Hip, Hip Jorrrrgeee!

Jorge Posada hurt his finger the other day, which is no small deal for a catcher. Posada's been battling injuries for years, especially to his throwing arm, which has many critics telling him to hang up his catcher's gear, and even his spikes. This recent injury kept him out of a couple days just when controversy was also stewing about whether the Yankees' longtime catcher should be the one to catch for A.J. Burnett, who is in his first year for New York. Some said Posada messed things up for Burnett in his last few starts, that they didn't agree on the pitch selection, blah blah blah.

Burnett allowed six runs tonight with Posada behind the plate, so one of those arguments may have merit. But when the Yankees win 9-6 because of a player's batting, it doesn't really matter much what happens that night for that player behind the plate.

Posada tore the game open, going 2-for-4 with two home runs, accounting for 3 RBI. Behind him, Robinson Cano went 3-for-4 with 2 RBI and a home run, and Nick Swisher added a 2-RBI dinger to complete the 5-6-7 stackup slugfest for the Yankees.

The Orioles put up a fight tonight, not finished until a Mariano Rivera silencing in the ninth. Baltimore will have its last chance for a win tomorrow before the Yankees move on to a four-game set in Toronto.

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