"But the always gregarious Swisher couldn’t let it go, especially since
he believes some fans made it personal with verbal attacks this weekend
aimed at him and several inappropriate tweets about him to his wife,
actress JoAnna Garcia.
'(Saturday) night was pretty big. A lot of people saying a lot of
things that I’ve never heard before,” Swisher said. 'Prime example - I
missed that ball in the lights and the next thing you know, I’m the
reason that (Derek) Jeter got hurt. It’s kind of frustrating. They were
saying it was my fault.'
Swisher, who may have played his final home game as a Yankee if the
series doesn’t return to New York, normally does an emphatic military
salute to the Bleacher Creatures during their customary first-inning
roll call, but he admittedly took warm-up throws closer to the infield
and noticeably toned down his interaction with those fans during
Sunday’s 3-0 loss.
'That’s the last thing that I ever thought would be in this ballpark,
that people would get on you that bad,' said Swisher, who is an
unfathomable 1-for-34 with runners in scoring position in his postseason
career. 'Especially your home, where your heart is, where you’ve been
battling and grinding all year long. It’s just frustrating, man. You
never want to be in that spot. It’s not like you’re trying to go out
there and do bad on purpose. It’s just tough, man.' "
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