Fire Joe Girardi, Part 3
by jscape2000 on Sep 14, 2010 10:00 AM EDT
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I can't decide whether I mean Fire Joe Girardi or not. The Yankees are on an simple path to the playoffs, so step one of the Championship defense is in place.
In the context of a full season, I don't think Joe G is any better or worse than any other manager in baseball. I think he is (generally) a better than average bullpen manager in his willingness to spread the workload evenly, but I think he's below average in his handling of the position players (a la getting Arod days off last year and this year, leaving Jeter in the leadoff spot all season, and burying GGBG on the bench last postseason).
The team is a single game removed from the best record in baseball despite not having a second starter since mid-July, the best bullpen in baseball, and despite its recent struggles, the best offense in baseball.
All that said, last night's game was infuriating.
While much of my initial rage over letting Gaudin and Mitre pitch has been mollified by reports that Joba and D-Rob were unavailable, I have to ask: Why were they both unavailable? If the answer is just to get them extra rest, then fire Joe Girardi.
Here's what I really don't get: Joe G. was willing to use Rivera in a tie game in Texas, but not in a tie game in Tampa. What changed? Both were the first game of a 3 game series, but in one the Yanks used their best reliever, and in another they didn't.
Here's my second Fire Joe Girardi moment. Ok, Chad Gaudin is pitching in the most important game to this point in the season- I'm past that. But after Gaudin has not had an easy inning. 5 pitches to K Pena and 7 pitches to K Joyce. Then Navarro walks on 5 pitches. 17 pitches for Gaudin total. Dan Johnson hits a single on the 5th pitch of his AB. 22 pitches total. Up come BJ Upton.
The average plate appearance lasts 3.8 pitches, and since league average WHIP is 1.35, basic arithmetic tells us that the average inning lasts around 16.5 pitches (I'm assuming no DPs). We also know that when we worry about pitch counts, pitches per inning are as important or more important than pitches per game.
So after 22 pitches, with the winning run on third, I'm ready for a pitching change, but I can understand sticking with the man on the mound.
And then BJ Upton worked a 9 pitch walk. 31 pitches on the inning. Joe G has got to go get Gaudin now right? He's been out there pitching this one half inning for longer than CC and Price combined to pitch the third inning (including the commercial break).
It took Gaudin another 5 pitches to strike out Brad Haupt. Why was he still on the mound in a tie game in extra inning? Unless Joe G thought resting his better pitches was more important than winning the game. Unless, after watching his offense sputter and fail, he'd already accepted that he was going to lose this game.
Fire Joe Girardi.
Curtis Granderson's bunt in the top of the 11th is the move that really has me seeing red. It's not that I'm opposed to the bunt in all situations. Even in the AL, there are times that the bunt is the right move, especially in situations like last night when a single run is the difference between a win and a loss.
But there are two caveats.
1) If you bunt, bunt for a hit. Never give up the out.
2) Never bunt in a 2-0 count. 2-0 and 3-1 are called hitters counts for a reason. This is especially true if you are a speedy center fielder with a .760 OPS.
At times, Joe G. seems to be an able tactician. And then there are games like last night.
Joe G.'s contract is up after the season. If he wants them, he certainly would have no shortage of suitors. Would that really be the worst thing for the Yankees?
Is the devil we know really better than the devil we don't?
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Who the heck is Brad Haupt?
Can’t tell if that’s a joke or not.
by PortlandYankee on Sep 14, 2010 10:25 AM EDT reply actions
Umm...
I don’t really see how you can complain about the playoffs last year. Sure, we all second guessed starting melky over GGBG, but they won the series regardless. It’s not like they would have gotten double rings for starting gardner. As far as the bullpen, apparently Joba and Houdini Robertson were unavailable, and don’t forget how many innings Mo had pitched in the previous days. You don’t want to overload Mo and have him tired or injured for the playoffs. The only thing I would have done differently considering who was available is let Boone Logan pitch a full inning.
by Wraithpk on Sep 14, 2010 10:35 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
just because it worked doesn't mean it was a good idea
You’re right that we can’t complain too much because we won, but if he makes the same mistakes this year, we’re more likely to lose. This is not to say that I agree that we should “fire Girardi,” but there’s no reason to pretend there isn’t a problem when there is one.
by long time listener on Sep 14, 2010 11:08 AM EDT up reply actions
there’s no reason to pretend there isn’t a problem when there is one.
