Comments on: Red Sox still in on Nick Swisher, out on Adam LaRoche

By: steveanthony44

steveanthony44 — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 12:58:04 +0000

first of all let me say that all of you Nick Swisher “haters” dont know the real Nick Swisher. I have had the pleasure of knowing Nick since he came to live with his father Steve ( whom is a former major leauger himself and was on the all star team in 1976). Nick was a tremendous athlete at his High School growing up. He was a tremendous Baseball player as well as a football player. Nick had numerous offers to play D1 football but turned them down to play for his beloved Ohio State Buckeyes. What you see is what you get with Nick. Nick would be a great addition to ANY clubhouse. If your favorite MLB team is lucky enough to sign Swish you will become a Swisher fan. I guarntee it.

By: richwizl

richwizl — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 20:57:01 +0000

I’m not too keen on Swish; I’m thinking more along the lines of Josh Hamilton and Big Game James.

By: Ari Collins

Ari Collins — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 19:38:53 +0000

Actually in ’09 it was .270.

Obviously I have no rejoinder for the rest of it!

By: sabathiawouldbegoodattheeighthtoo

sabathiawouldbegoodattheeighthtoo — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 19:12:40 +0000

Signing with the Red Sox should really improve his relationship with the Yankee fans in the bleachers.

By: number42is1

number42is1 — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 19:12:17 +0000

SAH-WISH! (pun intended)

By: psousa1

psousa1 — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 19:11:55 +0000

As a Red Sox fan I cannot scream loud enough: Swisher sucks! He is not a good player. The f-ing Boston media, fan base fall all over themselves: “We need a Nick Swisher type of player!”

If you want the worst RF in MLB – yes, then you want Swisher. He would be going from the easiest RF (Yankee stadium – in which he still f-ked up the most routine balls) to the most difficult and expansive RF (Fenway). The next thing they bring up – He’s got power!! No he does not. He played 81 games at Yankee Stadium in which straight away RF is about 30 feet less than straight away RF at Fenway (and forget right handed – he only hits ground balls over second base bag from the right side of the plate). The 3rd – He’s a great clubhouse guy! Go to deadspin and enter ‘unheralded baseball feuds’ and number 1 is Entire Yankee Clubhouse vs. Nick Swisher.

By: sabathiawouldbegoodattheeighthtoo

sabathiawouldbegoodattheeighthtoo — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 19:11:51 +0000

or 2011, or 2010, or 2009…

By: pisano

pisano — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 18:59:07 +0000

mybruno….. I couldn’t have said it any better, he grows old fast, and what a nice place to go to get fans pissed off at you.

By: whatthehellisansky

whatthehellisansky — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 18:32:47 +0000

What was the Red Sox’s total BA in the 2012 postseason?

By: daisycutter1

daisycutter1 — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 18:28:51 +0000

Look on the bright side. If Swisher signs with the Red Sox, the fans won’t have to worry about him playing in any postseason games.

By: bostonboy82

bostonboy82 — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 18:17:43 +0000

Speaking of batting avg’s, the NYY total BA in the 2012 post season was .188. Most of that came from, Derek (ankle), A-Roid (hip), Martin (pirates), Ichiro (FA), Swisher (likely Boston), Ibanez (who?, oh the 40 year old). So have fun with Cano (.075) and Granderson (.100). Oh and watch out for that luxury tax.

By: proudlycanadian

proudlycanadian — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 18:09:18 +0000

Just go ahead and sign one of them. Whichever spare part they sign for the outfield, he is unlikely to contribute less than Crawford.

By: mybrunoblog

mybrunoblog — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 18:05:35 +0000

Dear Red Sox,
Best of luck. We hope you sign Swisher ASAP. We are confident that you will be sick of his annoying smile before summer arrives. Enjoy watching when he goes 0-4 in those crucial August and September games. And yes it gets better. If you guys can reach the post season you will marvel as Swisher bats a robust .092 while leaving a dozen guys on base, but smiling the whole time. Enjoy.
Your Friends,
Yankee fans everywhere