Swisher called me Sweetie

by athleticsgirl24 on May 21, 2006 8:55 PM PDT

So it's been well over a month since I've been on and I really don't have anything too important to say...I went to see the boys at KC last month and it was awesome. Loiza was blowing a game for us (Gee, there's a surprise) and we were down 6-1 in the 2nd and obviously God is an A's fan b/c he rained it out and it didn't count as a game. Thank God!!! But earlier that day.....my life changed.

I was wearing my fashionable "Nick Swisher Rocks" shirt that I hand crafted the night before. I was far out on the left field side watching the pitchers. My mother drooling over Huston Street, and I just happen to look to my right. I see a shaggy hair fellow in a t-shirt and shorts walk out of the dugout. I realized that it was Nick...this was my moment. I took off like a shot knocking down small children and old ladies. No one would stand in my way.
I make it to Swish. There he stood before me. A lady is asking him to go out to get drinks after the game. She's old...bad teeth, black stringy hair and w/2 young boys. I think to myself, "Oh no you didn't bitch" and she thanks Swish for everything he's done for the boys. I'm confused, hyperventilating, shaking and trying to not scream.
He signed my ballcard and then I asked him to sign my shirt too. So now he's touching my arm and signing my shirt. I tell him thank you and he looks me right in the eye and said,"You're welcome, Sweetie" AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
I walk away totally elated...shaking....freaking out.....and this huge guy with long black hair stops me. He's like a 350 lbs wall of flesh and says to me "So you like Nick Swisher huh?" and I look to my side and I see that lady standing next to him. I panic thinking I'm about to be hurt or something. Come to find out those ppl were Nick Swisher's cousins that live in St Louis. So I'm already in w/the in-laws!!! HE HE HE HE

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You sure you didn't mishear?

'Sweetie' sounds an awful lot like 'sweaty'...

I'm not sayin', I'm just sayin'.

"I smell like a meadow." - Yuniesky Betancourt

by Ozzz on May 21, 2006 9:03 PM PDT reply actions

<faints>

I own too many darn shoes!

by californiagirl on May 21, 2006 9:07 PM PDT reply actions

You probably stood better w/the in-laws

before you thought out loud that his cousin was a bitch.

Defeat d'Anaheim!

by FreeSeatUpgrade on May 21, 2006 9:15 PM PDT reply actions

This is an excellent diary

Thank you for the story. Great work, Sweetie.

by Reg on May 21, 2006 9:30 PM PDT reply actions

I agree.

Great work, Sweaty. ;)

GO WHITE SHOES!!!
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My Blog.

by rungood on May 22, 2006 1:59 AM PDT up reply actions

Yeah. He does that.

He calls everyone "sweetie" or "sweetheart." Must be a Southern thing. Or just a Nick Swisher thing. :)

Street is a friggin physical marvel... -Mychael Urban

by rookieoftheyear on May 21, 2006 9:32 PM PDT reply actions

More like an Appalachia thing.

West Virginia is more that than Southern. The people there are still really nice regardless.

"The first night, we were right there," Bradley said. "All we needed was a couple of touchdowns, and we would have had them."

by jeepers on May 21, 2006 9:43 PM PDT up reply actions

If it's below the Mason-Dixon line,

it's Southern! Or at least in my history class that was always true.

by Nimvee on May 21, 2006 9:52 PM PDT up reply actions

unless it seceded from the confederates

during the Civil War!

Damn! Street is so imposing, he even causes the earth itself to freeze in fear! - monkeyball

by Jjjsixsix on May 21, 2006 10:14 PM PDT up reply actions

It's Southern!

Anything not on the West or East coasts can just be called "Southern" okay?

Street is a friggin physical marvel... -Mychael Urban

by rookieoftheyear on May 22, 2006 12:18 AM PDT up reply actions

West Virginia was created

because those part of virginia didn't want to leave the union.

Virginia- confederate
West V. - union

Frank Thomas is big.

by robber23 on May 22, 2006 10:10 AM PDT up reply actions

Yeah

I read that he calls Ken Macha "sweetie" instead of "skipper".

by OaktownTribesman on May 22, 2006 4:32 AM PDT up reply actions

Oh, thats it...

FIRE MACHA NOW!

