Starting some New York Yankees history notes

Twice in his career in home games in which the Yankees trailed by two runs facing post season elimination, Jorge Posada made the last out.

In the 2003 World Series in game six, Josh Beckett completed his masterful (2-0) World Series clinching win for the Florida Marlins, by fielding Posada’s little grounder and tagging the Yankees’ catcher between home plate and first base.

Then in the 2007 division series, Joe Torre’s last game as Yankees’ manager, Indians’ relief pitcher Joe Borowski got Posada to strike out swinging and give the Indians a (3-1) series victory with the (6-4) win in game four.

Twice the Indians defeated the Yankees in division series, both series being clinched on a Monday night.

The other was in the decisive 5th game of the 1997 division series. Those two seasons 1997 and 2007 were the only seasons in the 12 Joe Torre managed with the Yankees that they did not win a one eighth division title

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Three times with his Texas Rangers’ team winning but 1 of 10 games, the superb catcher Ivan Rodriguez tasted post-season defeat in the division series vs the New York Yankees. Each time the Yankees went on to win the title winning 12 straight World Series games after dropping the first two games at home in the 1996 World Series.

Things changed for Rodriguez vs the Yankees when the Marlins and he capped an incredible post-season run and 6’d the Yankees in the 2003 World Series.