First things first. Mark Teixeira says he's "100 percent" convinced he'll play again this year.
The qualifier?
The first baseman, out of the starting lineup except for one game since Aug. 17 with a right shin bone bruise, has no idea when that return will be.
He still is on crutches, though he hopes to shed them sometime this weekend.
"We really don't [have a timetable],'' said Teixeira, who was placed on the 15-day disabled list Friday. That was largely a clerical move so the Yankees could recall reliever Nick Rumbelow from Triple-A.