San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | yesterday
Twenty and counting, that's the haul the A's have taken in from their six trades since the end of last season. The A's traded away some major parts, including Dan Haren, Rich Harden, Nick Swisher, Joe Blanton, Mark Kotsay and Marco Scutaro, to obtain this...
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | yesterday
Twenty and counting, that's the haul the A's have taken in from their six trades since the end of last season. The A's traded away some major parts, including Dan Haren, Rich Harden, Nick Swisher, Joe Blanton, Mark Kotsay and Marco Scutaro, to obtain this...
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
Mark Buehrle pitched 7 1-3 innings and Alexei Ramirez hit the first grand slam of his career to help the Chicago White Sox beat the Texas Rangers 10-2 Tuesday night. Nick Swisher hit a three-run homer, Jermaine Dye had three hits and Jim Thome reached base...
Chicago Tribune (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
Nick Swisher hit a three-run homer, Alexei Ramirez hit a grand slam and Mark Buehrle pitched into the eighth inning as the White Sox beat the Texas Rangers 10-2 on Tuesday night, snapping a three-game losing streak.
Chicago Tribune (Free subscription) | 07/19/2008
Nick Swisher needs only to look at what has transpired with his former Oakland team recently to feel even better about playing for the first-place White Sox.
Hot Foot (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008
Over the past 10 months, Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane has traded away just six players and received 16 players in return. The talent that he has acquired is simply extraordinary. A’s trade: OF Nick Swisher P Dan Haren P Rich Harden P Joe Blanton P Connor Robertson P Chad Gaudin A’s receive: P Gio Gonzalez P Fautino De Los Santos P Brett Anderson P Greg [...]
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008
When Dan Haren, Nick Swisher, Mark Kotsay and Marco Scutaro were sent on their way last winter, the consensus around baseball was that the A's would spend this season looking up at the rest of the AL West. Instead, Oakland has fared remarkably well, playing...
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008
When Dan Haren, Nick Swisher, Mark Kotsay and Marco Scutaro were sent on their way last winter, the consensus around baseball was that the A's would spend this season looking up at the rest of the AL West. Instead, Oakland has fared remarkably well, playing...
Athletic Supporters (Free subscription) | 07/14/2008
Before the start of the season, the Oakland A’s were not expected to be much of a factor in the AL West. Having traded their top starter (Dan Haren) and their top power hitter (Nick Swisher), the A’s were expected to field a young line-up that would struggle to stay around the .500 mark. The A’s [...]
Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 07/14/2008
White Sox General Manager Kenny Williams made a number of great moves in the off-season, including the additions of Nick Swisher, Orlando Cabrera, Scott Linebrink, and Octavio Dotel; but it is beginning to look like the signing of Alexei Ramirez may have been the best one. In January, the White Sox and Ramirez agreed to a [...]
Larry Brown Sports (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008
I learned my lesson (for the 82nd time) this year, that you can never underestimate Billy Beane. After he traded away Dan Haren and Nick Swisher leading into the season, I said the A’s had conceded 2008. They’re happily in 2nd place in the AL West, well over .500. What the **** [...]
Chicago Tribune (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008
Stint at 1st base ends with Konerko's return Nick Swisher returned to the outfield for the first time Tuesday night since June 14.
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 07/06/2008
Nick Swisher hasn't changed much, except for his home run celebrations. With the A's, he and dance partner Milton Bradley grasped, stomped their feet and boogied together in the dugout after either hit a home run. With the White Sox, Swisher's new partner is...
Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 07/06/2008
Nick Swisher, Brian Anderson and Alexi Ramirez each homered to back a terrific effort on the mound from Gavin Floyd, as the Chicago White Sox downed the Oakland Athletics, 6-1, in the third meeting of a four-game series.
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 07/06/2008
Nick Swisher hasn't changed much, except for his home run celebrations. With the A's, he and dance partner Milton Bradley grasped, stomped their feet and boogied together in the dugout after either hit a home run. With the White Sox, Swisher's new partner is...
