Well, I guess Joe Girardi didn't read my post last night. Xavier Nady has been named the starting right fielder. Nick Swisher is upset but hes handling it the right way.
"Coming over here, that was the biggest thing: I want to win. But I also want to be a part," he said. "I've played every day pretty much my whole career. I think there's going to be a lot of at-bats out there for me. I've got to be ready when I'm told I'm ready to play"
Well, there is nothing that can be done now except for accepting this and hoping for the best. Nady can hit left-handed pitching well, and hes a better fielder than Bobby Abreu (but so is Helen Brown so it doesn't really mean much), but outside of batting average, he is clearly the inferior player to Nick Swisher.
Whatever, 13 days until opening day and 17 days until Swisher takes his job back. By the way, if anyone is interested, from 1-2PM on Tuesdays and 8-10PM on Wednesdays, i talk baseball on a radio show on http://www.wcwpsports.com/. check it out!
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Let this be a lesson...always listen to your elders. I think Girardi made the right decision here, however, Swisher will see a lot of action. Here's my proposal...if Nady plays himself out of a starting position by May 1, I will publicly apologize to you Mikey and wear a Sox jersey to a restaurant soon after.
ReplyDeleteGo Yanks!!!
I was joking about Swisher getting the job back so quickly, Nady will have much more than a month to prove he isnt a true starter and should only face lefties.
ReplyDeleteAlso, if a family member of mine wore a Red Sox jersey, that would make me a loser as well