What Is The Manager Doing?
I read this piece by Jon Heyman and it made me really question what Joe Girardi was doing. We know A-Rod had hip surgery and we know it was said when he came back that he would need to be given time off. Yet, for the first 38 games back he was put into the lineup every day. And 35-of-38 of those games had him at third and not even at DH.
In June Alex couldn't do anything with the bat, but it took until this weekend for the Yankees to do something and that only happened after the team's exexutives ordered it. What exactly is Girardi thinking here? Why does it take the owner, GM and other executives to tell Girardi what everyone can plainly see?
I don't get it at all.
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I sometimes get the strong impression that Girardi is not the bulb with the highest wattage in the fixture. He seems to hold on to what's not working too long - either that or Cashman is holding him back.
When I see them hold guys like Edwar Ramirez and Jose Veras too long, when I see them keep Tomko and Berroa around for no reason that is apparent - when I see Big Al come out and play too many days in a row - when I see Swisher more than I see Gardner (we can argue about this one for a bit) ... when I see all of that I wonder what Girardi is doing ????
Posted by: Mitchell![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://yankeesredsox.com/nav-commenters.gif)
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June 21, 2009 10:34 PM
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Change "Swisher" to "Cabrera" and we are exactly on the same page. Berroa and Tomko make me crazy.
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June 21, 2009 11:38 PM
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Is Girardi really getting the most out of this team?
Managers as diverse in style as Joe Torre, Billy Martin, and Ralph Houk would all make the following moves:
1. Play Gardner full time;
2. Rest an injured star like A-Rod;
3. Keep defensive liabilities like Swisher and Berroa off the field;
4. Use relievers who throw strikes;
5. Don't stick with ineffective pitchers; and
6. First acknowledge, then manage the weaknesses of your players and team.
How about Mattingly manage the team and Guidry come back as pitching coach?
Posted by: Corey | June 22, 2009 02:25 PM |
Besides seeing outstanding leather at 1B, one of the * other * things I've had to get used to with this team is silent ownership. Yep, Hank used to light it up every once in a while like his old man but he seems to have been silenced for now. George would have made some HUGE headlines by now, no doubt. It's almost like the team is corporate owned again - which takes us WAY back in the time machine. My reason for saying this is that I think that Girardi is going to be given a very long rope with this team - as will his coaches.
Do I think a change is in order? Yeah, I do - but I don't see that happening. I also don't see Girardi kicking a water cooler around in the locker room to get this team to play decent ball again, which may be what is needed.
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June 22, 2009 05:19 PM
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Corey- I agree with most of the moves, but I would keep Swisher in right, his bat is that good. I also don't think Girardi deserves the axe yet. Now, Dave Eiland is a mystery to me. All we have heard about is how great he is with pitchers, but who exactly is he helping?
I could see the Yankees shaking up the coaching staff if things don't improve. I do hope they keep Pena and Thompson- that guy is an excellent thirdbase coach.
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June 22, 2009 05:38 PM
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