Yankees management was irked and unhappy with Derek Jeter's comments regarding teammate Jorge Posada on Sunday. The captain essentially exonerated Posada from any wrongdoing for taking himself out of Saturday's lineup against Boston, even after Posada acknowledged that he was wrong and apologized to manager Joe Girardi. Jeter, who is close friends with Posada and described him on Sunday as someone he regards as a brother, repeatedly deflected questions about Posada's actions, and said there was no reason for Posada to apologize to teammates for declining to play. "If I thought he did something wrong, I'd be the first to tell him," Jeter said.