Chad Jennings updates us on Alan Horne and Chase Wright….
Alan Horne (right) said his right shoulder is "doin great" and that his rehab is progressing nicely. He's up to 50 throws from 120 feet and said he expects to be throwing off a mound soon. I didn't ask if he knows where the Yankees expect him to start the season — I doubt he knows — but based on their handling of Mark Melancon and J.B. Cox, I'm betting Horne opens in Tampa or extended spring because of the weather. I realize he didn't go through the same surgery as Melancon or Cox, but still, shoulder surgery on a pitcher won't be taken lightly in an organization as cautious as the Yankees.
Chase Wright had less to say, mostly because he doesn't have any answers. I asked if he had heard anything about waivers or a possible claim and Wright started his answer with a question: What do you think? If you think players are the first to find out about this sort of thing, you're absolutely wrong. Wright hasn't heard anything and I'm not exactly sure when he and the rest of us will finally know his 2009 organization. News of his DFA came out on Tuesday, but the move itself might technically have happened on Monday when the Yankees signed Pettitte. I'm not sure. All that matters is the end result — whether Wright's still a Yankee — and so far even Wright himself doesn't know.
According to Peter Abraham..this is what Joe Torre will be up to the next few days:
The Joe Torre "What's the big deal?" book tour will hit New York City on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Book signings:
Tuesday: Barnes & Noble, 555 Fifth Avenue, New York City, 12:30 p.m.
Tuesday: Yogi Berra Museum and Learning Center, Little Falls, N.J., 7 p.m.
Wednesday: Borders Books, 100 Broadway. New York City, 1 p.m.
Wednesday: Bookends, 232 East Ridgewood Ave., Ridgewood, N.J., 7 p.m.Interviews:
Tuesday: "All Things Considered" on NPR
Tuesday: Mike Francesa on WFAN
Wednesday: "Live with Regis and Kelly" on ABC
Wednesday: Chris Russo, wherever he disappeared to
Wednesday: Dave Letterman
Top 50 worst announcers in all of sports / This Week in Yankees History
Still Jobless, Abreu Awaits Right Offer in a Slow Market / What? Me offend?
Joe Torre, we hardly knew ya / Can you trust Joe? Torre's tell-all raises doubts
Beyond the Headlines of Torre's Book / Joe disputes his own words on A-Fraud
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