Phase 3: Jay Mariotti gets made fun of here. Acknowledged, people are writing about far more interesting and mainstream things around now. But "journalists" just can't write these things and get away with them! I'm sorry! Jaybird, tell us, using as much anti-Sox spin as possible , why they got burned by Billy Beane in the Swisher deal? Did Beane snooker Williams again? Hot damn, Hawkeroo. ...

The Oakland A's surprised a bunch of people on Thursday trading Nick Swisher to the White Sox for 3 minor leaguers. Following the trade of Dan Haren to the Diamondbacks a couple weeks ago, I think everyone figured the A's would continue to make more trades and rebuild, that was no surprise to anyone. More specifically, I think most people, like me, thought the next guy to get traded from the ...

Just about every season Ken Williams pulls off a trade that no one sees coming. And this year’s deal brings talented hitter Nick Swisher to the South Side. Swisher hit 35 bombs in 2006. He hit only 22 last year, but his doubles increased by 12. He’s drawn 197 walks in the past 2 seasons, and he’s coming to a hitter’s park. He’s also wrapped up until 2011 with ...