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Nick Swisher’s 5-star night
Nick Swisher was the man of the night in yesterday’s game against the Rangers in the Bronx. On a night where all eyes were on the Yankees; one, because the Yanks were playing against their closest rivals in the American League this season (the Rangers are second in the AL with a .588 winning percentage, the Yanks stand first at .591), and two, it was Derek Lowe’s debut in the Bronx, Nick Swisher demanded some of the attention for himself as well.
Swisher had 5 RBI’s for the night and the team ended up with a win over Texas in an 8-2 score. Four of those RBI’s? A grand slam that came in the third inning off of Ryan Dempster with just one out, scoring Russell Martin, Raul Ibanez, and Derek Jeter. Appropriately, it was his 200th career home run. This gives Swisher 15 homers for the season so far.
In the bottom of the seventh, Swisher’s final RBI came when he singled off of Michael Kirkman who replaced Dempster, scoring Jeter once again.
After the game, this is what the right-fielder had to say to the media of his grand slam moment, “For me, man, I’m just trying to put something in the air. At least get one of them. That’s all you’re thinking in that spot. He just kind of missed with a little cutter over the plate and I put the barrel on it.”
This is Swisher’s second big blow for the season, tying Robinson Cano and Curtis Granderson for the team lead.
It looks like batting second in the lineup, after Derek Jeter and before Robinson Cano, is really allowing him to see some good-opportunity pitches that he would most likely not see elsewhere in the lineup. Although he is batting .264 for the year, Swisher’s performance for the night was nothing short of a 5-star rating, and 5 worthy RBI’s.
“You can feel the electricity on the field. We had a packed house tonight,” said Swisher.
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Nick Swisher’s 5-star night
Nick Swisher was the man of the night in yesterday’s game against the Rangers in the Bronx. On a night where all eyes were on the Yankees; one, because the Yanks were playing against their closest rivals in the American League this season (the Rangers are second in the AL with a .588 winning percentage, the Yanks stand first at .591), and two, it was Derek Lowe’s debut in the Bronx, Nick Swisher demanded some of the attention for himself as well.
Swisher had 5 RBI’s for the night and the team ended up with a win over Texas in an 8-2 score. Four of those RBI’s? A grand slam that came in the third inning off of Ryan Dempster with just one out, scoring Russell Martin, Raul Ibanez, and Derek Jeter. Appropriately, it was his 200th career home run. This gives Swisher 15 homers for the season so far.
In the bottom of the seventh, Swisher’s final RBI came when he singled off of Michael Kirkman who replaced Dempster, scoring Jeter once again.
After the game, this is what the right-fielder had to say to the media of his grand slam moment, “For me, man, I’m just trying to put something in the air. At least get one of them. That’s all you’re thinking in that spot. He just kind of missed with a little cutter over the plate and I put the barrel on it.”
This is Swisher’s second big blow for the season, tying Robinson Cano and Curtis Granderson for the team lead.
It looks like batting second in the lineup, after Derek Jeter and before Robinson Cano, is really allowing him to see some good-opportunity pitches that he would most likely not see elsewhere in the lineup. Although he is batting .264 for the year, Swisher’s performance for the night was nothing short of a 5-star rating, and 5 worthy RBI’s.
“You can feel the electricity on the field. We had a packed house tonight,” said Swisher.
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Nick Swisher’s 5-star night
Nick Swisher was the man of the night in yesterday’s game against the Rangers in the Bronx. On a night where all eyes were on the Yankees; one, because the Yanks were playing against their closest rivals in the American League this season (the Rangers are second in the AL with a .588 winning percentage, the Yanks stand first at .591), and two, it was Derek Lowe’s debut in the Bronx, Nick Swisher demanded some of the attention for himself as well.
Swisher had 5 RBI’s for the night and the team ended up with a win over Texas in an 8-2 score. Four of those RBI’s? A grand slam that came in the third inning off of Ryan Dempster with just one out, scoring Russell Martin, Raul Ibanez, and Derek Jeter. Appropriately, it was his 200th career home run. This gives Swisher 15 homers for the season so far.
In the bottom of the seventh, Swisher’s final RBI came when he singled off of Michael Kirkman who replaced Dempster, scoring Jeter once again.
After the game, this is what the right-fielder had to say to the media of his grand slam moment, “For me, man, I’m just trying to put something in the air. At least get one of them. That’s all you’re thinking in that spot. He just kind of missed with a little cutter over the plate and I put the barrel on it.”