That’s really my point.
Good results from a bad decision don’t forgive the bad decision.
"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."
I'm just glad i'm not the only one
who thinks Joe might be shaving runs to beat the spread in Vegas this year? Some mighty suspicious happenings this year.
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by cashman bashman on Sep 14, 2010 3:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Great Q to ponder
“Is the devil we know really better than the devil we don’t?”
"‘cause he’s worried about everything, and he tries to win all the time."
-- Francisco Cervelli on Alex Rodriguez
The real problems
Yankees need to:
1. Replace Jeter (he is finished!)
2. Get a new batting coach
3. Replace Posada (he is finished)
4. Replace the third base coach (Mr. Decaffeinated)
5. Put ARod on steroids!
6. Send Burnett back to Toronto or Saskatchewan
7. Make Granderson the new altar boy at St. Patrick’s, and get a tough guy to play CF
8. Start looking for a new manager and ship Girardi back to Miami
Also pinch hitting Berkman for Thames
thames is not automatically neutralized by righties girardi! more than half of thames hr came of right handed pitching, yet girardi always has this need to replace thames. i mean if berkman was starting let him start, if thames is start let him start. it irked me that they replaced a good hitter with a good hitter, when they should have had berkman replace say…colin curtis with RISP? but his early use of berkman with 1 out, no one on disallowed him from using him in a more crucial situation of of RISP 1 out and leaving the bat in the hands of Curtis. At worst maddon goes to the pen gets a lefty to face berkman but it would also result in a better match up for jeter who seems to only hit lefties these days.
Watch out for Boston & the wild card
The playoffs are not set yet and Boston or Chicago could take the wild card if we continue to lose close games.
Unfortunately, AGE has definitely shown its affects this year as we have not been able to shake the Rays due to declining performance of key players.
I hope we get a second wind and play like the champions we are and being paid for.
by YANKEES FOREVER on Sep 14, 2010 11:29 AM EDT reply actions
Losing a game like last night's
is nothing to be ashamed of. What we do tonite will be a better indication. If we take it on the chops, there better be a lot of assessing in the clubhouse. If we eke it out, OK as this is a real team we areplaying. If we slam them, all this anxiety will go away.
by Nine mike charlie on Sep 14, 2010 11:44 AM EDT up reply actions
There really is no panic, but we oughta
1. Get rid of both Mitre and Gaudin. Mitre lost every 5th game last year and has only marginal work this. Gaudin is a double time failure and is an extreme risk out there.
2. Jeter has got to get out of leadoff. He should be ninth. He doesn’t give a dang about being moved out of first if they win. Of any guy on the club he will do what it takes.
3. Better hope Swish and Gardy get OK and soon. If not, convert the OF into a hit and run grouop, forget thelong ball stuff. Golson and Grandy and Nunez can fly. Use the speed.
4. When Gardy and Swish come back, go back to the year long lineup with exception of Gardy leading off and Jete in the 9 slot.
5. Under any circumstance, put Robby back to 5 and maybe even four with ARod five.
6. Get Javy fired up to be middle relief. We have to feel better with him in there than Mitre or Gaudin.
7. DH Thames and Berkmann. Rest are PH.
by Nine mike charlie on Sep 14, 2010 11:31 AM EDT reply actions
I agree with most of what you say except #1
I don’t think you can judge Mitre based on last year since (as far as I can remember) he spent the whole second half of the season trying to clean up Joba’s messes.
I dont think either guy is reliable
Yanks would be better bringing a starter up from the minors as the long man. These two always walk a tightrope. Unless its mopup work, I dont want to see either in a game again.
by YankeesJets on Sep 14, 2010 12:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Sorry, I guess I should've specified what I don't agree with there
I do agree with you/him that Gaudin and Mitre are a bit of a crapshoot in big situations. What I didn’t agree with was judging Mitre based on last year. His appearances this year are more than sufficient to judge him.
