I could have guessed the last powerball numbers, but due to some random stastical fluctuation, my guess was off.

jimimou wrote:

nyk4ever wrote:what the hell is random statistical fluctuation?

it means CC is gonna bomb all over the phils tonight...LETS GO YANKEES

I'm f'n stoked for tonight man. The rain better not wash this game out.

nyk4ever wrote:

jimimou wrote:

nyk4ever wrote:what the hell is random statistical fluctuation?

it means CC is gonna bomb all over the phils tonight...LETS GO YANKEES

I'm f'n stoked for tonight man. The rain better not wash this game out.

I've been waiting all week for it man! Let's hope for another great CC performance! Cheers.

Let me ask you something TMS. Bernie Williams, in 1998, had I believe just 1 hit in the World Series. If that series was much closer, would you have put Chad Curtis in for him?

we swept that series & Bernie was not struggling as badly as Swisher is now... at least he had 3 RBI's in those 4 games & got on base 3 times... not great but the way the team was steamrolling teams that year, it wasn't a major issue... when it's a close series & 1 of your players is badly struggling, the problem becomes much more magnified, & yes, if Bernie was struggling as badly as Swisher is right now, i might have considered sitting him for a game or 2 in favor of Curtis, because we can't afford to have an automatic out in the middle of our lineup in games as important as these... i mean goodness, in 9 post season games this year Swisher's batting .125 with a .378 OPS & 1 rbi... that's a killer that u will definitely be looking back on if we happen to lose a series.

if u recall, Chad Curtis hit 2 big HR's in the '99 World Series as a backup player to Ricky Ledee... sometimes playing your best players isn't necessarily the best answer, u also have to look at matchups & how those players are currently performing... ARod went 0 for 18 with RISP before this postseason, u don't think someone else could have done a better job than that? obviously no one's gonna sit ARod in favor of any bench player, but u get my point... it's not a mistake to sit your best players sometimes especially when they're clearly pressing & their timing is way off... right now i think Swisher's in that mode... he's swinging late & underneath fastballs right down the middle, & he's swinging early & over breaking balls.

the one encouraging factor here is that Swisher has pretty good career numbers facing Cliff Lee, so i'm not saying i'd sit him in game 1, but if he continues to struggle in this series, i think it's time he sits in favor of Gardner for a game, especially against a righty pitcher (Pedro)... Gardner can bring an added dimension of speed & give Pedro something to think about if he gets on base... plus he brings much better defense in the field, which can win u games just like a HR from Swisher can... Gardner is also a much better situational hitter than Swisher is & gives u more flexibility to play small ball... it's an option that i think should definitely be considered if Swisher doesn't get his act straight & fast.