This is Swisher’s second big blow for the season, tying Robinson Cano and Curtis Granderson for the team lead.
It looks like batting second in the lineup, after Derek Jeter and before Robinson Cano, is really allowing him to see some good-opportunity pitches that he would most likely not see elsewhere in the lineup. Although he is batting .264 for the year, Swisher’s performance for the night was nothing short of a 5-star rating, and 5 worthy RBI’s.
“You can feel the electricity on the field. We had a packed house tonight,” said Swisher.
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Thirty-nine year old Derek Lowe comes to the Bronx
Just when CC Sabathia was placed on the DL, the Yankees have added another veteran pitcher to the roster, Derek Lowe. Lowe signed to the team today after going 8-10 with a 5.52 ERA and 40 strikeouts with the Cleveland Indians this season.
In his last ten appearances with the Indians, Lowe had an 8.77 ERA, even though he started the season with an outstanding 6-1 record accompanied by a 2.05 ERA. In 119 innings pitched in 2012, he had 156 hits, which in my opinion is one too many.
The 39-year old 16-year veteran will pitch out of the bullpen for the Yankees. This will be the first time since 2001 that he will be a reliever, since he had the role with the Boston Red Sox. His numbers out of the ‘pen contradict his 2012 season; out of his 278 career relief appearances, he holds opponents to a .248 batting average and has a 2.95 ERA.
The role might also bring good memories to Lowe. After all, in 2000 while with the Red Sox, he posted a career-best 2.56 ERA in which he had an American League best number of saves with 42.
The notorious sports agent Scott Boras, who represents Lowe, received phone calls about his client from San Francisco, Philadelphia, Maryland, and Boston, before hearing from New York. Apparently, the deal was complete and ready to go in about 10 minutes after the Yankees made the initial contact with Boras.
The right-hander, who has also played with the Mariners, Dodgers, and Braves before, has a career 4.01 ERA and a 174-156 record. Because of the new addition to the Yankees roster, reliever Ryota Igarashi was sent sent to Triple-A.
Lowe is ecstatic about his first time playing with the New York team from the Bronx. He mentioned in a press conference that he is excited to better his numbers for his season with the move. Most importantly, Derek Lowe is starting to feel the New York vibe already!
“I don’t care what my role is here. You pitch when you’re told, but these atmospheres on the East Coast, you can’t compare to anywhere else.”
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Thirty-nine year old Derek Lowe comes to the Bronx
Just when CC Sabathia was placed on the DL, the Yankees have added another veteran pitcher to the roster, Derek Lowe. Lowe signed to the team today after going 8-10 with a 5.52 ERA and 40 strikeouts with the Cleveland Indians this season.
In his last ten appearances with the Indians, Lowe had an 8.77 ERA, even though he started the season with an outstanding 6-1 record accompanied by a 2.05 ERA. In 119 innings pitched in 2012, he had 156 hits, which in my opinion is one too many.
The 39-year old 16-year veteran will pitch out of the bullpen for the Yankees. This will be the first time since 2001 that he will be a reliever, since he had the role with the Boston Red Sox. His numbers out of the ‘pen contradict his 2012 season; out of his 278 career relief appearances, he holds opponents to a .248 batting average and has a 2.95 ERA.
The role might also bring good memories to Lowe. After all, in 2000 while with the Red Sox, he posted a career-best 2.56 ERA in which he had an American League best number of saves with 42.
The notorious sports agent Scott Boras, who represents Lowe, received phone calls about his client from San Francisco, Philadelphia, Maryland, and Boston, before hearing from New York. Apparently, the deal was complete and ready to go in about 10 minutes after the Yankees made the initial contact with Boras.
The right-hander, who has also played with the Mariners, Dodgers, and Braves before, has a career 4.01 ERA and a 174-156 record. Because of the new addition to the Yankees roster, reliever Ryota Igarashi was sent sent to Triple-A.
Lowe is ecstatic about his first time playing with the New York team from the Bronx. He mentioned in a press conference that he is excited to better his numbers for his season with the move. Most importantly, Derek Lowe is starting to feel the New York vibe already!
“I don’t care what my role is here. You pitch when you’re told, but these atmospheres on the East Coast, you can’t compare to anywhere else.”
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