WILDEST MLB Stories: Jeter, A-Rod, Robbie Cano, Jason Giambi ft. Nick Swisher
Video Overview & Insights
Matt Barnes sits down with World Series champion and 13-year MLB veteran Nick Swisher for an unfiltered conversation. From the Oakland A's locker room to the darkest year of his career to winning it all in pinstripes, Swish holds absolutely nothing back.
I remember when hi father made the all star team. So proud
They get into Jason Giambi's infamous team motto, Barry Zito's off-the-field life, and what it felt like to win a World Series with the New York Yankees after hitting rock bottom in 2008.
Plus โ the real talk on A-Rod, Derek Jeter, Robinson Cano, the death of Oakland baseball, the Dodgers dynasty, and why the Yankees are built different.
who was Swishers youth baseball coach Pablo Escobar ?
Timecodes:
00:00 โ Intro, How Matt & Swish met in Oakland in 2006
Swishโs energy is infectious
04:53 โ Jason Kendall and Frank Thomas
10:23 โ The Oakland A's locker room & Jason Giambi's life motto
bro?
17:26 โ Hudson, Mulder & Zito vs. today's pitching staffs, The A's move to Las Vegas
23:05 โ Ozzie Guillen
Swish always had a bubbly personality. Cool dude
26:28 โ Bouncing back & joining the 2009 Yankees, A-Rod, Jeter, Posada, Cano & Mariano Rivera
32:49 โ Winning the World Series in New York, The Yankees current drought & Aaron Judge's challenge
โThe whole 9โ ๐๐
40:39 โ The Dodgers looming dynasty, Shohei Ohtani & the global game
45:55 โ Youth development & the problem with specializing
I really enjoy your interviews Matt
49:40 โ Growing up an MLB kid
54:00 โ Quick hitters: ballparks, pitchers, baseball movies & more
Matt Barnes knows very little about baseball but heโs the perfect host for this. Iโve only watched 2 episodes this one and Chase Utley and itโs by far the best baseball podcast!
More User Perspectives
22:16 โThese MFโs are throwing gasoline boysโ ๐ ๐
@primetimeenergyGet your energy up little Swish.๐
@MattRing-zv7pkSwish knew some shit
@jeremyfreitas6946I decided to try to make a transcript of this but all I got was , Bro, baseball, bro, A's, bro, Indians, bro, Yankees, bro, name drop, bro, etc
@BB--13118Nick Swisher used to be so annoying when he was playing and I was a Red Sox fan, he's still annoying but he used to be to LOL
@garyjones6843Swisher energy be on a 1000 listening to him will give you anxiety you gotta listen to bro in small doses
@user-eb2xp7me5oWhoever idea it was to put a mic in front of nick is a genius
@BlickyMinaj23:04 broooooo ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ
@jackson69.420Hoping you guys get the Big Hurt on, that would be so cool.
@Crush_TiggrrIn the US it's way too easy to get a driver's license Connecticut is no exception. Kids grow up on their devices, they have less awareness of what's going on around them. Highways in Germany have vehicles legally traveling well over 120mph everyday with no weaving and few accidents. It's much harder to get a driving license there and they take it much more seriously.
@brianblass7836Swish was so nice talking about Ozzie. It is clear that he is an ahole. Ozzie was the guy that coached in Miami and found the way to offend Cuban fans
@rodrigodiaz1321His daughter played softball with my daughter and he is so cool and down to earth.
@daemiamor6021You can tell Swish been hangin' with the brotha's
@MykeFord950Swisher is the mid level sales guy. Dude we're selling medical supplies. Calm down.
@BMG19FUNNYDIEgreat energy with this guy...but as a Toronto native must respectfully HATE the pinstripes. ๐ Also I love baseball but it's a joke the way the system is. 400 mill vs. 80...just silly
@andrewphilips2457did they ask about him cheating on his wife?
@davemar425Great series!
@BassNBaseballBoone blew it
@frahnzenberg7561Why does he sound like the kid that just learned about swearing.
@reedlizard912Bro I have a bad ass Yankees sports card of him I would love for him to sign and have a convo with
@Padillasoutdooradventur518โCUZ!โ -nick swisher
@joeyrodriguez2777Bruh why does Swish get heat?? Nothing but wonderful energy and authenticity, love it!
@KhamzatKharri" I'm a hitter i don't throw good."
---Jason Giambi after sailing a throw over the yankees shortstops head!๐
Bro, cuz, dawg ๐คฃ
@tojo262Nick "at the end of the day" Swisher
@kgSoloMan5kWhen I was about 15 I went to the Yankees spring training in Tampa. Swisher was signing autographs and I was in line really hoping he didnโt leave before it was my turn. The security officer turned to him and said โhey nick, hang around for a bit until you get to this kidโ. He responded โabsolutely bossโ. When it was my turn my old man said thanks a lot man it means a lot. He responded to my dad โare you kidding me man, thank you guys! I canโt just believe Iโm a Yankeeโ. I will never forget that moment. Great human.
@bobweaversnephew1526If Swish played in the 70s/80s heโd be on that โ๏ธ Imagine that energy ๐
@miggys7I have a distinct childhood memory growing up in WV of watching Nick Swisher playing Safety and hitting my older brother (a rb) so hard that he fell at least twice trying to make it back to the sideline. This was in the first half and i don't think he got up off the bench until the game was over. ๐ That's why swish became a professional athlete and my brother became an accountant. He absolutely stuck people. pretty sure he had a ND offer in football.
@HokiePitcher22Always hated the Yankees but I fuck with Swish he seems like a great hang
@BK0922Swish saying โcuzโ every time he addresses Matt has me crying. Hella funny
@JimmyJavierHe's Def got add but it's great, its high energy and it raises the energy in the room on a postive way unless you're introverted and or very serious ๐
@JoeBeef5Im exhausted after listening to him. The amount of Bros he says is all time
@klav8080Awesome stuff. Great interview. Btw Nick, try decaf once in awhile.
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@tomslick8476Swish is a good dude I never heard anything bad about him but you want someone to brag about you say your name in front of this dude he stays giving flowers to his friends and loved ones even the dude he didnt vibe w he blamed himself
@HouseOfIllRepute322My claim to fame is i tackled nick when he played football for hamilton junior high and i played for edison. When he lived in parkersburg wv.
@carlhorton322Loved him as a yankee seems like a great guy to have in the locker room for a long season
@mariovultaggio8198This was a fun a*s interview, man. Swish is great on the mic.
@chopez3great guest great sit down !!! die hard yankee fan and at the moment or in that time in 09 i liked the yankees team was still upset about leaving old yankee stadium loved that we won WS 1st year in new stadium but didn't really soak it in or live it liked i did the 90s dynasty but looking back now ๐ณ๐ณ that 09 yankee team was loaded!!!! from 1-9 this team had everything!!! and wow swish!!! what a year!! he immediately clicked on this team like none other swish was just awesome!!!! and that 09 yankee team was dangerous!!!
@genuinejustinn51:00 , I agree to a point about burnout, but look at foreign countries......China, japan, Latin america, they practice and train way more than majority of American children athletes....and they've taken over, making us look fat, lazy, spoiled....... so where is the line? I do not know.
I wanted to comment because I'm from the Mid Ohio Valley & Nick & His Dad Steve graduated from Parkersburg, Wv which is 20 minutes from where ive grown up & lived to this day!! The swishers, Randy Moss & White Chocolate were 1.5 hours south, Pat Patterson, OJ Mayo, and Mike Bartrum. Those are our pros.
Wait a secondโฆ Swish is on? Now I gotta get a double espresso and a redbull to keep up
@jimmoore8951