Another Post colleague, George King, wrote today about the optimism in Yankee camp regarding Jorge Posada’s surgically repaired right shoulder. Here is a question: Do you think it would be harder for the Yanks to survive an entire season without Posada or Alex Rodriguez? Now this is not a question about who is the better player. Rodriguez, obviously, ranks among the great talents in history. But who is more irreplaceable? The falloffs are dramatic on the offensive side from Posada to Jose Molina or A-Rod to Cody Ransom. But why does it feel as if missing that offense at catcher would be so much more harmful?

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