Swisher Bomb and a Day of Rest : Home Opener Finally

Nick Swisher put a Ruthian charge into a 3-2 pitch last night to give the Yankees the lead for good en route to sweeping the Orioles on the road.  Curtis Granderson hit the ball well and also went deep.  Derek Jeter looks to be in 2009 form,  and just like that, the Yankees are back to 3-3 for the year.

No complaints here.  They grinded out three wins and definitely made Buck Showalter's frown and little more pronounced.  Now they get a much needed day off.  The bullpen gets some much deserved rest after two long nights with extra innings in which they performed miracles.  Hopefully returning to Yankee Stadium wakes up ARod and Texeira a little bit, and the Yanks get a very good opponent in Albert Pujols and the Angels in the home opener, which has finally arrived.

And finally, we're just under 30 hours till baseball in the Bronx.  It's not officially spring in my mind till the bars are open, Billys is pumping house music, and you can't even move in Stans.  The bleacher creatures are probably cracking open their first beer as I write this, and the first rollcall will officially get the home season underway.  As an added bonus, Jorge Posada will be hanging out and throwing the first pitch.  Not like the crowd won't go nuts as soon as he dips out of the dugout.  Hip Hip....Jorge!