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Nick Swisher goes from benched to being one of the Yanks' HR heroes in Game 3. Ken Rosenthal tells you why it happened.
fackyouk.blogspot.com - 27 days ago
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[ 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 ...
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Nick Swisher Futility Update
feedproxy.google.com - 24 days ago
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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 ...
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Swisher's New Stance Leads To Results
sports.yahoo.com - 24 days ago
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PHILADELPHIA — Nick Swisher's (notes) Game 3 line
of 2-for-4 with a homer earned the previously slumping...
outfielder a trip to the World Series interview room on Saturday night. Before taking the stage, Swisher hammed it up with his own ...
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World Series photo: Swisher finally breaks out in ...
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Swisher's New Stance Leads To Results
Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog —
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 fifth inning and a solo home run in the sixth. Yankees hitting coach Kevin Long said that Swisher's new stance is the first step of a major overhaul that will continue in the offseason. Swisher, a switch-hitter, had tried the stance in the batting ...
Nick’s new stance
The Yankee Universe —
From Ken Rosenthal (FOX Sports):
For Alex Rodriguez, the adjustment was simple — swing at strikes, the way he did in the first two rounds of the playoffs.
For Nick Swisher, the change was far more dramatic — stunning, in fact, considering that it came in the middle of the World Series.
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 ...
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Aaron Award winners to be unveiled —
Major League Baseball News 24 days ago
The winners of the 2009 Sharp presents Hank Aaron Award will be announced on Sunday night before the Yankees play the Phillies in Game 4 of the World Series at Citizens Bank Park. The Yanks hold a 2-1 edge in the best-of-seven series.
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