Around the Empire: New York Yankees News - 4/9/13

By Jason Cohen@Jason00Cohen Apr 9, 2013, 6:00am EDT

Yesterday on Pinstriped Bible

Swisher Reunites with Yankees - The Star-Ledger | Andy McCullough: An interview with Nick Swisher about his time in New York. He admits that it hurt to not even receive a contract offer from the Yankees.
Return to Cleveland - The Star-Ledger | Andy McCullough: A look back at Travis Hafner's career with the Indians now that he's returned to Cleveland as an opponent.
Reduced Velocity - CBS Sports | Mike Axisa: Several ace pitchers, Jered Weaver, Felix Hernandez, Yovani Gallardo, Justin Verlander, and CC Sabathia, are currently seeing a drop off in their velocity.
Deep in the Hole - New York Daily News | Juan Gonzalez: The Yankee Stadium parking garage has defaulted on a $237M bond issued by New York City
Top 40 DHs - YES Network: A count down of the top 40 Designated Hitters of all time and the list is chock full of Yankees.
The John Sterling Project - The Captain's Blog | William Juliano: Now you can keep track of every single John Sterling home run call.

Stats: Before yesterday's game Kevin Youkilis had more hits and RBIs than Robinson Cano, Brett Gardner, and Ichiro Suzuki combined.
Miss Them Yet?: Before yesterday's games Nick Swisher, Raul Ibanez, and Russell Martin were a combined 5 for 47.
Buy Yankees Tickets: If you're in Cleveland, go to a game!