"I see Milton Bradley being the Oaktown player that breaks out this year." breaks out... breaks out of where? jail?

by gdub171 on May 22, 2006 2:36 PM PDT up reply actions

awwwwwwww!

awwww i love hearing when fans get to interact with players!!

if Rich Harden had said something similar to me, i would have had a totally stupid response!

by missyoyoyolanda on May 21, 2006 9:58 PM PDT reply actions

I was standing beside you.

I do recall Swish calling you sweetie. I think you were the one there that did not make the Friday game, but showed up for the wash out game on Saturday,right? Said something about driving over 5 hours from Arkansas or something. I've been going to KC myself to watch Oakland for 5 years, and I must say Swisher, DJ, and Street seem to be some really nice down to earth players. I would also like to add that on that weekend in April, as I was leaving that Sunday blowout game, I saw a gentlemen in the parking lot walking away with a green hooded sweatshirt that say "In Billy We Trust". Being a Beane backer, I said to my wife, "I have got to find out where he got that shirt" He showed me the front of the shirt, and said it was from this AthleticsNation website, I had never heard of it, and visited it as soon as I got back to Iowa, and not missed a day here since!

by iowafan33 on May 21, 2006 10:48 PM PDT reply actions

Welcome to AN!

Great to have you here and enjoy your stay! Go A's!

GO WHITE SHOES!!!
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My Blog.

by rungood on May 22, 2006 1:56 AM PDT up reply actions

I was standing beside you.

by iowafan33 on May 21, 2006 10:59 PM PDT reply actions

Well hey, it's a small world

I wouldn't know if you were standing next to me or not....everything was kinda hazy and....well....moving in slow motion as my head was starting to leak brain matter out of my ears. I'll be there in August in the blazing heat to do it all over again. I can hardly wait!!!!

"I have a good feeling about this club. But that could be gas."

by athleticsgirl24 on May 22, 2006 12:09 AM PDT up reply actions

yeah, I could tell

you weren't really in touch with the world around you at that time. I'm going in August also, 4 games in 3 days! Ought to be fun. I remember you so, I'll be sure to say hi. Are you surprised at all the A's fans that come to those KC series every year, or do think they are residual from when the A's were in KC?

by iowafan33 on May 22, 2006 12:21 AM PDT up reply actions

That would make..

Since i introduced athleticsgirl24 to AN That would make you my downline now you need to get 200 more people involved and I get Rich!!!

The Last Lieutenant remaining in the "Armas Army"

by str8tarrow on May 22, 2006 9:00 AM PDT up reply actions

You are such a dork!!!!!

Just b/c you saw me cry doesn't mean you get any money out of me

"I have a good feeling about this club. But that could be gas."

by athleticsgirl24 on May 22, 2006 6:49 PM PDT up reply actions

Well...

Blanton is single now, so that surely is an interesting story!

Street is a friggin physical marvel... -Mychael Urban

by rookieoftheyear on May 22, 2006 12:17 AM PDT reply actions

They divorced??

by OaktownTribesman on May 22, 2006 4:31 AM PDT up reply actions

Ya, what happened?

I own too many darn shoes!

by californiagirl on May 22, 2006 8:07 AM PDT up reply actions

I saw Swish last year...

and I pointed out that I bought his pin instead of Huston's. He grinned like all get out. His girlfriend looked annoyed.
Now he's not with her and hitting a lot of long balls.
Should I feel good, or bad? Need advice quickly!!!
signed- feelinginthemiddle

by attijah on May 22, 2006 4:07 AM PDT reply actions

I'm not stalking you...

I think I saw you there. If it wasn't you, someone else in KC had on a "Nick Swisher Rocks" shirt.

Was the shirt almost lime green with yellow/light letters?

Did you have on a hat or visor?

Were you at any of the games last year?

"...It was a bad word."

by Jennifer on May 22, 2006 7:49 AM PDT reply actions

I had no idea I was so damn popular in KC

I also didn't know that I stuck out like a sore thumb.

"I have a good feeling about this club. But that could be gas."

by athleticsgirl24 on May 22, 2006 6:52 PM PDT up reply actions

Barry Zito called me honey once

I own too many darn shoes!

by californiagirl on May 22, 2006 8:08 AM PDT reply actions

Zito just glared at me. :-(

"This must be heaven," he says.
"No. It's Oakland."

by Kyli on May 22, 2006 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions

well I was wearing a tube top

I own too many darn shoes!

by californiagirl on May 22, 2006 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions

I laughed for like 10 minutes...

...for some reason at that comment.

