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[avecvu]

Name: Ashley
Location: Cambridge, MA
Age: 24
Birthday: 11/15
Favorite team(s): Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox... so tonight is making me very happy.
Favorite players: Jacoby Ellsbury, AJ Pierzynski, Jason Bay, Carlos Quentin... I used to love Nick Swisher, and I was going to continue loving Nick Swisher even when he became a Yankee, but then it

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[anjak_j]

Welcome to the community. =)

An enquiring mind wishes to know why Swisher is a jerk. I've heard a few people say such things and I'm intrigued...

[avecvu]

Thanks!

As for Swisher, he just burns bridges. When the Yanks went to Chicago, for instance, he was asked about Ricciardi and he made some backhanded remarks about Ozzie Guillen. (I can't find quotes right now.)

From what I understand, one of the big reasons he got traded was because White Sox brass just didn't like him...

[noshootingstars]

I don't think it's fair to judge Swisher's character on a bad year he spent with the White Sox.

He's always been personable and his commitment to charity goes above and beyond what is considered 'necessary' for an athlete to save face. Of course, no one can really know without knowing him, but he puts a lot of effort in sharing his time and money to help people for it to be the contrived actions of a jerk.

What's impressed me the most this year was Swisher's interaction with Polly Thompkins which you can read about here. Not only did he hang out with her & her family and friends but he sought her out after the game as well.

Not to mention, every single beat reporter for the Yankees reports that he is a major reason that the 2009 team is meshing so well and having fun off the field as well as on it. He treats them well and treats his teammates well. (And he's also remembered fondly by the A's, as he received a round of applause when the Yanks played in Oakland recently.)

[avecvu]

I'm not judging his character based on a bad year he spent with the White Sox... I didn't pay much attention to them until the end of the season last year, aside from keeping up with the standings. Like I said, I was a pretty casual fan until this year

[cornerinfielder]

Welcome!

[avecvu]

Thanks!

[sunshinefleur]

welcome!

[avecvu]

thank you!

[avecvu]

thanks :)

[avecvu]

Oh! I didn't even notice that, I'm very stream-of-consciousness, i.e., I think it I say it. I'll be more careful!

[eyesofgarnet]

welcome!

I completely understand your comment about Swisher. I use to like him to until I heard about what he was saying.

[avecvu]

I find a lot of what Swisher says to be hilarious and awesome, I just think he doesn't know when to quit sometimes. He just grates on my nerves now... I wish I could like him the way I used to!

[eyesofgarnet]

I know what you mean really. I use to love him and think he was hilarious but now he's just annoying.
My dad is a huge Yankees fan and when he heard Swisher was going to be a Yankee he was all excited and even he was a little disgusted with what he did.
It kinda makes me sad to cause he use to be my favorite non-Phillie player.

[avecvu]

Two of my closest friends are Yankees fans and when Swish got traded I called them both, so upset. Then I sucked it up and decided that I would still be happy whenever he did anything cool, even against the Sox, and I was.

Then he said some stuff that was less than cool so I took it all back.