Overbay means more than we could imagine.

When the Yankees singed Lyle Overbay just days before departing Florida from to embark on their journey into the regular season, who would have thought that on June 4th Overbay would mean so much to the Yankees?

Not many people thought that Overbay would even be on the team when June rolled around. He was suppose to be the fill-in for the regularly starting 1st baseman, Mark Teixeira, while he recovered from a wrist tendon injury.

Overbay makes his 1st catch as the Yankees right-fielder.

Teixeira expected to be back in the Bronx no later than May 1st. When he returned everyone would have guessed that Overbay wouldn't be around much longer.

But Overbay shined brighter in the Bronx than anyone would have expected. His play at the plate filled in for Teixeira more than would have thought.

He created a dilemma that a lot of teams would love to have. With his performance level so high that even the great Teixeira couldn't have looked like a better option when factoring in his historically slow starts.

One of the biggest questions surrounding the return of Mark Teixeira didn't even involve Teixeira. Many questioned how you could take away at-bats from a guys that had been hitting so well all season.

You couldn't DH him regularly because you already had Travis Hafner and he, too, was playing well. Obviously you'd never play Overbay over Teixeira because of, well, a lot of reasons. Defensive abilities, more power threat, bigger contract just to name a few.

Overbay doesn't play any other position, leaving the Yankees without any other options. So they decided to play Overbay in a position that he's never before played in his 13-year big league career. They put him in the outfield.

Joe Girardi and the Yankees wanted Lyle Overbay in their lineup so bad that they played him in a position that he hasn't played since his early minor league days.

I'm not saying at all that I disagree with this move. I love that idea to get Overbay into the lineup anyway you can. If you have to play him out of position, that's fine. The outfield isn't the hardest place to play. Especially in Yankee Stadium, where the outfield isn't very spacious.

The Yankees optioned Brennan Boesch, an outfielder, and played Overbay in the outfield instead because his ability at the plate overcomes any other challenge he may face in right field.

And for Overbay, he doesn't mind the move at all. "If it gets me in the lineup, absolutely." He's a team player and that's one of the reasons I like Overbay and I've been rooting for him since day one.

Some players hate the idea of moving positions and would rather just switch teams. But Overbay loves winning and he loves playing for the Yankees. So a silly little position switch isn't going to change things.

Lyle Overbay is a player that at this point in the season many teams would want to have. And any team that didn't give him a chance before, is just plain senseless.

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