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The guy so belongs in a Cubs uniform. He was born to be a matinee idol.
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Unfortunately he didn't put up those numbers with the Sox did he? Not saying he was a bad player (he isn't) and in fact he was misused by Ozzie because of circumstances (like Mackowiak) but what pissed off Sox fans and why they will never forgive him is because of the way he acted the last month after the club got Griffey. As a professional, being paid like a professional, it's reasonable to assume said player will ACT like a professional....not like a spoiled five year old. Lip |
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This is not pertinent to the conversation, though.
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Swisher benefited from hitting in the Yankees lineup, although he leaves the Yankees at a point where their lineup is more questionable than it's been in a while. It wasn't just the other hitters in the lineup, but it involved a sharp attitude adjustment that comes with playing for the Yankees, which, for a player like Swisher, involves fading into the background. Swisher made out like a bandit in his Indians contract. I was thinking that whoever signed Swisher this offseason was going to get quite a bit less than expected. Maybe his father's ties to the organization, for whom he managed in the minors many years ago, will make a difference. Against the White Sox, I would rather see Nick Swisher playing right for the Indians than Sin-Shoo Choo. |
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Haha...no, I just plain don't like him. I can't imagine many who are sox fans do. The guy whined and quit on a playoff team.
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Everytime I think we traded away Gio Gonzalez (for a 2nd time) for this asswipe it makes my blood boil!
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Much more of a negative on Kenny imo.
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That being said, Swisher, for all of his antics, is a decent player.
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Ozzie didn't use him much differently than Oakland had used him the previous couple seasons; he played about a quarter of his games at CF and about half the time at the top of the order just like with the Sox. In fact, he actually started more games in center the year before with the A's. Swisher just crapped his pants with the Sox for one reason or another.
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Swisher never was and never will be a center fielder. Swisher never was and never will be a lead off man. Ozzie misused him but the fault for that lies with Kenny for putting him in that situation in the first place.
When Anderson became a bust, Kenny kept trying everything BUT getting a real life, actual center fielder in the mold of say Curtis Granderson (just as an example...) Lip |
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The White Sox never should have traded for Swisher. Perhaps if Kotsay had remained healthy, the Sox never would have traded for Swisher. And maybe the A's wouldn't have let Kotsay go. |
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