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Peter, you knock Bill Belichick on many things, but you have to agree that his code of silence is a good idea. The less your players say, the better. The less your coaches say, the better.

With one fell swoop, Posada just weakened the Yankees leverage and like you said, made the Yankees look desperate. Not his fault to be sure, but the Yankees coaching and management need to pull in the reigns. Hankenstein's candor might be rubbing off.

Andy-

Sorry, that doesn't wash with me. Football and baseball are way too different to compare that way.

Peter, yes they are different sports, but you said it yourself, that if a Yankee official had coached him on how to answer, things would be better.

So help me understand how the two sports being different means my point doesn't "wash."

Football is a sport that is way more about motivation than baseball. You might have to trust me on this point.

Anyway, because motivation is such a big part of the game, coaches can do crazy things like muzzle their entire team, etc., and players go along with it because they understand the reasoning behind it and they understand the consequences of not following the directive. (350 pound man will beat me into the turf next week)

Baseball players don't get that. Posada is a pretty stand up guy and he doesn't take s*** from anyone. I am sure if someone tried to handle him, it wouldn't have done anything but make him angry. So, in short, my wish is probably an impossible one.

Peter, that is more a criticism of the players. If your coach tells you it is better for the organization as a whole that we not talk to the media (except in controled situations or whatever), then if the player says no, shame on him.

I am amazed that you are willing to let Posada be Posada in this case(this isn't an attack on Posada b/c obviously there is no rule with the Yankees about this sort of thing) as it might well have really hurt the Yankees chances of getting Santana.

If you are getting paid a ton and you want to be successful, then do what your coach tells you to do even if that means avoid teh media. Come on man.

Andy

My point is that managers and we should use the term managers since this is baseball, don't tell their players what to say. Look at it this way, how long would Curt Schilling and Manny Ramirez have lasted playing for Belichick?

I don't think anyone from the Yankees told Posada anything and I don't think we can assume that they did.

Peter, yes they are managers.

I don't think either Manny or Schilling would have lasted long, then again, you don't know until you ask. Manny probably wouldn't understand the question but no big deal as he doesn't talk to the media anyway. Schilling, if he is half the character he thinks he has, would bite his tonque.

I just think that less is more when it comes to media and if you want to win more games, talk less. It seems natural.

As for Posada, I agree, no one said anything to him. But wouldn't it have been good for the Yankees had someone talked to him?