Nick Swisher is out with a mild strain in his left
hip flexor and the plan is for him to return by today at least in his mind, read about it
HERE. But the day
Ichiro Suzuki was acquired by the Yankees, Yankeeland got alittle nervous. I heard alot of "Why is Ichiro our right fielder?" Don't stress, it'll be OK. Let’s break it down for you here on BYB…Nick
Swisher will be fine.
The whole reason why Ichiro Suzuki went to the Yankees was
because the Yanks needed a replacement for Brett Gardner, NOT Nick
Swisher.
Gardy is out most likely for
the remainder of the season, read
HERE and they needed a quick fix. Ichiro fell into their lap and they didn’t
want him to walk away. So, they will
most likely start Ichiro in right field and they have, because Swish was hurt. They let Ichiro get used to playing in Yankees road
grays and play in a park that’s he’s familiar and then when the Yankees return to the Bronx, hopefully Nick comes back, mans right and Ichiro takes over in left to thunderous applause in the Bronx tonight.
Ichiro will not only be the spark plug we need at the plate and on the base paths, he will also be the stability we need to left field after
platooning
Raul Ibanez and
Andruw Jones there, and Nick Swisher isback where he belongs...right field.
That's it... The End... don’t over think it…Nick Swisher isn’t going anywhere.
Now, I can’t tell you Nick won’t go to
another team after this season. He will
be a Free Agent, and it will be his first time ever, so, in street terms, he
needs to go out and try to get that paper! If Swisher can go out and get a big
contract, he should. Do I want him to leave the Bronx? No, but that’s another
post for another time…look for it here at BYB.
In the meantime, The Yankees actually DO have a plan for Ichiro and
Swish and it’s a good one, believe me... Sure, it may not be
GGS, But I can handle IGS.
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