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After getting a few sniffs of big league
action the last two years Ryan Sweeney knew he
could play in the majors. All he needed was a chance to play his position. That chance came this winter when the team that drafted him, the Chicago White Sox, traded the then 22-year old and others to the Oakland A’s for Nick Swisher. Never known for his power swing Sweeney has compiled a solid .291 ...
If the White Sox wish to stay on
top of their division, there are several keys for
their success.
What Ozzie does works, the Indians prepare for
the long trek to a cold and dark October,
and the Tigers are heard making tentative growling noises.
With half the season already over, we thought
it be a good time to go back and
see how our 2008 sleeper picks are doing. Read what we said back in March and see who we got right and who we got wrong.
White Sox General Manager Kenny Williams made a
number of great moves in the off-season, including the
additions of Nick Swisher, Orlando Cabrera, Scott Linebrink, and Octavio Dotel; but it is beginning to look like the signing of Alexei Ramirez may have been the best one...
BATTING 2B: N Swisher (15, B Bannister); A
Ramirez (13, B Bannister) HR: C Quentin 2 (21,
4th inning off B Bannister 1 on, 1 Out; 6th inning off B Bannister 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: C Quentin 4 (65), A Ramirez (29), J Thome (45) 2-out RBI: C Quentin 2, A ...
Yesterday was Day 1 of the Nick Swisher
Experiment. I kept track of his at-bats on my
mobile phone, and every time he came to the plate, I thought shiny happy thoughts about Nick Swisher, radiating beams of pure love and affection towards him through ...
Nick Swisher may have made a turn-around since
he has started playing first base, but the fans
still remember his rocky beginnings this year.
How to be an A's fan across great
distances.
BATTING 2B: P Ozuna (3, C Sabathia); B
Anderson (9, C Sabathia) HR: A Pierzynski 2 (7,
1st inning off C Sabathia 0 on, 1 Out; 10th inning off M Kobayashi 0 on, 0 Out); J Dye (19, 1st inning off C Sabathia 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: A Pierzynski 2 (32), J Dye ...
The Sox get a win over the Indians
in this home with help from Nick Swisher's Grand
Slam and home run!
Last night on The Roundtable Show we were
split on the question of who will be more
likely to get back to his established level, Alex Rios or Nick Swisher. This is a very close and tough question, so I wanted to go into more detail.









Sweeney proves to be a sweet find for A’s