At least he is specific, Raul Ibanez it is.

This reminds me that Miguel Gonzalez tossed 7 shutout innings at Yankee Stadium on August 31.

In any case, I don't think this is a ridiculous lineup.

I think the Yankees will probably get shut down by Miguel Gonzalez again, but Raul Ibanez will be unproductive from the #5 hole instead of being unproductive from the #8 hole:

"With the Orioles starting right-hander Miguel Gonzalez in Game 3, Girardi should use an order that has the usual 1-2 table setters at the top in Derek Jeter and Ichiro Suzuki, followed by Robinson Cano, who is long overdue for his rightful place hitting third. Teixeira has four hits and a walk in the first two games, so he bats clean up, followed by Raul Ibanez.

The left-handed hitting Ibanez has been swinging a clutch bat for some time and gets sandwiched between the switch-hitting Teixeira and the right-handed hitting A-Rod. Swisher, Curtis Granderson (pretty remarkable to put a player with 43 home runs in the next to last spot in the lineup), and Russell Martin round things out."

Ibanez has definitely had a few big hits this year.

He is a .240 hitter this year, slightly better against righties. He is a .233 career playoff hitter with 3 playoff HRs in 120 playoff at-bats.  Just so everyone is aware of the deficiencies of the Best of the ARod Alternatives.

So, yeah, if you think Ibanez is more likely than ARod to launch one into the short porch, it's a sensible idea. It's also possible that Ibanez ends the game by hitting into 4-6-3 DP while ARod waits in the on-deck circle ... on a day when ARod gets three hits and a HR.