NEW YORK -- Greg Bird is not a platoon player for the Yankees, manager Joe Girardi said Sunday.
Yes, Girardi left the left-handed-hitting Bird out of his lineup for Sunday afternoon's game against Mariners lefty Andrew Albers. Yes, the Yankees waited to activate Bird from the disabled list until Saturday, in effect choosing not to play him Friday against lefty Ariel Miranda.
Maybe that looks like a platoon, with Girardi able to play the switch-hitting Chase Headley (aka "Head" for Players Weekend) at first base with right-handed-hitting Todd Frazier (aka "Toddfather") at third, as he did Sunday against Albers.