Zito is so dreamy, but Chavvy would probably treat you better. ~Natto (McCovey Chron)

by baseballgirl on May 22, 2006 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions

I bought a tube top.

Do you think it makes me look fat?

"The first night, we were right there," Bradley said. "All we needed was a couple of touchdowns, and we would have had them."

by jeepers on May 22, 2006 1:42 PM PDT up reply actions

I'm sure it does

I own too many darn shoes!

by californiagirl on May 22, 2006 1:50 PM PDT up reply actions

<sniff, sniff>

And my self-esteem was almost built back up to the point where I could go out in public for more than five minutes at a time...:-(

"The first night, we were right there," Bradley said. "All we needed was a couple of touchdowns, and we would have had them."

by jeepers on May 22, 2006 1:56 PM PDT up reply actions

well I can't wear mine anymore

I don't think it would stay up for five minutes

I own too many darn shoes!

by californiagirl on May 22, 2006 2:00 PM PDT up reply actions

Are you...

really Jay Witasick in disguise, californiagirl?

Street is a friggin physical marvel... -Mychael Urban

by rookieoftheyear on May 22, 2006 2:32 PM PDT up reply actions

thats disgusting

i am a female. i swear it! i swear i'm hot!

I own too many darn shoes!

by californiagirl on May 22, 2006 2:35 PM PDT up reply actions

Oh my god.

It really IS you, Jay! Hope the ankle feels better, man.

Street is a friggin physical marvel... -Mychael Urban

by rookieoftheyear on May 22, 2006 2:38 PM PDT up reply actions

i give up

I own too many darn shoes!

by californiagirl on May 22, 2006 2:40 PM PDT up reply actions

Once a quitter, always quitter.

Huh, Jay?

Street is a friggin physical marvel... -Mychael Urban

by rookieoftheyear on May 22, 2006 2:42 PM PDT up reply actions

<throws breakable objects>

I own too many darn shoes!

by californiagirl on May 22, 2006 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions

Oh no you didn't!

You boys from Maryland are always trouble!

Street is a friggin physical marvel... -Mychael Urban

by rookieoftheyear on May 22, 2006 2:45 PM PDT up reply actions

i'm a girl <sobs hysterically>

I own too many darn shoes!

by californiagirl on May 22, 2006 2:47 PM PDT up reply actions

Well, you throw like a girl! Ohhh!

And what kind of sissy hurts their ankle like that? Big sissy, JAY WITASICK! Excuse me, "californiagirl"!

Street is a friggin physical marvel... -Mychael Urban

by rookieoftheyear on May 22, 2006 3:19 PM PDT up reply actions

are you Ken Macha?

I own too many darn shoes!

by californiagirl on May 22, 2006 3:20 PM PDT up reply actions

Come on, Jay.

You KNOW Ken Macha would never be able to figure out how to use the internet, man.

Street is a friggin physical marvel... -Mychael Urban

by rookieoftheyear on May 22, 2006 3:23 PM PDT up reply actions

FOR THE FINAL DAMN TIME

MY NAME IS NICOLETTE ALDREDGE, I AM A GIRL, AND GET THAT THROUGH YOUR HEAD!

I own too many darn shoes!

by californiagirl on May 22, 2006 3:25 PM PDT up reply actions

Okay Jay...

Did you just pick that name out of a dirty magazine and decide to use it online or what?! Come on. No one is falling for that around here!

Street is a friggin physical marvel... -Mychael Urban

by rookieoftheyear on May 22, 2006 3:26 PM PDT up reply actions

thats my name

gotta download a picture of myself to show you?

I own too many darn shoes!

by californiagirl on May 22, 2006 3:28 PM PDT up reply actions

Sure.

Or I could just use google images and type in the name "Jay Witasick" but whatever works for you.

Street is a friggin physical marvel... -Mychael Urban

by rookieoftheyear on May 22, 2006 3:29 PM PDT up reply actions

will someone tell this jerk

that i'm a girl, and if i was i wouldn't be Jay Witasick.

I own too many darn shoes!

by californiagirl on May 22, 2006 3:31 PM PDT up reply actions

Uh...

everyone on here knows me and they know I'm not a jerk, sorry.

If you were a girl you wouldn't be Jay Witasick? Good to know. Manly man! Macho! I love it.

Street is a friggin physical marvel... -Mychael Urban

by rookieoftheyear on May 22, 2006 3:34 PM PDT up reply actions

god why did you make me make that typo?

