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Swisher wants pal CC as Yank
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 conference call Tuesday. "If it all works ...
Q&A: Sox's Guillen sheds no tears for Swisher
chicagotribune.com — In a wide-ranging interview, his first since the trade of Nick Swisher and the rumors surrounding possible trades of Javier Vazquez, Bobby Jenks and Jermaine Dye, White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen said: (more) Q&A: Sox's Guillen sheds no tears for Swisher
Nick Swisher: Overrated?
hardballtimes.com — 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 ... (more) Nick Swisher: Overrated?
Swisher: “2009 will be a special year”
Swisher: “2009 will be a special year”
yankees.lhblogs.com — Nick Swisher seems like a good guy based on his just-concluded conference call. A few of the highlights: He made it very clear that he wants to play first base, saying it’s his best position and that he would like to see what he can do if ... (more) Swisher: “2009 will be a special year”
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Swisher Happy to be a Yankee and Wants CC to Join Him
Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog — 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 conference call Tuesday. "If it all works out … everyone would be super excited if we could get him out of Milwaukee and bring him in." Swisher wouldn’t say if he planned a recruiting call. "We’ll just have ...

Swisher's on first
New York Yankees Fan Blog — ... welcoming him to the club. As an added bonus, Nick Swisher happens to be pals with one Carsten Charles Sabathia . On his blog, Pete Caldera ...

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