slidingintohome.blogspot.com - 2/17/2009
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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 ...
Getting to know Nick Swisher
riveraveblues.com 2/22/2009 — With so many new Yankees in camp this spring, many of the non- A-Rod stories focus on these new faces. We met Mark Teixeira last night; today, we meet the player Teixeira pushed back into the outfield picture. In The Journal News today, Peter Abraham ...
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 ...
Nick Swisher: 4th Outfielder
waswatching.com 3/13/2009 — I’ve never been a big fan of batters who strike out often, have a low batting average, and who walk a lot - even if they have some pop.
Yeah, I know, sabermetrically speaking, guys like Adam Dunn, Mickey Tettleton and Darrell Evans are ...
New York Yankees' Nick Swisher hoping for a bounce-back year
nj.com 3/2/2009 — Noah K. Murray/The Star-LedgerThe Yankees traded for Nick Swisher with the idea he'd replace Jason Giambi at first base. Now he's battling Xavier Nady for the right field job. TAMPA, Fla. -- When he showed up at his father's doorstep...
Swisher shows Yankees he belongs | yankees.com: News
newyork.yankees.mlb.com 4/12/2009 — By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com 04/12/09 12:48 AM ET KANSAS CITY -- Go ahead, you try to explain to Nick Swisher that he shouldn't be in the Yankees' everyday lineup. It's becoming a difficult case to make. Still without a starting position, Swisher starred ...
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 ...
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 energizes Yankees
northjersey.com 2/28/2009 — FORT MYERS, Fla. Two weeks into camp, Nick Swisher has become the unofficial DJ of the Yankees' clubhouse using his iPod and Johnny Damon's party machine to pump tunes around the room. Before he arrived, Swisher never thought the pinstriped universe ...
Nick Swisher: Overrated?
hardballtimes.com 11/17/2008 — Monday, November 17, 2008 Nick Swisher: Overrated? Posted by Victor Wang at 1:06am For this article I was originally planning to write about value picks for next year. One of the guys I was planning to include was Nick Swisher . However, some recent discussion has caused me to ...
Some Swisher Info From Stark
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 2/7/2009 — From Jayson Stark : the Braves seem to have emerged as the club most interested in Yankees outfielder Nick Swisher . But there are indications the teams got hung up when the Braves asked the Yankees to eat some of the $22.05 million Swisher has coming over the next three years -- and got turned ...
The Yankees Are Sackless —
Bleacher Report - MLB 2/17/2009
I alluded to this in an earlier post, but it’s a point I really want to make.
Later today, a who’s who lineup of Yankees will stand alongside Alex Rodriguez during his press conference in a show of strength and support.
So, ...
MLB Predictions '09 —
Bleacher Report - MLB 2/17/2009
NL Central
1. Chicago Cubs
2. St. Louis Cardinals
3. Cincinnati Reds
4. Milwaukee Brewers
5. Houston Astros
6. Pittsburgh Pirates
NL West
1. Arizona Diamondbacks
2. Los Angeles Dodgers
3. San Francisco Giants
4. ...
Swisher Happy With His New Role —
Bleacher Report - MLB 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 ...