MOOSIC, Pa. -- There are more than four hours until first pitch of Dollar Dog Night at PNC Field, the home of the New York Yankees' Triple-A affiliate, the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, and Nick Swisher is doing Nick Swisher things as he and some minor leaguers hit off a tee. Swisher keeps yelling, “Dunk it!” and coaxing his younger teammates into exaggerated high-fives as they take swing after swing in the midday heat. Everyone is working and laughing hard.
When Swisher finishes practicing, he notices a familiar New York face behind the batting cage, struts over and jokes, “What is someone of your prominence doing in a place like this?