Tag Archives: Nick Swisher

The Yankees should re-sign Nick Swisher this offseason

Posted on August 17, 2012 by Chris Barca

Nick Swisher is my favorite Yankee.  Well, my favorite Yankee not named Derek Jeter, Andy Pettitte, or Mariano Rivera.  How can he not be? Swisher is easily the most likable Yankee in years, maybe since Bernie Williams.  He plays with an enthusiasm that rivals the kids currently taking part in the Little League World Series, yet ...

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Swisher will sit out against the Red Sox Friday night

Posted on July 27, 2012 by Rob Abruzzese

Nick Swisher has already missed a week with a strained hip flexor and it appears he will miss at least one more game as he is not expected to play tonight against the Red Sox, according to George King of the NY Post. Swisher took batting practice and ran the bases on Thursday. It sounds as ...

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Replacing Nick Swisher at the trade deadline

Posted on July 25, 2012 by Greg Corcoran
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The outfield situation has been alleviated by the surprise acquisition of Ichiro Suzuki from the Seattle Mariners. There's one problem though. The relief this trade brings is very temporary, ending after this season. With Nick Swisher's contract up after this season, the Yankees will have to sign someone to replace him or make a trade ...

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Yankees likely without Swisher in Seattle

Posted on July 23, 2012 by Rob Abruzzese

Nick Swisher strained his groin over the weekend against the Athletics and missed the final two games of the series. While it doesn't appear to be a significant enough injury for the disabled list, it does appear that they will be without him throughout the series in Seattle. “He said he wasn’t as stiff today as ...

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Pictures of Nick Swisher’s wife Joanna Garcia

Posted on July 6, 2012 by Rob Abruzzese

Next is Nick Swisher's wife, actress Joanna Garcia. She goes by Garcia Swisher now it appears. She became famous in a lot of shows and movies I've never seen with the most popular being Gossip Girl.  

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Thoughts on the final game of the Subway Series

Posted on June 25, 2012 by Nick Fleder

So, about that pitching duel… C.C. Sabathia wasn’t very sharp with his pitches, and R.A. Dickey wasn’t very sharp with his command… There were 19 hits in what seemed to be billed as the duel of the year… There were five errors, two big home runs, and a combined Game Score of 82 for the ...

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The Yankee beat: Ethier, Swisher, and Dempster

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Rob Abruzzese

The Yankees won a thrilling come-from-behind game against the Braves Tuesday night after Alex Rodriguez hit a grand slam to power a 6-run 8th inning en route to a 6-4 victory. Here is the recap and graph. Here is what the Yankees blogosphere was talking about today. Andre Ethier signed a new 5-year, $85 million extension to ...

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The Yankee beat: RISP, Swisher, and 3rd base

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Rob Abruzzese

Nova didn't have his best stuff, but the Yankees still managed to salvage the final game of the series against the Los Angeles California West Coast Angels of Anaheim with a 6-5 win thanks to homers by Robinson Cano and Curtis Granderson. Here is the recap. Here is what the Yankees blogosphere has been discussing. NoMaas.org points ...

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Swisher struggling since return from hamstring injury

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Rob Abruzzese

Before he was knocked out of the lineup for a few days with a hamstring injury, Nick Swisher was one of the Yankees best and most consistent offensive forces. Since his return to the lineup that has been a different story. Last night he went 0-for-2 and continued a streak of 17 games where Swisher has ...

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Yankees struggles continue with RISP

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Chris Barca

I don’t know about you, but it’s very hard to watch the Yankees right now. In April, I didn’t get too frustrated because, well, it’s April.  But now, we’re a fifth of the way through the season.  We shouldn’t still be waiting for this team to climb out of the offensive funk they started the season ...

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