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Honest to god, Yankee fans who complain about the Swisher trade should get their fan card revoked.

Posted by musubi Nov 14 '08, 15:43

This was manna from heaven for the Yanks.

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If you couldn't tell, I'm *loving* that we're talking about baseball. - krusty Nov 14, 16:14
He's useless, he's just a backup. They Yanks don't need him. - krusty Nov 14, 15:47 18
- Swisher isn't a superstar. But worst case, he's still better than what the Yanks gave up to get him. - musubi Nov 14, 15:53 17
  - I can agree that they didn't have to give up much to get him. - krusty Nov 14, 15:57 7
    - It's the start of the offseason, there is *tons* of time to "fill needs". Acquiring talent doesn't stop that at all. - musubi Nov 14, 16:06 6
      - He takes a spot on the team that I'd rather see filled by someone else. I don't like what he brings to the team. - krusty Nov 14, 16:10 5
        
        Who's gonna produce better for the Yanks in the OF? - musubi Nov 14, 16:15
        
        Mediocre to below average is nothing to get excited over. Period. -- nm - Diva Nov 14, 16:13 3
        
        That's what the Yanks had before acquiring Swisher, now they at least have league average. - musubi Nov 14, 16:16 2
        
        They now have a guy who hit .219 last year - it'll be neat if he can make a significant contribution. atm it doesn't seem impressive at all. -- nm - Diva Nov 14, 16:20 1
        
        I'll bet you anything you want that he'll improve on him 2008 numbers. - musubi Nov 14, 16:25
  - He doesn't make them a better team. He could have stayed w/the Sox as far as I'm concerned. -- nm - Diva Nov 14, 15:56
  - It's hard to call anyone who just got done hitting his weight a steal for the other team; especially since it limits the options on much better player - Will Hunting Nov 14, 15:55 7
    - You think Cashman can't trade away an OF if they want to sign Tex? - musubi Nov 14, 16:00
    - Didn't Swisher have the league -- nm - the liioulu without yarn Nov 14, 15:57 5
      - 's lowest average for batters with a full year's worth of at bats? -- nm - the liioulu without yarn Nov 14, 15:57 4
        
        yes. -- nm - Diva Nov 14, 15:59 3
        
        It's batting average. The least important of the big three rate stats. - musubi Nov 14, 16:04 2
        
        Nah, he just got a 6th outfielder, who's spare parts in every manner. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 14, 16:04 1
        
        In 2006 and 2007, over nearly 1300 plate appearances his line was approximately .260/.375/.475 that's the best 6th OF ever to play. (nm) - musubi Nov 14, 16:09
I'm gathering that Sox fans aren't too cut up about it. -- nm - the liioulu without yarn Nov 14, 15:47
baseball arguments? IT'S FRIGGING NOVEMBER.....nm - x Nov 14, 15:46 5
- See what I'm saying? Do we never get a break from the baseball crap? -- nm - Mop Nov 14, 16:00
- Hot stove, beyotch. - musubi Nov 14, 15:49 1
  - didn't a 180 game season of three hour plus snoozeathons just end?....nm - x Nov 14, 15:52
- NO! It's Hot Stove time!!! -- nm - Diva Nov 14, 15:49 1
  - mmm . . . churritos -- nm - pretty awesome pigby Nov 14, 15:50
Dude has a career OPS over .900 and you're saying "he can't hit"? - musubi Nov 14, 15:45 6
- Melky's gone, Matsui can't play the outfield anymore is likely a DH next year. The kid Gardner is the CF and Girardi likes him a lot. - krusty Nov 14, 15:49 1
  - Swisher won't be the everyday CF, he'd be a corner, playing CF in a pinch if needed. - musubi Nov 14, 15:58
- His career OPS is .805.....not over .900. - Will Hunting Nov 14, 15:47 3
  - Eff me, you're right, I read the line wrong. Still his OBP skills are still well above average. - musubi Nov 14, 15:49 2
    - His league # is 112 so he's 12% better than average. - Will Hunting Nov 14, 15:51 1
      - 12% of the entire league. As a corner OF, he's about league avg. - musubi Nov 14, 15:55
to be fair to the Yankee fans (whether they deserve it or not), they like good first basemen. -- nm - crash davis Nov 14, 15:45 3
- Then why did they sign Jason Giambi? - musubi Nov 14, 15:46 2
  - Cuz he had a OPS the 2 years prior to being a Yankee of about double the league average - Will Hunting Nov 14, 15:50
  - they'll sign anyone who has a name - heck they gave millions to Canseco to ride the bench, and they didn't even want him -- nm - crash davis Nov 14, 15:47

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