The Captain Returns To The Lineup Today

1) Brett Gardner- CF
2) Derek Jeter- SS
3) Robinson Cano- 2B
4) Alfonso Soriano- LF
5) Vernon Wells- DH
6) Ichiro Suzuki- RF
7) Brent Lillibridge- 3B
8) David Adams- 1B
9) Chris Stewart- C

SP) Phil Hughes

That's the starting lineup for this afternoon's series finale against Tampa.  And while the bottom half of it is still as ugly and most likely as unproductive as ever, there's a familiar name back at the top.  Derek Jeter came through yesterday's sim game without issues, was cleared to play, and is back at his starting shortstop position today.  It's unknown how much he'll contribute, and I'm on the record as being very pessimistic about how the rest of the season is going to play out for him, but with as bad as this team is playing and as quickly as they seem to be going nowhere it's at least something.  He's still my favorite player of all time and he's always going to be.  I hope he can stay healthy and stay on the field for this whole game and the rest of the season.