A biography for Jorge Posadahasn’t been written yet.
“You gotta take care of yourself; you can't do anything in excess.”
“Hideki Irabu had a very good curveball. Just a straight up and down, swing-and-miss curveball.”
“Some days, you feel like a 22-year-old and some days you feel like a 40-year-old.”
“I like teaching. I would like to help out with the young catchers; be there for them and obviously, you know, what it takes to get here. That's the biggest thing, I think.”
“John Wetteland had a very good curveball. He threw it for a strike, too, in any count, any situation. But, he really didn't use it much. He didn't want to throw it. He wanted to throw fastball-slider.”
“I love all Puerto Rican food. I love rice and beans. I like anything with steak, chicken, pork. But I like chocolate and potato chips, too. I eat that when my wife goes away and isn't looking.”
“There is only one Mariano Rivera. There won't be another person who will come along and do what he did. No one does it like him. It was an honor to catch him and play alongside him for as long as I did.”
“There will never be another Mariano Rivera. He was a friend and a champion of a teammate.”
“I could never wear another uniform. I will forever be a Yankee.”
“There is only one Mariano Rivera. There won't be another person who will come along and do what he did. No one does it like him. It was an honor to catch him and play alongside him for as long as I did. He made my job as a catcher so much easier. Mariano is a special person and obviously a special player.”