http://www.yardbarker.com/rss/player/618 Recent articles about Nick Swisher en-us Part 1 Part 2 In 2009, the Yankees used 22 fielders and 23 pitchers plus Nick Swisher. Take the core lineup out of the discussion for a minute.  In the Yanks' case, that's the Posada, Tex, Cano, Jeter, Arod, Damon, Gardner, Cabrera, Swisher and Matsui plus Sabathia, AJ, Andy, Joba, and Mo. The remaining players contributed 6.4 wins above replacement in 2009, with Phil Hughes the top contributor at 3.2 and Chien Ming Wang the unsurprising laggard at -1.9. ... Tue, 01 Dec 2009 11:00:12 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Cost_and_Value_the_40_man_Part_3_of_3/1660804 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Cost_and_Value_the_40_man_Part_3_of_3/1660804 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Cost_and_Value_the_40_man_Part_3_of_3/1660804 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/2/8/28ebe9e8a3e6f64bb12ee79d72aeadbc3690c42c/small/New_York_Yankees_f825.jpg Here are five quick items to start the day (it’s like clockwork): The Yankees are not seriously interested in FA and former Chicagoan, Jermaine Dye. Jeff Passan thinks the Yankees want Aroldis Chapman a lot more than they do Noel Arguelles. Nick Swisher was recognized for a $10,000 donation to the United Way Alliance of the Mid-Ohio Valley. Former [...] Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:00:26 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Quick_Bits_Dye_Chapman_Arguelles_Swisher_Tabata_Girardi_Oprah/1629088 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Quick_Bits_Dye_Chapman_Arguelles_Swisher_Tabata_Girardi_Oprah/1629088 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Quick_Bits_Dye_Chapman_Arguelles_Swisher_Tabata_Girardi_Oprah/1629088 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/2/8/28ebe9e8a3e6f64bb12ee79d72aeadbc3690c42c/small/New_York_Yankees_f825.jpg Well, not really, but it’s still pretty awful. Here’s what Bob Nightengale (USA Today) said on Twitter, earlier today: The Yankees, ever so quietly, are letting teams know that RF Nick Swisher is available. While Ben of RAB fame debunks Nightengale’s tweet about as effectively as one could, the remark itself is still somewhat upsetting given the amount of production [...] Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:35:56 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/The_worst_tweet_ever/1598452 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/The_worst_tweet_ever/1598452 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/The_worst_tweet_ever/1598452 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/c/5/c55a3c6ebb6dbf77bb22c9983f62ebdc5c1aadfa/small/New_York_Yankees_ab8a.jpg John from Wayne, NJ — John Wayne — called up Big Mikey’s show this afternoon. In between a mindless point about batting Nick Swisher second, someone very close to John Wayne took a healthy bong hit. Big Mikey looked up, secretly wondering if it was the start of another bout with explosive diarrhea. Nope, just some unemployed Jersey-ite [...] Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:49:17 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Bong_Hits_On_Mike_8217d_Up/1596755 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Bong_Hits_On_Mike_8217d_Up/1596755 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Bong_Hits_On_Mike_8217d_Up/1596755 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/2/6/26c6a13d355dd707ff5b4c706b69e96035d7a3cd/small/New_York_Yankees_7ec1.jpg Bob Nightengale is reporting via Twitter, that "The Yankees, ever so quietly, are letting teams know that RF Nick Swisher is available."This is a little strange, especially considering the question marks that surround the Yankees outfield for 2010. Maybe this means they will make a run at Matt Holliday. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:34:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Nightengale_Yanks_Telling_Teams_Swisher_is_Available/1595889 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Nightengale_Yanks_Telling_Teams_Swisher_is_Available/1595889 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Nightengale_Yanks_Telling_Teams_Swisher_is_Available/1595889 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/6/b/6bf34433cf8dd008535bba1c7f7b03dc310909f7/small/92337988.jpg Move over Derek Jeter. There is a new heartthrob on the team and he roams the Yankee outfield. Gatecrasher reports: “A spy at Yankee hot spot Southern Hospitality tells us right fielder Nick Swisher has been getting the most love from female fans of late.” “When the guys come in, they always go to the private [...] Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:24:17 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Nick_Swisher_stars_as_the_poon_hunter/1499754 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Nick_Swisher_stars_as_the_poon_hunter/1499754 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Nick_Swisher_stars_as_the_poon_hunter/1499754 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/2/8/28ebe9e8a3e6f64bb12ee79d72aeadbc3690c42c/small/New_York_Yankees_f825.jpg Citizens Bank Park had to add extra security in the outfield for last night's game 4 thanks to a bunch of idiots throwing coins at Melky Cabrera and Nick Swisher. Here's more from Mark Feinsand:Bonnie Clark, the Phillies' vice president of communications, said in an e-mail message Sunday that the Phillies were advised by umpires and Yankees security during Game 3 that fans were throwing coins at the outfielders...."We're not messing with them, just having some fun," ... Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:00:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Those_Classy_Philly_Phans/1484176 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Those_Classy_Philly_Phans/1484176 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Those_Classy_Philly_Phans/1484176 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/2/6/26c6a13d355dd707ff5b4c706b69e96035d7a3cd/small/New_York_Yankees_7ec1.jpg 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 flip-cam, recording the moment (and the slightly annoyed amused media) for posterity's sake. He then sat down to answer a few questions and one of them was something about maintaining faith despite being benched for Game 2 and having every New York... Sun, 01 Nov 2009 13:39:09 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/World_Series_photo_Swisher_finally_breaks_out_in_Philadelphia/1479574 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/World_Series_photo_Swisher_finally_breaks_out_in_Philadelphia/1479574 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/World_Series_photo_Swisher_finally_breaks_out_in_Philadelphia/1479574 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/6/b/6bf34433cf8dd008535bba1c7f7b03dc310909f7/small/92337988.jpg Nick Swisher will not be in tonight's starting lineup for the Yankees. Joe Girardi has finally decided to sit his struggling right-fielder, who is just 11 of his last 77 (.143) with 1 homer and 4 RBI. If you ask me, it's about damn time. Jerry Hairston Jr., who is 10-for-27 against Pedro Martinez in his career, will start in his place.“We like the way they kind of match up against each other and that shows in the numbers,” Girardi said.“Like any other player, like I was when I didn’t ... Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:44:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Swisher_Sits_Hariston_Starts/1460072 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Swisher_Sits_Hariston_Starts/1460072 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Swisher_Sits_Hariston_Starts/1460072 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/2/8/28ebe9e8a3e6f64bb12ee79d72aeadbc3690c42c/small/New_York_Yankees_f825.jpg Yankees manager Joe Girardi has decided to bench slumping outfielder Nick Swisher for Game 2 of the World Series. Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:27:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Girardi_Benches_Swisher_for_Game_2/1459838 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Girardi_Benches_Swisher_for_Game_2/1459838 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Girardi_Benches_Swisher_for_Game_2/1459838 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/6/b/6bf34433cf8dd008535bba1c7f7b03dc310909f7/small/92337988.jpg We all know the ugliness of Nick Swisher's postseason so far. It's one marred by bad swings, bad outs and a lot of frustration. When the Yankees acquired Swisher last winter, which was a steal of a trade and if you forgot all we gave up was Wilson Betemit, it wasn't expected he'd be an everyday player. Then Xavier Nady went down early and for the year and Swish was the one who answered the call. Swisher in the regular season batted .249/.371/.498/.869 with 29 homers and 82 rbi... Sun, 25 Oct 2009 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Swishers_situation/1431322 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Swishers_situation/1431322 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Swishers_situation/1431322 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/c/5/c55a3c6ebb6dbf77bb22c9983f62ebdc5c1aadfa/small/New_York_Yankees_ab8a.jpg Regardless of his horrendous postseason play, Nick Swisher is still upbeat, according to AP sports writer Jay Cohen, who apparently witnessed him frolicking into the clubhouse Friday, donning a chipper smile.Swisher is hitless over his last 11 at-bats, failing to successfully reach base since his leadoff single off Los Angeles Angels starter Joe Saunders in the seventh inning of Game 2. Nevermind extra base hits, which he hasn't seen since an RBI double in the opener of the ALDS against t... Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:00:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Nick_Swisher_Needs_a_Slump_Buster_Pronto/1424852 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Nick_Swisher_Needs_a_Slump_Buster_Pronto/1424852 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Nick_Swisher_Needs_a_Slump_Buster_Pronto/1424852 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/6/b/6bf34433cf8dd008535bba1c7f7b03dc310909f7/small/92337988.jpg As the Yankees head to California to wrap up a World Series bid, controversy brews back home. Did Nick Swisher take a fan’s original T-shirt idea and trademark it for himself, in order to make some extra cash? Because everyone knows $5.3 million in ‘09, $6.75 million in ‘10, $9 million in ‘11, and a [...] Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:30:35 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Did_Nick_Swisher_Steal_Fan_8217s_Yankee_T_Shirt_Idea/1399178 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Did_Nick_Swisher_Steal_Fan_8217s_Yankee_T_Shirt_Idea/1399178 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Did_Nick_Swisher_Steal_Fan_8217s_Yankee_T_Shirt_Idea/1399178 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/0/9/0930e0433dae1827cdd6990f09d8ca7bd7485cfd/small/New_York_Yankees_7ec1.jpg The description of the video says "Holiday Inn presents MLB 09: All Roads Lead To Baseball, a one-hour special produced by Major League Baseball Productions that premiered on ESPN and re-aired three times on MLB Network, including August 22nd at 7pm ET, 30th at 6pm ET and 31st at 5pm ET."The video below is a segment from that show featuring Yankees right fielder Nick Swisher. Here's the clip: Wed, 19 Aug 2009 10:08:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Swisher_Talks_About_Life_as_a_Major_Leaguer/1011181 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Swisher_Talks_About_Life_as_a_Major_Leaguer/1011181 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Swisher_Talks_About_Life_as_a_Major_Leaguer/1011181 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/6/b/6bf34433cf8dd008535bba1c7f7b03dc310909f7/small/92337988.jpg