If we felt [Posada] was our best option, ... we'd bite the bullet and take our chances.

With how hard he works, how many pitches he throws, what we see, we'll decide if Thursday is an option or not. He's anxious to get in a game.

He was satisfied with the way he felt. He misguided a couple of pitches, but aside from that, he got a good workout.

This was the best of all of them. The first is always memorable. But this has to be the most special because of everything that went on this year.

I felt good leaving camp last year. I felt we had the deepest pitching staff we'd had. There are more questions this year, but Randy and Moose are throwing better, and our bullpen guys have really come around.

In all fairness to him, it's probably the best thing. He'll probably be wearing a grey uniform a lot.