Gardner Swipes Center Field

Yankee manager Joe Girardi has officially announced that Brett Gardner will be the first man to play in center field at the new Yankee Stadium (and a little bit more than that as well) as he has beaten out Melky Cabrera for the Yankees CF job. Girardi said that he informed both players of his decision this afternoon after the team's 9-8 win over the Pirates. "Both of them played great," said Girardi. "Melky had a tough year last year, but he played very well in camp. Gardy finnished up strong and had a great camp. We're just going to go with Gardy." The move means that Gardner will most likely be batting ninth in the Yankees order and patrolling CF come opening day on April 6th in Baltimore.