I own too many darn shoes!

by californiagirl on May 22, 2006 3:35 PM PDT up reply actions

Must be the pain medication, Jay.

I didn't know they gave that huge a dose for ankle injuries, though. Better be careful with that stuff.

Street is a friggin physical marvel... -Mychael Urban

by rookieoftheyear on May 22, 2006 3:36 PM PDT up reply actions

you must be on some kind of medication

to start this conversation

I own too many darn shoes!

by californiagirl on May 22, 2006 3:38 PM PDT up reply actions

Well

at least my medication doesn't cause me to pretend to be a different gender and name on a message board. That would be a little weird. Was the username "Gerald Alfonse Witasick" really already taken by someone?

Street is a friggin physical marvel... -Mychael Urban

by rookieoftheyear on May 22, 2006 3:39 PM PDT up reply actions

what gender are you? answer that one you sicko

I own too many darn shoes!

by californiagirl on May 22, 2006 3:40 PM PDT up reply actions

I'm a girl!

A real one, too. And for that other AN members can vouch, but you... well, I guess we can all vouch for you since you were out with the team on Sunday and still appeared to still be male.

Street is a friggin physical marvel... -Mychael Urban

by rookieoftheyear on May 22, 2006 3:42 PM PDT up reply actions

i'm calling my lawyer

you are discriminating against a female

I own too many darn shoes!

by californiagirl on May 22, 2006 3:43 PM PDT up reply actions

A few loopholes

One being, I cannot discriminate against a female who is in fact, not a female. And two being, I am not discriminating against you, regardless of your gender. And I wondered why you didn't graduate from college! Guess baseball was easier than law school.

Street is a friggin physical marvel... -Mychael Urban

by rookieoftheyear on May 22, 2006 3:48 PM PDT up reply actions

i can't graduate from college

being i'm a 16 year old girl.

I own too many darn shoes!

by californiagirl on May 22, 2006 3:49 PM PDT up reply actions

Jay...

I thought you were proud of your college? Why the denial now?

Street is a friggin physical marvel... -Mychael Urban

by rookieoftheyear on May 22, 2006 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions

i can't belive this is happening to me

i so can't believe this. i've never been to college, i haven't graduated high school yet.

I own too many darn shoes!

by californiagirl on May 22, 2006 3:53 PM PDT up reply actions

Oh wow!

I just realized I could get a comment in here that was one to two words wide.

by OaklandNative on Sep 30, 2006 3:50 AM PDT up reply actions

That's OK, sweetie.

AN knows what Zito is missing :-).

"The first night, we were right there," Bradley said. "All we needed was a couple of touchdowns, and we would have had them."

by jeepers on May 22, 2006 1:26 PM PDT up reply actions

why did he do that?

I own too many darn shoes!

by californiagirl on May 22, 2006 1:57 PM PDT up reply actions

Justin Duchscherer glares at me

all the damn time!

by Nimvee on May 22, 2006 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions

whats wrong with you?

I own too many darn shoes!

by californiagirl on May 22, 2006 1:59 PM PDT up reply actions

I don't wear tube tops enough,

I guess.

by Nimvee on May 22, 2006 2:06 PM PDT up reply actions

oh, well thats not always a bad thing

I own too many darn shoes!

by californiagirl on May 22, 2006 2:08 PM PDT up reply actions

maybe...

if you didn't insist on wearing stuff like this instead of tube tops he wouldn't. I'm just saying...

"Dick Cheney sitting down with Fox News is like Mrs. Butterworth sitting down with the Pancake Channel." -Jimmy Kimmel

by Christine on May 22, 2006 2:15 PM PDT up reply actions

are you talking to me?

I own too many darn shoes!

by californiagirl on May 22, 2006 2:16 PM PDT up reply actions

nope.

talking to that hussy Nimvee.

"Dick Cheney sitting down with Fox News is like Mrs. Butterworth sitting down with the Pancake Channel." -Jimmy Kimmel

by Christine on May 22, 2006 2:20 PM PDT up reply actions

thank god

I own too many darn shoes!

by californiagirl on May 22, 2006 2:21 PM PDT up reply actions

because you're a classy girl

who would never be caught dead in that, I'm sure. ;)

"Dick Cheney sitting down with Fox News is like Mrs. Butterworth sitting down with the Pancake Channel." -Jimmy Kimmel

by Christine on May 22, 2006 2:23 PM PDT up reply actions

right on

I own too many darn shoes!

by californiagirl on May 22, 2006 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions

men like class - goes with money

I own too many darn shoes!

by californiagirl on May 22, 2006 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions

well, men do like class.

but money can buy a lot of things although class is not one of them.

