BALTIMORE -- The Yankees couldn't be sure if they'd have Nick Swisher in uniform when they boarded their flight early Wednesday morning, as the outfielder's skin tone was taking on a sickly pale hue.
But Swisher was bouncing around with something approaching his usual energy level and vocal volume at Camden Yards, an impressive recovery after he was forced out of Tuesday's game with flu-like symptoms.
"I'm like a whole new person," said Swisher, who also found time to completely shave his head.
Swisher could use a fresh start; he had just four hits in his last 17 at-bats entering play on Wednesday. He was hitting .218 with two homers and 14 RBIs. Yankees manager Joe Girardi said that Swisher "didn't look too good" on the team's late-night flight from Tampa, Fla., and advised Swisher to communicate if he started to feel ill again.
"He seems to have a lot of life today, which is good," Girardi said. "My concern today is probably more, 'How long does the life last?'"
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