Nickname: Swish

Introduction

Normally, I $#@!ing hate the New York Yankees (if my mother, a die hard Yankees fan, sees this she’s probably going to yell something like “William, that’s not very nice” or something). But with that being said, even I cannot deny how cool a name like “Nick Swisher” is. You walk around the city of New York with a nickname like “Swish” and you’re going to get attention. If he played on any other team, I would have his jersey in my closet right now. I may name my first kid after him. Swish Monast has such a nice ring to it (kinda?).

Why He Should Be Remembered

I’m sure you can guess why I think Nick Swisher should be remembered, but in all fairness to the integrity of this blog, let’s break down a few things about his play:

First and foremost, he’s known for his time with the Yankees. He was drafted by the Oakland A’s in 2004, but had his one All Star appearance in 2010 with the Bronx Bombers. He was also a member of the 2009 World Series team. His career spanned over 12 seasons and he slashed .249 with 245 HRS and 803 RBI’s. During his four year stretch with the Yankees he hit .268/105/349, which are very respectable numbers. Respectable enough to be known as a Yankee legend? God no. But, respectable enough to be a key cog in a championship winning team.

Why He Is Not Remembered

I always feel like I rip an athlete apart in the section above as to why no one cares about them anymore (except me Mr. Swisher, I care about you). I guess I am just furthering my point here again when I say that there isn’t a lot to remember about Nick Swisher besides one thing and one thing only: HIS NAME. Did I mention how awesome this dude’s last name is? Jokes aside though, he’s not in the Hall of Fame, he has a career WAR of 21.4, he never hit for more than 100 RBIs in a season, didn’t hit 300 homers in his career, and the only category that he ever led the AL in his entire career was the fact that he had the most errors as a AL first baseman in 2013. Okay, I guess there I sort of ripped him apart there still. I don’t mean to, but I have to be fair. If Nick Swisher didn’t have such a damn cool name, I am not sure what other reason I would put him on the blog for.

Where He Is Now

Currently, Nick Swisher is a baseball analyst for CBS and Peacock as well as being a special advisor to Brian Cashman of the New York Yankees. Not exactly sure what is included in a special advisor role, but I know I am a special advisor to the consumption of Coors Banquets, so I’d imagine it’s something sort of similar to that.