What They're Saying: Nick Swisher

We'll do a quick series on the blog where we'll look at what everyone's been saying over the interwebs:

• Buster Olney points out that Nick Swisher is having a miserable series, going only 1-for-13 in the first 5 games, but his patience at the plate is still there.

• Sam Borden says Swisher is not so sweet and while there are no better options and it is a small sample size, it may be worth sitting him

• The New York Post says that Swisher is working on tinkering his swing.

• Inside Edge says that bad luck is the cause of Nick Swisher's problems.

• Steve Politi says that the Yankees can't afford to give him another at-bat

• Deadspin calls Politi's article a "frantic" search for a scapegoat with only a small sample size

• Rob Neyer agrees and asks if Swisher is going to be the last good hitter to be demoted because of a slump

• Marc Carig writes that Swisher's slump is easier for him to take if his team wins

When I wrote my original opinion, I said to put in Brett Gardner instead of Nick Swisher. I think it's a good idea to start him against the lefty Saunders, but Swisher has struggled at home. He actually has almost identical OPSs hitting righty and lefty but he has hit 20 his 29 home runs from the left side. Still, I would give him another start in Game 6. If he goes 0-4 and there's a Game 7, it makes sense to start Brett Gardner against John Lackey regardless. I say give Swisher one more chance and hope the Yankees close it out tomorrow with the help of the Swishalicious one.