Steve,

Good stuff.

There is an even more compelling case to make the move now given how well Gardner is peforming at SWB and how poorly the Yankees’ offense has performed.

btw, A friend heard Stick on CN8 last night during the Thunder game, and he said that Gardner sometimes has a problem getting out of the batter’s box quickly, which I found to be a surprising observation.

Rich – I’ve been suggesting Damon to 1B since October of 2006!

http://waswatching.com/2006/10/12/move-damon-to-1b/

But, it hasn’t happened yet – so, I suppose that it never will…

I have been saying it for weeks, even suggesting moving Damon to 1B in an attempt to try to spark the offense by making room for Gardner in LF. I have taken flack from some people here, who have not offered an alternative solution.

Obviously, it’s not an ideal solution, but it’s not like Damon would be replacing a good defensive 1B, and did get his feet wet at 1B last season. If it doesn’t work, scrap the plan.

I suspect, however, that the offense will start to produce at a higher level with A-Rod’s return.

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Exactly! Giambi is a huge drag on the offense. Other than home runs on pitches that are off-speed and off-target, he’s useless. (See Wakefield and Paul Byrd). He leaves too many men on base in too many ‘game situations’. And Duncan, as much as he seems to be a nice guy getting a mid-career break, is not the answer. Guys like him have a great month or half-season and then fade back to their minor league career performance. We’ve seen this before.