slidingintohome.blogspot.com - 11/16/2008
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From Bill Madden : Now that the Wilson Betemit era is over, Yankee legions must come to grips with reality and feel secure in the fact that Brian Cashman is off to a good start in his effort to fix all that was wrong with the Yankees this year. His .219 batting average notwithstanding, Nick ...
Madden: Swisher signing has big upside
nydailynews.com 11/15/2008 — Now that the Wilson Betemit era is over, Yankee legions must come to grips with reality and feel secure in the fact that Brian Cashman is off to a good start in his effort to fix all that was wrong with the Yankees this year.
Yankees acquire Swisher from White Sox | lohud.com | The Journal News
lohud.com 11/14/2008 — Free agency starts in earnest today with teams having the ability to talk terms with any available player. But the Yankees yesterday made one of the moves that could define their winter, obtaining Nick Swisher from the Chicago White Sox. An outfielder ...
Yanks acquire Swisher from White Sox | MLB.com: News
mlb.mlb.com 11/13/2008 — NEW YORK -- Before setting their sights on the rotation holes that are sure to dominate their offseason agenda, the Yankees on Thursday made an acquisition unrelated to their pitching staff. Just hours before they can begin signing free agents, the ...
Yanks Land Swisher
depressedfan.com 11/14/2008 — MLB Trade Rumors has all the stories compiled in one place . It looks like the deal is going to be Wilson Betemit, Jhonny Nunez and Jeff Marquez for Nick Swisher and Kanakoea Texeira. The best thing about this trade, as far as I'm concerned is that ...
Cashman talks about the Swisher deal
yankees.lhblogs.com 11/14/2008 — Here’s Brian Cashman commenting on the trade:
Swisher is not here to play CF. Cashman made that clear. He’s here to play 1B. Cashman did not close the door to anything else happening (he never does), but it’s pretty evident ...
Swisher Happy to be a Yankee and Wants CC to Join Him
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 11/20/2008 — From Pete Caldera : At Nick Swisher’s personal Web site, there is a photo of the Yankees’ newest acquisition with a smiling CC Sabathia, taken at a charity event in December of 2006. "I’ve known CC a couple of years now. He’s just a great guy," Swisher said during a ...
Analyzing The Nick Swisher Deal
waswatching.com 11/14/2008 — First, props to Ken Davidoff for calling this one eight days ago.
Next, let us look at what the Yankees gave up here: Wilson Betemit, Jeff Marquez and Jhonny Nunez .
Basically, the Yankees didn’t give up anything that they could not afford ...
Closer look: Prospects in Swisher deal
mlb.mlb.com 11/14/2008 — While Nick Swisher and Wilson Betemit were the big leaguers who changed hands in the Yankees-White Sox trade announced on Thursday, there was a trio of Minor Leaguers who were swapped as well. Here's a little more info on the White Sox pitcher who ...
Swisher wants pal CC as Yank
northjersey.com 11/19/2008 — At Nick Swisherâs personal Web site, there is a photo of the Yankeesâ newest acquisition with a smiling CC Sabathia, taken at a charity event in December of 2006. "Iâve known CC a couple of years now. Heâs just a great guy," Swisher said ...
HEAT'S ON SWISHER; GIAMBI MAY BE RAY - New York Post
nypost.com 11/19/2008 — Posted: 4:47 am November 19, 2008 The Dancing Bear could be doing the free-agent shuffle to AL champion Tampa Bay - and Jason Giambi's replacement at first base will be viewed as the player the Yankees went with over signing Mark Teixeira. Welcome to ...
A Good Team Starts With a Good Manager —
Bleacher Report - MLB 11/16/2008
He was met with the headline in the New York Daily News of “Clueless Joe."
His hiring was one of great question and it was wondered how long before he too was fired as Yankee manager. Twelve years and over 1,000 wins later, Joe Torre ...