Big move of May 14th

Jorge Posada refusing to play when informed he would bat 9th in the Yankees' lineup. Pretty big move to tell your boss you're not going to work because you don't like the assignment he's given you for the day. In any other job you'd probably be given a box to collect your personal belongings after pulling a stunt like this. However, this is baseball and the union is pretty strong and would have Jorge's back on this one. Actually, speaking of backs he claims he tweaked his latissimus dorsi and that's why he wouldn't play.  Joe Girardi and GM Brian Cashman refuted that report though so I'm calling bullshit on that excuse too. Generally, managers and GM's will stick up for you if it's a case of an injury keeping you out of the lineup no matter how sketchy it might be (the Yankees are pretty used to this from the David Wells years and his propensity to have headaches and nausea on mornings before his starts). But in this case no one was taking Posada's side. What this all boils down to is a guy with a big ego too proud to bat ninth. He probably pointed out his career numbers with the Yankees and what he's done for the organization, blah blah blah. Of course a 39 year old batting 165 should bat higher based on his past. Who cares about winning today? This move has tainted a respectable career and shown that Posada is a typical spoiled baseball player. Instead of crying about batting ninth he should be on his knees thanking the Yankees for giving him a token 13 million dollar contract for this season. It's disgusting what he makes and unbelievable that it's more than baseball's best player Jose Bautista! For that kind of money I think you could get millions of people doing a lot worse things than strike out four times a game. Hell, I've heard of a guy jumping into the Thames River outside The University of Western Ontario's campus in January for less than 20 bucks (I think, it might have even just been for pride). So to end this rant, go pound sand Posada! You're a joke and will always be remembered that way.