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Gardner vs. Ellsbury debate has easy answer — short and long term

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Brett Gardner and Jacoby Ellsbury Photo: Paul J. Bereswill (2)

Want to manage the Yankees for a moment?

When Joe Girardi’s group resumes its 2016 season Tuesday night at Yankee Stadium, left-hander Eric Surkamp will take the mound for Oakland. That means switch-hitter Aaron Hicks gets a start. That means one of the lefty swingers, Jacoby Ellsbury or Brett Gardner, gets a night off.

What’s your call?

You bench Ellsbury, naturally. He started each of the Yankees’ first 11 games, with Gardner sitting against the two southpaws (Houston’s Dallas Keuchel and Toronto’s J.