Just A Question
Hey, I loved today's win and I loved A.J. Burnett, but I have a couple of questions from it.
First, why did Jeter lead off? The only reason I ask is because Nady hit cleanup. Nady had been hitting 7th and his promotion to cleanup was interesting. I would assume it was because Girardi wanted to keep a left-righty balance in the lineup, but think about this. Today's lineup was:
Jeter-R
Damon-L
Teixeira-S
Nady-R
Cano-L
Swisher-S
Ransom-R
Gardner-L
Molina-R
Now, swap Jeter and Damon and you have perfect balance throughout the lineup. Girardi had to know that, but he chose to go with Jeter first. Why did he do that? I have to assume that maybe he thinks Jeter is a better hitter than Damon (I agree).
Next question is what does Swisher have to do to start? Granted, today was a special day for Swisher, but he has shown flashes of this potential before and if the Yankees are truly about the #'s, Swisher needs to be the rightfielder.
Finally, does anyone else find it odd that Marte didn't pitch in that game? The Yankees are on a pace to burn out the bullpen and Marte has a total of 1/3 of an inning this season? Strange and something I hope they rectify soon. (if needed)
