Let's Try This Again
Leaving soon for Game 5, hopefully this time I can bring a win. Before I depart, a few notes about last night's game.
Joe Girardi needs to add a page to his infamous binder. A page with the unofficial rules of baseball listed. You know things like never make the third out at third base. He should then highlight the rule about never putting the go-ahead run on base. I didn't like sticking with AJ in the sixth inning, but I can understand Girardi's reasoning. However, once he decided that David Murphy was a bad matchup for AJ, he needed to reach for another pitcher.
Girardi would probably counter with the argument that he wanted a lefty in that situation and since he only has Boone Logan in the pen, he wanted to save him for later. That's why the Yankees should have taken Royce Ring and not Sergio MItre. They didn't do that in part because Girardi said he liked the way some of his righty relievers throw the ball against lefties. So where were those guys in the 6th inning then? It doesn't add up.
Things look bleak right now, but teams have certainly come back from 3-1 before. As the cliche goes, one day at a time.
Comments
This was not a second guess on my part. I couldn't believe the decision to walk the lefty to put the tying run on and then have a tiring, erratic AJ pitch to a clutch hitter as good as Molina. How about you use Logan to pitch to the lefty and then Wood if necessary to pitch to Molina? And if you're worried about who pitches to Hamilton next time you have guys by the names of Wood and Rivera who are pretty good pitchers -- maybe just a little bit better than Boone Logan?
Where was Girardi's sense of urgency? This was a game they had to win. And how could he possibly start Cervelli. Posada is as much the heart and soul of this team as is Jeter. Is Girardi just plain nuts?
Anyway, win today and you at least extend the season. I'll never give up on this team, but I am ready to give up on Girardi.
Posted by: corey | October 20, 2010 12:17 PM |
finally got someone to agree with me on girardi...he is a contradiction of his own logic...three years of panic and poor player decisions. nobody has looked at this point..thames pinch runs for tex??????he lost a Rhed pinch hitter for a good spot ,a guy who runs in mud...a guy who can not play the outfield...golson was a perfect guy to be in...speed to keep from DP, glove to maybe catch that ball that fell in front of thames
Posted by: bornwithpinstripes | October 20, 2010 10:36 PM |