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Jorge Posada Asks Out Of Lineup Against Red Sox?

Jorge Posada says his back got stiff and he needed a night off to clear his head. What is most certainly unclear is that where he stands with the New York Yankees right now. Posada asked to be taken out of the lineup Saturday against rival Boston after the slumping designated hitter was dropped to No. 9 in the batting order. Hitting .165 this season, Posada was in the original lineup posted by manager Joe Girardi and said he understood why he was bumped to the bottom of the order for the first time in 12 years. But at 6 p.m., Posada went into Girardi's office and requested that he be removed. Without the five-time All-Star, the Yankees were beaten 6-0 by Josh Beckett and the Red Sox for their fourth straight loss. And afterward, the 39-year-old Posada said he feels "a little bit" disrespected by the team. "I told him I couldn't play today, and that I needed time to clear my head, and that was it. My back stiffened up a bit. I was taking a lot of groundba...

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