Mark Teixeira's injury almost a worst-case scenario for depleted Yankees
Photo credit: David Pokress | Mark Teixeira watches the game from the bench as he waits for his turn to bat. (May 21, 2012)
Videos
Yankees videos
2013 Yankees portraits
Yankees spring training
Web links
On-Base Perception: Yankees
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.
Joe Torre put in a sympathy call Tuesday night to Joe Girardi. As one Yankees manager to another, Torre wanted to offer his condolences for the injury to Mark Teixeira, who suffered a strained wrist tendon on Team USA's watch.
Now that we've learned Teixeira is expected to miss eight to 10 weeks, he might want to send flowers, too.
"That blew me over," Torre said.
Imagine...
