I haven't updated this thing in a while because ever since baseball season began, I've been too busy screaming at my television in immense anger because the Yankees have been blowing goats. A-Rod and Tex are hurt. Awesome. Wang can't pitch more than 3 innings in a game without giving up at least 7 runs. Stupendous. Matsui is batting around .100, Ransom is below .100, and Jeter and Damon (among others) are teetering in the low .200s. Fucking great.
However, there is one player who is holding me back from committing genocide on the world. That person is Nick Swisher. Swisher, if you don't know, was the Yankees first offseason acquisition. He was originally penciled in as the Yankees starting 1B, but he got demoted a utility outfielder after the big money signing of Mark Teixiera.
Swisher didn't start the first two games of the season. He started the third, and absolutely dominated. They have kept him in the lineup since then, and apparently he's the only one who remembers how to hit a baseball. He has 3 HR and 10 RBIs thus far. Oh, and get this. HE CAN PITCH. Not great, mind you, but on Monday he pitched a scoreless 8th inning as the Yankees got whooped by the Rays. HE WAS THE ONLY YANKEE PITCHER TO NOT ALLOW A RUN IN THE GAME. AND HE'S NOT A PITCHER. He actually recorded a strikeout as well.
Not only is Swisher dominating on the field, he's also a laid back guy, something that you don't see too much of in the uptight Yankee world. His attitude is a much needed change to the way the club has been run the last half decade.
If Obama decides to give all of the bailout money to Nick Swisher, I would not be displeased. I just want to party with him.
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