[MVB]

What is it about Posada's nose? I mean, remember last year during a game with Anaheim? While the Angel infield attempted to turn a double play and hit Posada right in the nose with the ball? His nose was broken and his missed several games.... So last night, right before the Yanks v. BoSox game ( which the Yanks won) Posada was hit in the nose by a ball during practice! Kelly Stinnet caught him offguard and threw the ball at Jorge's nose.... Again, his nose is broken and he may miss several games.

Posada's nose seems to be a magnet for injuries... But it's weird, because I don't remember any of the other Yankees collecting NOSE injuries over the past couple of years. Just Posada.

Any thoughts?

[legend]

It's like when you have a sore toe or thumb, and keep hitting it.

[ThePundit]

My first thought was Marcia Brady: "Oh my nose!"

[Lefty Noob]

An AP report is saying that Posada could miss opening day with the broken nose, though he shouldn't have to go on the DL.

"He's got a headache," Torre is quoted as saying in the article. "He feels better than yesterday, so that's a good sign. I told him, I'm still saying that you'll be ready opening day, but it's not necessary. Instead of have him rush back, we need him to feel better and then we'll see how much work he can get in before we have to decide on that."

[ThePundit]

Maybe Posada will just wake up one morning and it'll be better - just like Marcia Brady.

[MVB]

The culprit (Stinnet) may get the start... but I hope not. I like to see all the regulars out there playing on opening day.

[MVB]

Update on Posada's Condition:

MLB.com- With two black eyes and a tender nose, Jorge Posada returned to the scene of the crime.


It was just four days ago that the catcher took a ball off his face while playing catch with Kelly Stinnett, fracturing his nose in the process. He spent Thursday and Friday at home, coping with the headaches that accompanied the injury, but he felt well enough to rejoin his teammates on Sunday at Legends Field.

"I was playing catch, and I remember seeing another ball of the guy who was playing catch next to me," Posada said, recounting the incident. "I thought that ball was mine, so I went to catch it. When I looked back, the ball was already there.

"It's one of those freak accidents that happened."

Posada took part in the team's workout before Sunday's game against Detroit, taking batting practice, but he isn't expected to return to game action until Tuesday or Wednesday.

"I just need a couple more at-bats," he said. "My biggest thing is getting behind the plate, not at the plate. I want to get back there, feel the ball off the mask."

Whether he is behind the plate for the season-opener on April 3 remains to be seen. Posada has caught just seven of Randy Johnson's 24 1/3 innings this spring, with Kelly Stinnett handling the other 17 1/3.

Joe Torre has said that he will not stay away from using Posada and Johnson together, unlike the second half of 2005, when John Flaherty served as the left-hander's personal catcher.

Posada believes he will be ready for the opener, which takes place a week from Monday. Torre said this week that if he's healthy, Posada would be his Opening Day catcher, but the manager told Posada not to rush if he doesn't feel he'll be ready.
Posada will have the splints removed from his nose on Monday, then visit an ophthalmologist to make sure his vision is 100 percent. His left eye was very swollen after he was hit by the ball, but he said he hasn't had any problems with his vision since Thursday.