by Marc Carig
The black and white balloons near Mark Teixeira's locker on Saturday night were a gift from teammate A.J. Burnett, who also provided vanilla-frosted yellow cake to mark the first baseman's 29th birthday. Perhaps he should have added a get well soon card as well.
Before the game, doctors diagnosed Teixeira with tendinitis in his left wrist, though he expects to play in the series finale on Sunday against the Royals. Manager Joe Girardi also said Teixeira is expected to go.
We'll see. With Nick Swisher hitting .538, the smart move might be to rest Teixeiera if he's not absolutely ready to play. Why take any chances?
"Hopefully it feels better with rest today and tonight," Teixeira said after the game. "That's the plan. I plan on playing tomorrow. It's sore but everything checks out fine. It's just a little tendinitis and it will be out of there soon."
Teixeira has been playing hurt since waking up with soreness in his left wrist last Thursday. But Teixeira said the pain only becomes problematic when he bats right-handed.
After taking batting practice from the right side on Saturday -- in preparation for facing Royals lefty Horacio Ramirez - Teixeira knew he had to sit. Officially, the injury is listed as day-to-day.
Before the game, doctors diagnosed Teixeira with tendinitis in his left wrist, though he expects to play in the series finale on Sunday against the Royals. Manager Joe Girardi also said Teixeira is expected to go.
We'll see. With Nick Swisher hitting .538, the smart move might be to rest Teixeiera if he's not absolutely ready to play. Why take any chances?
"Hopefully it feels better with rest today and tonight," Teixeira said after the game. "That's the plan. I plan on playing tomorrow. It's sore but everything checks out fine. It's just a little tendinitis and it will be out of there soon."
Teixeira has been playing hurt since waking up with soreness in his left wrist last Thursday. But Teixeira said the pain only becomes problematic when he bats right-handed.
After taking batting practice from the right side on Saturday -- in preparation for facing Royals lefty Horacio Ramirez - Teixeira knew he had to sit. Officially, the injury is listed as day-to-day.
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