[新聞] Posada zipping back into old form

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Posada zipping back into old form


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TAMPA, Fla. -- It was all part of the process, they assured Jorge Posada. But
that didn't change the strange sensation the Yankees catcher was feeling in
his surgically repaired right shoulder.

After years of firing seeds to second base, Posada was starting all over
again, re-teaching himself to play catch across the vacant fields of the
Yankees' complex. And now that he may have put the wobbliest days behind him,
Posada can feel the difference.



"I'll tell you the truth -- when I came down here and started throwing, it
felt like I was throwing a Ping-Pong ball against the air," Posada said. "The
ball wasn't getting there, and I wasn't feeling the ball. It's a different
feeling to throw the ball and not be able to feel the weight of the ball. Now
I'm able to extend."


Reporting to camp well ahead of pitchers and catchers, Posada has had plenty
of time to work out the kinks. He is incrementally moving closer to getting
behind the plate in a big league game, and he is still eyeing Opening Day on
April 6 at Baltimore as the moment he will stick a few fingers down for CC
Sabathia.


The 37-year-old made 15 throws from distances as far as 220 feet Sunday,
drawing praise from Yankees manager Joe Girardi, who called it "substantially
different than what I saw just four or five days ago."

It's a far cry from the frustrating moments of last April, when the Royals
figured out that Posada's stiff shoulder wasn't permitting him to throw.
Kansas City ran wild, and Posada later admitted his shoulder was weak.
Suddenly, backup Jose Molina was seeing much more action than anticipated.

Sent to the disabled list for the first time in his career, Posada attempted
to regain strength through rehab, but eventually succumbed to season-ending
surgery in July as the Yankees traded for veteran Ivan Rodriguez as a stopgap.
Posada insists that he will be there to catch upwards of 110 to 120 games
this time around.

"It's night and day," Posada said. "Last year, I couldn't do the things that
I'm doing right now."


Posada has been regularly catching pitchers in their bullpen and live batting
practice sessions. In a workout Sunday, Posada said that he also made 10
throws at a distance of 120 feet, which is as far as he'll need to throw in a
regular season game.


Girardi joked that if Posada needs to make 10 throws under real conditions,
the Yankees will probably be involved in some kind of slugfest. But for late
February, they'll gladly take it.


"The ball was coming good," Posada said. "I only forced the last three. Tell
you what, I feel good today. There's no pain, and every day I'm able to
bounce back. I'm still progressing and really happy with it."


While Posada will not be available to catch when exhibition games begin
Wednesday, he will be used as a designated hitter in the early days of the
Grapefruit League schedule. There is no exact date for Posada to get back
behind the plate, but Posada has already circled one spring date on his
calendar.


On March 20, Posada will be honored by the Ted Williams Museum in St.
Petersburg, Fla., during a dinner on the artificial turf at Tropicana Field
to benefit the Children's Dreamfund.


Posada will receive a community award for his work with the Jorge Posada
Foundation, which provides support to families with children affected by
Craniosynostosis.


"I'm really excited about it," Posada said. "You do a lot of stuff with the
foundation, and awards like this really keep you going. It's tough to
maintain a foundation, and we're really excited."



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