slidingintohome.blogspot.com - 11/20/2008
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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 ...
At new home with New York Yankees, Swisher in a familiar place
nj.com 11/19/2008 — Bonnie Trafelet/Chicago Tribune/MCTNew Yankee Nick Swisher said he's intrigued by the possibility of playing first base full-time next season. Nick Swisher is excited about the Yankees, especially since coming to New York likely means playing his ...
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 ...
Swisher should rebound in 09 | FanGraphs Fantasy Baseball
fangraphs.com 1/6/2009 — Nick Swisher was quite a disappointment in 2008. After being traded from Oakland to Chicago, many (including myself) predicted improvement from Swisher, thanks to his friendly offensive environment on the South Side. Instead, Swisher produced a ...
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 ...
Show the swagger ... the door
soxmachine.com 11/20/2008 — If you told me on Jan. 3, 2008, that the White Sox would ship Nick Swisher out of town for far less talent than it took to acquire him in less than a calendar year, I would’ve told you to get out of town.
And if you didn’t get out of town, I would’ve ...
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 ...
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 ...
Nick Swisher’s Defense At First Base
waswatching.com 12/16/2008 — I’ve seen some suggest that Nick Swisher will be an asset for the Yankees, defensively, at first base next season. So, I decided to look into it a bit more.
First, I checked the Bill James Handbook 2009 - for the Fielding Bible Awards and ...
Swisher Happy With His New Role
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 2/17/2009 — From Mark Feinsand : When the Yankees traded for Nick Swisher back in November, he was penciled in as their starting first baseman for 2009. That plan was quickly erased when the Bombers signed Mark Teixeira to an eight-year, $180 million contract, leaving Swisher unclear on his role. "I'm just ...
Swisher looking for a much better year in ‘09.
zellspinstripeblog.com 11/19/2008 — Everybody..let’s welcome Nick Swisher to the New York Yankees. [clap, clap, clap] It seems to me like Nick Swisher is very excited about wearing Yankee pinstripes. I have seen Swisher play, and many say he gives the game everything he’s got. He had an “off-year” in 2008, but he is looking to put th