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Yankees C/DH Jorge Posada has decided that he will hang up his cleats and retire from Major League Baseball, ESPN reports. This is relevant to Red Sox fans, since Jason Varitek is currently in the same situation that Posada found himself in.Jorge Posada has been a staple in the New York lineup since being drafted in 1990. This past season, injuries and poor performance caused a shift in the starting catcher role, which was filled by Russell Martin. Posada only played the field in 16 games in 2011: 14 of them coming at first base, one at second base and only one behind home plate.The fact of the matter is that Posada was no longer in the Yankees' plans, and even though he is a New York icon, they couldn't really do much for him. They already have a starting catcher in Martin, and surging prospect Jesus Montero will fill ...

If you missed the introductory press conference for new Boston manager Bobby Valentine, you missed quite a show. He said some good things and he said some bad things, noting that it is definitely going to be an interesting season at Fenway Park.There was one feature of what both Valentine and general manager Ben Cherington confirmed last night, and that's time. Now I don't mean how long it will take to win another World Series or anything like that. I mean how long it takes to make a decision or respond to a question.Bobby Valentine was asked plenty of questions last night and he took a considerable time to think about the "right" answer to each of them. It seemed that he didn't want to say the wrong thing and he made a lot of interesting points on some of the players.He made it obvious when asked about his analysis ...