"So why even keep him around at all? Mostly because the Yankees are good enough -- and far enough ahead of their closest competition for a postseason berth -- that they can play with a 24-man roster in the interest of not embarrassing one of their greatest-ever players.

The rosters expand in three weeks, and then the roster's not an issue. Granted, there will still be that moment of embarrassment when Posada doesn't make the postseason roster."

Rob Neyer | Baseball Nation