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Nov 14 2008

Is CC Sabathia the reason why Yankees traded for Nick Swisher?

Posted by: Richie Rich in Athletics, Hot Stove, Yankees

Yesterday, the New York Yankees traded for 1B Nick Swisher.

A lot of people wondered why the Yankees would trade for a player who batted an embarrasing .219 last season (a sub-Mendoza .191 after the All-Star Break, and got worse in Sept – .164), who has a stupid-looking beard and a goofy “I’m Super!! Thanks for Asking!” demeanor that probably wouldn’t fit well in the Yankees’ stoic and professional clubhouse.

Well, a quick perusal of Nick Swisher’s Web site might give us the answer why.  

Swisher’s apparently all chummy with the heaviest pitcher to win the Cy Young Award … and the biggest prize of the 2008 MLB offseason …

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