazes him. That's why he's in the rotation. The way he conducts himself and goes about his business, it's good to see. We're confident in him.

As he gets older and wiser, he's going to realize what works for him. The thing is, most of what he does works. He's that nasty. I don't think a lot of people realize how good he can be.

He gives me a lot to work with. He does everything possible to keep them off balance. He obviously works both sides of the plate. His location is unbelievable -- when I want the ball up or the ball down, he hits my mitt pretty much consistent. And that's why he's doing what he's doing.

He got ahead of them pretty much. Today was one of those days he felt pretty good about all his pitches.

Ivan for me is the best catcher in the big leagues and there is no comparison with anybody. He has a lot of Gold Gloves and he is a winner. I'm very happy with what I have done, but I'm trying to imitate him because he's the best.

One of them was away and up, the other one was down and in, ... I thought they were good calls. I thought he did a great job.

He is going to be in the major leagues very soon. An arm like that just doesn't miss. I wouldn't be surprised if we saw him before the end of this year.

He just ran into me, ... It was pretty ugly.

I haven't seen a young arm like that since Mariano, I would say. Prospect wise, he should get the untouchable tag right now. Don't touch that kid. Leave him alone.

Wang really battled. He gave us a chance to win, which is all we can ask of him. He's getting better every time out there.

I was really paying attention from the stretch. He was opening a little and I was trying to make him stay back and closed, especially his front shoulder.

I didn't know I was close until Rick Cerone (public relations) told me in Tampa earlier this week. When I got the hit today I wanted to get the ball, but the fan wouldn't help me out.

He's a no-miss. He will be in the major leagues soon. I won't be surprised if I see him before the year is over.

It's something we can't get ahead of ourselves on. There's things you can't control, but I want to. I'm a Yankee. I love to put that uniform on.

He just laid into me. Actually, we just collided. It was pretty ugly. It was either through me or around me. He decided to try to go through me.

Some days, you feel like a 22-year-old and some days you feel like a 40-year-old.

Randy is Randy and his power is incredible. But Wang has the best stuff in our clubhouse, no doubt. He'll be our No. 1 pitcher eventually.

We talk all the time. I wouldn't be surprised if he takes some time off then gets back in the game. He would be a great coach.

His arm angle was outstanding. With his sinker, 92-93 mph, moving like that, he can just throw one pitch. He's that good.

He did it for a longer period of time. I'm not saying this kid won't be very good, but let him be himself. Let him do it for an extended amount of time.

He made one mistake and that was it he was outstanding.

We pretty much tried everything. We were wild today, guys coming in from the pen. Those guys have a very good lineup and they understand the strike zone. If you only have one pitch, they're going to attack that pitch.

He's a ground-ball pitcher and he knows he's got to keep the ball down, and today he wasn't,

He was a lot of fun today. His arm angle was outstanding. Everything was low in the zone.

It's probably one of the toughest jobs in baseball because you know Mo is going to get the save 99 times out of 100. So the pressure is on you to get him the ball.

I can't remember the last time we threw the leather around like this.

He's been a great pitcher, one of our best over the years. But Moose has always been overshadowed by somebody.

I thought so, I thought my lead foot was in there,

When we score it seems like we're doing everything right, but I thought the pitching and defense today was great. We did a lot of good things behind Chacon.

He has the best arm in camp, no doubt about it. Better than all these guys. I don't care how old he is. He's unbelievable. It's effortless the way the ball comes out of his hand at 95-96. He's that impressive. He's the best prospect we've got. It's fun to see.

It's just another day. You establish a plan before the game, and we executed it real well. He made one mistake a homer by Tejada, and that was it. He was outstanding.

I don't think they can do two things at once. You've got to go out there and pitch, make sure that you're healthy and just go out and compete. If you put that extra pressure on yourself, you're not going to have a good spring.

This guy caught 18 years in the big leagues and 18 years in winter ball. That's a lot of catching. We're going to know what to do, but he knows the little tricks that can make you better.

I don't want to push it. I don't want to get the team mad. I don't want to make the team feel like I'm a hassle. If they didn't want me to play, and I go out there and get hurt, then it's even worse. I want to be healthy, I want to be strong and I want to be ready for the season.

We were playing around and making fun of people, trying to keep it loose and simple.

He was a completely different hitter after that meeting. He had a purpose, a go-to-war attitude. It brought back life, that hunger to be who he was.

You just want a good performance. You want the chance to win. Whenever they come out there, you just hope for all of them to give us a chance to win and get the offense to take care of the game.

I can't believe Boston third-base coach Dale Sveum sent him, ... The ball was in Jeter's hand when he was rounding third base, so I was very surprised.

You don't know what he's going to do, ... He's tough. You have to give him a lot of respect.

You don't want to carry over bad games. The first two games here, we fought and fought and it didn't happen. We needed to put that aside today.

Everything for him is easier now the second time around. You've seen it with everybody that comes here they know what to expect.

Last time I was able to recover a little faster.

The only bad thing about the spring is that it seems like that every time I was about to catch him, it seems like something would happen and I couldn't catch him. I want to make him understand that I'm there 100 percent behind and I want to be there behind the plate when he's pitching.

You don't know what he's thinking. He understands the language more than he speaks it.

This guy's got a big heart he doesn't shy away. As a player, he's more than you see.

It looks like we are. I can't remember the last time we threw the leather around like we did today. The pitching is stepping up, and today the defense did the same. We understand what we need to do.