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Buckskin86
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Free agent Nick Swisher only has one regret: saying he was 'hurt' by Yankee fans' boos at the Stadium throughout the postseason
Swisher: 'I love those fans as much today as I have since the day I got to New York'
By Mark Feinsand / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Matt Slocum/AP
Nick Swisher admits to being a 'sensitive guy' during his poor showing in the postseason.
Nick Swisher has a lot to be thankful for.
Swisher and his wife, JoAnna, are expecting their first child in May, while a free-agent contract worth millions of dollars is also in the works for the outfielder, who will celebrate his 32nd birthday on Sunday.
There is something else Swisher considers himself quite thankful for: his four-year stint in New York. Although his 2012 season ended on a low note with another disappointing October, Swisher is a man of few regrets.
In fact, he only has one.
?There?s only one thing that I would have taken back,? Swisher said, referring to his Oct. 14 comments in which he acknowledged being ?hurt? by the fans' boos at the Stadium throughout the postseason.
?It was a bad time, and the end of the season was hard for all of us. If I offended anybody with what I said, I apologize. I didn?t mean it; Yankees fans are the greatest in the world,? Swisher said. ?There?s no better place to play than Yankee Stadium in front of that New York fan base.?
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Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
Surprise destination possible for Swisher
On the face of things, the Cleveland offseason sets up as one of selling. Yet, according to major-league sources, the Indians aren't limiting their search to improve, even while considering moves that seemingly will result in a step backward. In fact, club officials are checking in on most of the available players in trades and free agency, even ones who seemingly will be out of their financial reach. Case in point: Free-agent outfielder/first baseman Nick Swisher. ... Swisher, though, is from Parkersburg, WV, a city not far from the Ohio border. He attended Ohio State University. And, like most players, he holds new Indians manager Terry Francona in high regard.
Entire article: http://mlbbuzz.yardbarker.com/blog/mlbbuzz/article/indians_not_just_looking_to_sell/12293149
On the face of things, the Cleveland offseason sets up as one of selling. Yet, according to major-league sources, the Indians aren't limiting their search to improve, even while considering moves that seemingly will result in a step backward. In fact, club officials are checking in on most of the available players in trades and free agency, even ones who seemingly will be out of their financial reach. Case in point: Free-agent outfielder/first baseman Nick Swisher. ... Swisher, though, is from Parkersburg, WV, a city not far from the Ohio border. He attended Ohio State University. And, like most players, he holds new Indians manager Terry Francona in high regard.
Entire article: http://mlbbuzz.yardbarker.com/blog/mlbbuzz/article/indians_not_just_looking_to_sell/12293149
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Buckskin86
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Nick Swisher prepares for new team, baby
November 29, 2012
USA Today
by Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY Sports
Nick Swisher, shown Oct. 16, has had at least 20 home runs. / William Pearlman, The (Newark) Star-Ledger, via US PRESSWIRE
Nick Swisher is restless.
Then again, he's always restless.
He's passing through Chicago after the Thanksgiving holiday, catching a flight to Los Angeles and, on Dec. 11, will find out the sex of his first child, with his wife due next summer.
"This is a super exciting time for my wife and I," Swisher tells USA TODAY Sports. "It's stressful, crazy, exciting, you name it."
Yeah, and the same can be said for the anxiety of having a baby, too.
Swisher, 32, is a free agent for the first time in his 10-year career.
And he's loving it, though, after enduring the anxieties of the first month, he is learning valuable lessons.
Be patient, and wait for Dan Lozano and his representatives at the MVP Sports Group to inform him of the finalists for his services.
"Once the offseason started, I would read the papers and watch everything. Not anymore," said Swisher, who spent the last four years with the New York Yankees. "People write things, say things, and put their two cents on something. I just want to keep my mind free.
"It's supposed to be an exciting time, not a stressful time. I'm over the stressful part now. I'm going to just have fun with this. I just want to scroll to the bottom line, sign my names in a few places, and get ready to play."
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In-a-hurry Swisher may benefit by showing patience
By KEN DAVIDOFF
December 5, 2012
Yankees Blog
NASHVILLE, Tenn. ? There are many adjectives one can use to describe Nick Swisher. ?Patient,? however, is not one of them. Friends of the outfielder-first baseman say Swisher, after spending the prior four seasons with the Yankees, is very anxious over not knowing where he?ll be playing baseball in 2013 and beyond.
Patience, however, may very well prove the correct strategy for Swisher, and there?s every indication he?s going to be paid handsomely for his services.
Shane Victorino?s three-year, $39 million contract with Boston, completed yesterday, hurt Swisher in one way and helped him in another. It took the Red Sox off the list of clubs vying for Swisher?s services, as Victorino will be slated as the Red Sox?s everyday right fielder and newcomer Mike Napoli will play a lot at first base. Yet while Swisher can?t play center field as can Victorino, he put up considerably better numbers than Victorino did in 2012 and therefore can use this contract as a favorable comparison.
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THE WAITING GAME: Nick Swisher may be better off waiting for free-agent outfielders Josh Hamilton and Michael Bourn to sign, The Post?s Ken Davidoff writes, increasing his value on the market with less competition.
Josh Hamilton and Michael Bourn are the other two free-agent outfielders who figure to sign before Swisher. If those two commit shortly, Swisher would become the best remaining outfielder on the market. He already might be the best remaining first baseman, with Adam LaRoche not far behind.
So who?s still in play for Swisher? He?s actually open to returning to the Yankees, but that isn?t happening, not with the Yankees determined to get their 2014 payroll under $189 million.
The Mariners are desperate for offensive upgrades and have money to spend, and that could override their reservations about Swisher?s showy personality. Swisher?s favorite city is Seattle.
According to ESPN, the Orioles met yesterday with Swisher?s agent Dan Lozano. Baltimore has needs at both first base and outfield.
The Giants have checked in on Swisher. After re-signing former Met Angel Pagan, however, San Francisco is thinking smaller, financially ? like Scott Hairston or Ryan Ludwick ? for a second outfield purchase.
Washington held internal discussions earlier this offseason about signing Swisher to play first base. That seems unlikely now, though. The Nationals want to re-sign LaRoche and trade Mike Morse to reinforce other pieces of their roster. Yesterday, Washington and Dan Haren agreed to terms on a one-year, $13 million deal.
http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/yankees/wait_of_the_world_gUMagzrkb7jKcB09I8KgdO
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