NEW YORK (AP/WCBS 880) -- When you talk about the Yankees $200 million payroll it sounds almost as if it's play money.
But, when you talk to fans who come to these games you can take a whole lot of zeros off...and when they buy tickets the money is real.
WCBS Reporter Peter Haskell talks with Yankee fan Bill Moray from South Jersey and paid $120 for $50 tickets.
"We try to go to as many as we can, but of course you know...like anything else, it's a matter of economics," said Moray.
Moray brought his wife and son-in-law, Steve Callahan, for their first playoff game.
Callahan tells Haskell "he's pumped".
"A lot of money for these tickets, huh?" asked Haskell.
"Oh yeah, definitely, but well worth it and save up another time," said Callahan.
Catcher Jorge Posada is out of the New York Yankees' lineup for Game 2 of their AL division series against the Minnesota Twins.
Friday's move wasn't a surprise. Manager Joe Girardi announced this week that Jose Molina would catch A.J. Burnett's first career postseason start. There remained a slight chance that Posada could be the designated hitter, but Girardi decided to stay with Hideki Matsui.
Posada had started every one of the Yankees' postseason games since Game 3 of the first round against the Angels in 2005.
Twins manager Ron Gardenhire also changed his lineup. Carlos Gomez got the start in center field, Denard Span moved to right and Jason Kubel switched from right to designated hitter. Brendan Harris was out of the Twins' lineup from the opener.
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