Yankees could sit slumping Swisher
mlb.mlb.com 10/24/2009 — By Tim Britton / MLB.com 10/23/09 7:45 PM ET NEW YORK -- Nick Swisher sauntered to his locker Friday, opened up a pair of Louisville Slugger boxes storing new bats and turned to the cluster of reporters slowly encroaching. "Let's get this over with," ...

What They're Saying: Nick Swisher
feedproxy.google.com 10/24/2009 — We'll do a quick series on the blog where we'll look at what everyone's been saying over the interwebs: Buster Olney points out that Nick Swisher is having a miserable series, going only 1-for-13 in the first 5 games, but his patience at the plate is still there. Sam Borden says Swisher ...

Nick Swisher Futility Update
fackyouk.blogspot.com 10/29/2009 — [ Photo ] In some ways it's a little unfair to single one person out after and impotent offensive output like last night, but this has been a long time coming for Nick Swisher. It's not that Swish is having bad luck at the plate, hitting balls hard but having them find defenders. He's ...

Swisher not so sweet
yankees.lhblogs.com 10/24/2009 — I have received all types of emails about potential lineup changes for the Yankees to consider, most of which fall into the “this is borderline spam” category (the guy who wants to start Hairston over Cano, for instance). One concept ...

Swisher Falters at Crucial Moment, Adding to October Woes
bats.blogs.nytimes.com 10/23/2009 — With the bases loaded and the Angels ahead by a run in the ninth inning of Game 5, Nick Swisher was a single away from making his dreadful October a lot easier to digest.

Swisher can still redeem himself
riveraveblues.com 10/24/2009 — The postseason so far has not agreed with Nick Swisher . He’s just 3 for 29 with three walks, far from the production he posted during the regular season. He started off the ALCS with two hits in two games, but his last hit came in Game 2. ...

Out of heartbreak, Swisher’s back on Cloud 9
yankees.lhblogs.com 11/2/2009 — During Andy Pettitte’s postgame press conference last night, Nick Swisher stood to the side and listened. When it was over, he began to applaud then looked at the room of reporters and said, “Nobody claps?” When he went to the ...

Swisher's New Stance Leads To Results
feedproxy.google.com 11/1/2009 — From Ken Rosenthal : Swisher, benched in Game 2, completely overhauled his stance for Game 3, spreading his legs far apart in the batter's box. So much for his 4-for-35 slump in the postseason. Swisher went 2-for-4 in the Yankees' 8-5 victory, hitting a double to start a three-run rally in the ...

Swisher is Off
baseballmusings.com 10/24/2009 — What’s the difference between bad luck and really being in a slump? Missing a fastball right down the middle : Just how bad is Swisher hitting right now? In the Yanks breakout seventh inning, he made both the first and last outs. The last one hurt especially. Robinson Cano had just ...

New York Yankees notes: Nick Swisher, Phil Hughes and more
pinstripealley.com 10/24/2009 — More photos » by Chris Carlson - AP New York Yankees' Nick Swisher reacts after flying out to end the ninth inning of Game 5 of the American League Championship baseball series against the Los Angeles Angels ...

Rain shakes up ALCS for Yanks, Angels — FOXSports.com News for MLB 10/25/2009
An hour after Game 6 of the AL championship series was postponed, there was Andy Pettitte in a nearly empty Yankee Stadium, drenched in the pouring rain.

Should Yankees be starting Sabathia? — SI.com - MLB 10/25/2009

Girardi waits for Swisher to get going — NY Post: Sports 10/25/2009
If Joe Girardi was going to yank the ice-cold Nick Swisher from last night's Game 6 of the ALCS against the Angels at Yankee Stadium, it was going to be for Jerry Hairston Jr. That was among the many reasons Girardi stayed with the switch-hitter a...

Following Posada, Rivera planned Hughes chat — NY Post: Sports 10/25/2009
For what he said was to be the first time this season, Mariano Rivera was preparing to have a chat with Phil Hughes about his struggles. "I will talk to him," Rivera said. Rivera said he hadn't felt compelled to advise Hughes this season -- H...

Original Game 6 plan not altered — Major League Baseball News 10/25/2009
Joe Girardi kept his original Game 6 lineup intact Sunday evening, meaning that Nick Swisher, despite struggling mightily over the first five games of the American League Championship Series, was batting eighth and playing right field for the Yankees ...