Joe Made A Lot Of Moves
Maybe it's just me, but I get the sense Joe Girardi wants to show he is smarter than Mike Scioscia. I think it bugs him that everyone handicapping this series thought Scioscia would run circles around Girardi in the startegy department and he is out to prove them wrong. Maybe I am making too much of it, but I thought several of Joe's moves last night were odd.
Why do you pull Joba after 10 pitches? He got a grounder than could have been an out and a strike out. Why not use him for at least part of the 8th?
And then, why pull Hughes after he blew Gary Matthews Jr. away?
Even if you excuse all those moves, how about lifting Aceves in the 12th with one out and nobody on for Marte? Aceves has actually been better against lefties than righties and Marte is Marte. Plus, by doing that you leave yourself having to bring Robertson in which leaves you with only Gaudin in the pen.
Hey everything turned out fine in the end, but if they hadn't I bet we would be talking about some of those moves for a loooong time. For now we can look ahead to tomorrow. The forecast is beautiful for the rest of the week in Anaheim, so expect two? or three days of baeball without worries about weather. Makes you want to go back there for a World Series, doesn't it?
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Yep, Yankees playing a Series in LaLa Land would be great. Their fans even have the Yankees Suck chant all ready to go. Just think of all the Hollywood stars we'd get to see in the stands !
And yes, Girardi seems to be thinking too much right now - which is a heck of a lot better than our players making that same mistake. I agree - that whole progression through the bullpen happened MUCH too fast.
Best thing about having Andy on the mound in this game - other than the fact that he's been pitching well lately and knows how to compete in the post-season - is that his pickoff move should keep the Angels on the bag longer/better. Someone please tell him, though, to remember to check the runner on 3B every once in a while also. :-)
Here's something I've been pondering - had Torre been managing this year, with this roster, would we be in the same place we are now? I know he would have handled the bullpen much differently ...
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October 19, 2009 09:37 AM
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Tough question, but my guess is sort of. I think we would have been in the playoffs, maybe as the wild card, but I don't think we would have the same bullpen as you said. I can't see Torre putting Hughes into the eighth inning or developing David Robertson. I imagine we would have seen a lot more of Veras and Ramirez and Cash probably would have traded for bullpen help at the deadline.
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October 19, 2009 12:17 PM
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So - can someone please tell me why Aceves replaced Robertson there? Ah well, it is what it is: up 2 games to 1.
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October 19, 2009 08:40 PM
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