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Swisher trying to find level of comfort with White Sox May 20, 2008 By Joe Cowley Sun-Times News Group The helmet already had been flung toward the dugout after the Saturday strikeout, and the bat was cocked back. He wanted to do it. Throw it. Break it.Hit something. That's Nick Swisher's nature, his therapy session. ''That's the thing that has always been difficult for me in this game,'' Swisher said. ''There's no place for you to take that anger and energy out. There's no one you can go out and hit.'' Long before Swisher was ''Dirty 30,'' the poster boy for Moneyball or even a first-round pick out of Ohio State, he was a strong safety at Parkersburg High School in West Virginia. Life on the football field was simple. Mess up on a play? Mess up the opposing wide receiver. Before coming through Sunday with a bases-clearing pinch-hit double in the eighth inning that led to a 13-8 White Sox victory over the San Francisco Giants, Swisher badly needed something to hit. Just one wide receiver across the middle. He came to the South Side in a huge trade with Oakland, was given the leadoff duties and was the talk of the town. Quicker than he could dye his facial hair platinum blond, however, the slump settled in. Before his Sunday heroics, Swisher was hitting .178 over his previous 27 games and had been dropped to eighth in the order. It admittedly has been a fight for him Cont... |
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Swisher has been on a tear lately. 2 more HRs today
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Nick just hit another grand slam. That's like his second this week I believe. Congratulations Nick. Keep up the good work.
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Swisher is without a doubt, my favorite player. This offspring when the Sox were out here in Tucson (where I'm stationed), Swish was very energetic in his games. He signed a few O-State items of mine, as well as a Sox pennant. When he would come out to stretch, he didn't miss a beat by responding loudly to my "O-H!" The guy is just a ball of energy and love that he's at a place where he can really show what he's made of. Go Swish and Go Bucks!
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what a great story about swisher and the little boy!
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DIRTY THIRTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Just heard an interview with Nick Swisher. Seems like a great guy! He talked about how his dad is his best friend, and his dad couldn't be happier for him, even though he's playing on the South Side.
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Swisher homered at the Jake today and gave an O-H as he was rounding third.
Swisher blasts a homer to lead off the fifth - Video | whitesox.com: Multimedia |
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At the beginning of May, I was in Chicago for a trade show. I got invited to see the ChiSox play the Twins. The game, ambiance, and stadium were all great. It was one of those situations where a run was scored on an error, but the ChiSox pitcher still could have had no-hitter. That was deleted at the top of the 9th, but anyway... I recall really enjoying the hustle of Nick Swisher. I had no idea about his background or anything. I got home from the trade show, and I told my Dad about the game. I didn't realize that Nick had spent some time in Parkersburg, WV. Apparently, he just bought the one huge house in the city for his parents. I recall driving past it frequently when I'd go through Vienna to P-burg from Marietta. That info left an endearing feeling for Nick. And then I see today that he was a Buckeye!!! Killer stuff is being learnt on a daily basis.
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