CLEVELAND -- Nick Swisher and Terry Francona both agreed that when it came to Derek Jeter's last at-bat in Yankee Stadium on Thursday night, there was no better way to end it.
Jeter's walk-off single in the ninth inning gave the Yankees a 6-5 win over the Orioles. With the Indians having an off day on Thursday, Swisher and Francona were both able to watch the game on television.
"If that doesn't tell you that that guy's a God, I don't know what other way he could have ended it other than that," Swisher said before the Indians took on Tampa Bay on Friday. "You're up 5-2, he's driven in two of the runs, you have Dave Robertson who is one of the best closers in the league blow a three-run lead and next thing you know I'm thinking Jeter is due up third in the inning. I think the biggest thing people need to understand is things like that don't happen and they happen to only a certain amount of people. He's one of those people it happens to."
Swisher played with Jeter for four years when he was with the Yankees and helped present Jeter with a Gibson Les Paul guitar during Jeter's final game in Cleveland in early July.
Added Francona: "I guess the first thing that came to mind is it wasn't surprising and then when you think back on it how can it not be? The guy plays 20years for a team, gets his last game in his home stadium and how does it work out like that? And then to come through with a hit sums up Jeter. He's always ready for the moment."
