MIKE SWEENEY RUMORS & GOSSIP
Sweeney to Tebow: 'lead by example'
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Depending on which poll you believe, Denver quarterback Tim Tebow is the most popular athlete in sports today, the most over-rated athlete in sports today, the most polarizing athlete in sports today, the most... well, the list goes on and on.
But you don't need a poll to recognize this: Mention the name Tim Tebow and almost everyone, sports fan or not, has...
Via Fox Sports Kansas City
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23 days ago
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Ex-Philadelphia Phillie Mike Sweeney Retires With Royals
Mike Sweeney retired today after 13 major league seasons, primarily with the Kansas City Royals. Sweeney was a five-time All-Star at first base and DH, retiring with 215 home runs, 909 RBIs, and a .297 lifetime batting average.
Sweeney was traded to the Phillies on August 4 of last season to provide a right-handed power bat off the bench and spell Ryan Howard at first base. Sweeney...
Via Philly Buster
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March 25, 2011
Mike Sweeney to officially announce retirement
According to Bob Dutton of the Kansas City Star, Mike Sweeney will officially announce his retirement later today. ]]>
Via PRO Rumors
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March 25, 2011
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March 25, 2011
Year in Review: Mike Sweeney
Mike Sweeney has been (was?) a Philadelphia Phillie for all of 90 days. In those 90 days, Sweeney reached cult hero status, becoming more beloved than Scott Rolen, Bobby Abreu, and Mike Schmidt combined.
OK, jokes aside, Sweeney became a fan favorite nearly instantly. Understanding his career was clearly the downside, Sweeney took the term “role player” to a new level. He rallied...
Via Phillies Nation
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November 03, 2010
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November 03, 2010
How Can You Not Love Mike Sweeney?
If you aren’t already completely gay for Mike Sweeney, this post-game interview he did with LA and Franzke after Sunday’s win will totally win you over. Embedded for your enjoyment post-jump:
Big ups to the incomparable @PhilliesDoll from Chicks Dig The Long Ball for ripping the audio.
Via The Fightins
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August 30, 2010
How Many Phillies Did Mike Sweeney Hug?
This question is actually unanswerable, as the broadcast cut away from the dugout in order to show something much less important (a Raúl Ibáñez at-bat) than the Mike Sweeney Hug Parade. But we do have photographic evidence of no less than four hugs after Sweeney’s first homer as a Phillie Sunday afternoon, of (clockwise from top left) Jayson Werth, Jimmy Rollins, bench coach...
Via The Fightins
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August 29, 2010
Mike Sweeney Starts, Finishes Hilarious Mets Slaughter
Everybody comes to Philly and has their eyes open. Guys have been snatched in early August for the last few years who’ve graduated from places like Baltimore or Seattle, where the post season hides like a frightened child.
Mike Sweeney is one of these journeymen, and like any guy who wanders into a scene that is much more exciting than the last place he was at, boy, is he...
Via That Balls Outta Here
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August 07, 2010
Mike Sweeney Traded
According to Jon Paul Morosi of Fox Sports, the Mariners have traded Mike Sweeney to the Phillies for a PTBNL. Well, I certainly didn’t see this one coming. Sweeney has actually been good this year, posting a .354 wOBA, though frequent injuries have only allowed him to accumulate 110 plate appearances.
Mike’s time in Seattle has certainly had its moments – shaving...
Via SoDo Mojo
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August 04, 2010
Mariners trade Sweeney to Phillies
Mike Sweeney, who was as valuable inside the Mariners' clubhouse as he was on the field the past two seasons, was traded to the Phillies on Wednesday for a player to be named or cash considerations in a waiver-claim deal.
Via seattlemariners.com
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August 04, 2010
Phillies Trade for 1B Mike Sweeney
First baseman Mike Sweeney was acquired by the Phillies from the Seattle Mariners for a player to be named later or cash considerations, Senior Vice President & General Manager Ruben Amaro Jr. announced today.
Sweeney, 37, was batting .263 with six home runs and 18 RBI in 30 games for the Mariners this season, including three starts at first base. With runners in scoring...
Via Phillies Nation
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August 04, 2010
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August 04, 2010
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