Nick Swisher

Born on this date, Nick Swisher.

"I don't really read the papers. I'm more of a guy that looks at the pictures."

I wonder if the Indians know what they are getting into!

 

So Nick Swisher is forced to sign with the Indians after several semi-productive years

I'm guessing it's the "personality" (Can he fall in a well?) thing.

There's a tax on that stuff you know.

Payable when a team considers having to deal with it.

What a "cool" guy!

Takes a called third strike down the middle to show up the umpire after he argued in the umpire's face over strike two!

Less than impressed. (But always have been)

Is he sick of Swisher yet?

The grass isn't always greener you know.

Watching the game

If you are a switch-hitter and are 4 for 45 batting left-handed...............isn't the solution obvious?

So Nick Swisher is marrying a Scientologist Saturday

No problem I guess BUT if he starts jumping on couches in front of sponsors or joining in anti-psychiatry marches, if I was a Yankee fan I would be concerned.

This ain't the Las Vegas 51s you know.

Look, I don't like Youkilis either but...

.....Yankees fans just voted an inferior player to the All Star Game which will determine home field advantage for a series their team may be in.

On what planet is Swisher better than Youkilis?*

*I know it is not likely that the last guy on the roster is going to decide the game but it is the principle of the thing, ok?

Did you see.....

.....that fan give Nick Swisher the finger when he was chasing down Youkilis' hit to the wall.

Why so angry?

You can get arrested for that in Guatemala you know.

Defense attorneys down there make a living on that stuff.

Nick Swisher don't know Dostoevsky

Nick Swisher per Bryan Hoch at mlb.com:

"I don't really read the papers. I'm more a guy that looks at the pictures."

You know, this does not really surprise me. I think I always kind of "knew" this about Nick; and not necessarily in a bad way. To each his own.

I bet Nick has "read" a graphic novel or two. But Dostoevsky or Tolstoy?* Quite doubtful. Probably not even the Cliff Notes versions either.

Baby steps.

*War and Peace would be WAY WAY too long as a graphic novel so that one probably is not in Nick's future. Can't have it all, you know.

Don't umpires evolve like the rest of us?

In the space of about 35-40 minutes, the umpires have blown 3 very easy calls in tonight's game:

1. Scott Kazmir easily picks Nick Swisher off second base. The umpire is right in front of the play and inexplicably denies the Angels the out as he decides to give the Yankees an additional out.

2. The third base umpire, Tim McClelland* inadvertently evens it up by calling Nick Swisher out for leaving third base early on a sacrifice fly. Replays clearly show that Swisher did not leave early and also show that the umpire was watching the outfielder and did not look at Swisher at all so he has no idea as to when Swisher left the bag. He calls him out anyway.

3. McClelland then decides that things should not remain even and that somebody must have an artificial advantage so he denies the Angels a double play when their catcher tags two Yankees in a rundown; neither of which are on a base but the Angels are only awarded one out. McClelland was standing right in front of the play and apparently will feel no shame in cashing his check this week.

Don't umpires evolve like the rest of us?

It's like they are stuck in the Mesozoic Age.**

*If I spelled it right, it is dumb luck. I could easily look it up but there is a game on you know. (It is "McClelland" and I have made the change)

**Post inspired by my friend, Rick Watzke who I have been chatting with online about umpiring while posting this. No royalty checks for Rick this time though.