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Swisher Sits, Hariston Starts
slidingintohome.blogspot.com - 10/29/2009
Swisher Sits, Hariston Starts
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Nick Swisher will not be in tonight's starting lineup for the Yankees . Joe Girardi has finally decided to sit his struggling right-fielder, who is just 11 of his last 77 (.143) with 1 homer and 4 RBI. If you ask me, it's about damn time. Jerry Hairston Jr., who is 10-for-27 against Pedro ...
bats.blogs.nytimes.com - 10/30/2009
Analysis: Girardi Succumbs to Old Myths
— bats.blogs.nytimes.com — Yankees Manager Joe Girardi, for all his emphasis on enlightened thinking, succumbed to two myths on Thursday... in setting his lineup for Game 2 -- that hitting streaks matter in baseball, and that pitchers perform better with certain catchers. (more) Analysis: Girardi Succumbs to Old Myths

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Nick Swisher, Joanna Garcia and the "Jake Plummer Grizzly Adams"
legendofcecilioguante.com - 10/28/2009
Nick Swisher, Joanna Garcia and the "Jake Plummer Grizzly Adams"
— legendofcecilioguante.com — I'm still undecided on this whole apocalyptic World Series match up. That aside, I'm slowly coming around... on at least one Yankee -- his name is Nick Swisher. Sure, at one time I kinda likened him to the overrated Eric Byrnes-type who nobody could seem to shut up about. Constantly using words ... (more) Nick Swisher, Joanna Garcia and the "Jake Plummer ...

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World Series Batting Order Optimizer: New York Yankees
drivelinemechanics.com - 10/28/2009
World Series Batting Order Optimizer: New York Yankees
— drivelinemechanics.com — More photos » by Julie Jacobson - AP Jeter: I'm hitting WHERE at a baseball game? Girardi:... (stares silently at a baseball game) A-Rod: (smugly) We're playing ... (more) World Series Batting Order Optimizer: New York Yankees

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