"Dick Cheney sitting down with Fox News is like Mrs. Butterworth sitting down with the Pancake Channel." -Jimmy Kimmel

by Christine on May 22, 2006 2:28 PM PDT up reply actions

Ooooh!

Burn!

by Nimvee on May 22, 2006 2:26 PM PDT up reply actions

HA!

well, it's a good thing you love me, squirrel.

"Dick Cheney sitting down with Fox News is like Mrs. Butterworth sitting down with the Pancake Channel." -Jimmy Kimmel

by Christine on May 22, 2006 2:30 PM PDT up reply actions

You are very lucky that way.

I am afflicted with an acute case of "Christine Fever."

by Nimvee on May 22, 2006 2:33 PM PDT up reply actions

there are much worse things you could have

cases of. some probably given to you by a certain bebe-skirt-chasing man...

"Dick Cheney sitting down with Fox News is like Mrs. Butterworth sitting down with the Pancake Channel." -Jimmy Kimmel

by Christine on May 22, 2006 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions

Wow...

Swisher called me Mam...haha
it was such a mood killer, oh well what are you gonna do...

Individuality... great in everything except police line ups.

by rocketgirl on May 22, 2006 9:37 AM PDT reply actions

Swisher called me Mam once too.

So I feel your pain.
But it was on the phone, so I let it slide a little. How was he to know who I was???

**WRITE SWISHER IN LF & 1B 2006 ALL STAR VOTING**

by Swisherfor05ROY on May 22, 2006 3:21 PM PDT up reply actions

Kotsay winked at me and my friend at Fan Fest!!

It was HOT!

"Now, I'm not the guy who's in trouble, it's the guy on the mound who's in trouble.'' Swisher Pics

by BobbyCrosbysGirl on May 22, 2006 11:35 AM PDT reply actions

Huston and I made eye contact.

We had a moment. <SIGH>

My sister rolls her eyes every time I mention that story.

"If there's both baseball gods and baseball devils, I sometimes wonder if they all look like Barry Zito..." ~ Kyli (4/26/06)

by AsGirl on May 22, 2006 12:24 PM PDT reply actions

Rich Harden and i

have had a couple of those "moments"

LOL

Living in the mitten is second best to being Canadian...

Lets go GVSU!

by Alisa on May 22, 2006 1:41 PM PDT reply actions

Lies. All lies!

Street is a friggin physical marvel... -Mychael Urban

by rookieoftheyear on May 22, 2006 2:11 PM PDT up reply actions

Rich Harden waved to me

my family says he was waving at my 3 year old niece (who has a HUGE crush on him) but I know he was waving at me.

I own too many darn shoes!

by californiagirl on May 22, 2006 2:13 PM PDT up reply actions

Wow!

I didn't know you had a niece, Jay. How cute! Though I'm sure Rich waves at you often, no need to crush your nieces joy by claiming he was just waving at you. That's kind of cold.

Street is a friggin physical marvel... -Mychael Urban

by rookieoftheyear on May 22, 2006 3:25 PM PDT up reply actions

you are perverted

I own too many darn shoes!

by californiagirl on May 22, 2006 3:27 PM PDT up reply actions

I take it

you think "perverted" means "sensitive, caring, and kind to children"?

Street is a friggin physical marvel... -Mychael Urban

by rookieoftheyear on May 22, 2006 3:30 PM PDT up reply actions

no

I own too many darn shoes!

by californiagirl on May 22, 2006 3:31 PM PDT up reply actions

yeah harden...

was staring right in my direction last august when they were here playing detroit... i insist he was looking at me, but then again there were two blondes standing right next to me too...

Living in the mitten is second best to being Canadian...

Lets go GVSU!

by Alisa on May 22, 2006 3:51 PM PDT up reply actions

at fanfest

harden complemented me on my hair..his exact words were,"you have really cool hair"... then i said "thanks you have a really cute smile.. you know you smirk when you smile?"... he said "yea... i guess im stuck with it"
.....melts*....

"A lot of teams don't like our crowds, and that's good for us. I love that other teams find them unnerving." -Bobby Crosby

by TrizzleNizzle510 on May 22, 2006 2:15 PM PDT up reply actions