Jorge Posada with Ken Davidoff
From Pod of Fame by Jim Miloch
March 23, 2026 · 51 min · Season 1 · Episode 342
About this episode
Jim Miloch and Ken Davidoff discuss Jorge Posada's Hall of Fame candidacy and his impact on baseball.
Jim is joined by longtime baseball writer and Baseball HOF voter Ken Davidoff to break down the HOF candidacy of New York Yankees catcher Jorge Posada. First, David and Jim cover the "Core Four" and Posada's role on all of those World Series teams (10:45). Next, they discuss Game 7 of the 2003 ALCS, how much credit should go to a catcher when they catch a perfect game, what Posada and Buster Posey have in common, and where Posada ranks among his contemporaries (15:42). Finally, Ken and Jim discuss winning catchers throughout baseball history (34:10), before making a final call on whether or not they believe Posada deserves a plaque in Cooperstown (43:24). Ken's new book "101 Lessons from the Dugout is now available. Go check it out here (https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/101-lessons-from-the-dugout-9798765163016/)
People in this episode
Host: Jim Miloch
Guest: Ken Davidoff
Topics covered
- Hall of Fame candidacy
- New York Yankees
- baseball history
- catchers
- World Series
- Jorge Posada
Keywords
- Jorge Posada
- Ken Davidoff
- Hall of Fame
- New York Yankees
- catchers
- 2003 ALCS
- World Series
- baseball history
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: New York Yankees
Books & works: 101 Lessons from the Dugout
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