I understand that
I try to judge guys based on the year we are in. There are special exceptions when you talk about guys like Jeter or Posada but Mitre does nothing for me. He is an interchangeable part.
un-unh, he was
used as a fifth starter for I think about a month plus and we were immediately behind (sort of like we are with AJ every game now) by the end of the second, or he got bombed. Think he won maybe one of the 6-7 starts and basically we losst every 5th game as a given during that stretch.
by Nine mike charlie on Sep 14, 2010 4:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Next year should be
Another decisive off season result on the horizon. Granderson is a great kid and can fly and is good CF, but this experiment at best was a loss. We need to spend the dough and get Crawford. With him in LF and Gardy in CF and,, yes, Nick again in RF, unless an Ichiro quality (old but for sure reliable) comes up, the hitting is solved and the fielding is among the best. Jeter looks right now as if he will have one more good year. There is plenty of young talent available if not. The rest of the IF will be repeats of the last few. Go get Cliff. With Lee, CC, Nova, and Hughes, we have a foursome and have to develop a fifth. AJ ought to be considered trade bait if anyone wants him. If not, we are stuck with him. Javy will be gone; use AJ for long relief. Trade Joba as this kid’s mind is gone thanks to the idiocies we played with him last year. He might come back to burn us in some games, but give him a chance. He has none in pinstripes. We have enough growing young BP and need to find Mo’s replacement by next year. Wouldn’t hurt to have Mo and Mo jr in the same pen. Right now Jorge looks like he has had it. Cervelli is an adequate #2 but not full time player. Is Montero that good? Thames and Berkman as platooned DHs will work. These two aren’t finished. 30
by Nine mike charlie on Sep 14, 2010 11:42 AM EDT reply actions
Burnett and Granderson aren't going anywhere, not that they should either
No need for Crawford, that would be a complete waste of a signing. Lee wouldn’t be a horrible signing but I don’t want him either, just another huge long term salary that will be a burden in the future.
CC, AJ, Nova, Hughes, Andy/Lee/Joba/FA who knows.
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Grandy being only a platoon guy isnt going to be back in 11 most likely
Lee would be a very smart signing. The Yanks dont have a reliable #2 at all. AJ isnt going anywhere but is a mixed bag. At Andy’s age, you never know what injury is around the corner. And Nova while good in a small sample doesnt have enough of a track record to be anything more than a 4 or a 5 right now. I think only a big postseason brings Grandy back, even then its not guaranteed, as he will have better value.
by YankeesJets on Sep 14, 2010 12:09 PM EDT up reply actions
he hasn't only been a platoon guy as of late...he's been much better against lefties since those two days off Long gave him
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expect grandy to go thru a swisher/Cano style revamp this off season
and even in his off year in terms of value he is still one of the better CF’s in the game and probably the best out of the AL east.
that's what I was thinking
Odds are, Grandy will have a much better season next year, just make sure he has KL on speed dial so he doesn’t forget his new swing.
If the brass is completely in love with Crawford, they’re probably trading Brett Gardner, his season was most likely a “career year” type season that he’ll be hard pressed to match…
FOR THE RECORD, I DO NOT WANT TO TRADE BRETT GARDNER
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What tells you that Grandy will be better?
He seems to be a little worse each year. Unless Ortiz is going to share some of his supply, Grandy is going to be the guy we got in 2010. Not bad but not the superstar I thought he was going to be way back when.
I don't think he'll be a superstar
He was hitting .225 for a long time, he’s obviously improved that.
I want to see him with a full season in Pinstripes before I judge…if the guy can hit .250 with 30 homers (2009 season) that’s great.
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i disagree
Granderson is no worse than AJax this year. What ajax has over his babip fueled .avg Grandy has made up in playing solid defense and power. His revamp in swing is not complete yet but so far has brought on decent results.
Second we can;t have both Carl Crawford and Cliff Lee. Sorry this isn’t the old steinbrenner teams where we spend with out limits. There is actually a budget, and the budget will probably allow for either cliff lee or crawford and at this point i rather go with the cy young Ace over the minimal upgrade in the OF. (plus the angels have a crush on CC as much as we love lee)
Additionally Berkman will not be back, AJ’s contract is too big to trade, and cashman is not stupid or impulsive enough to trade Grandy or joba when their stocks are low unless we get a crazy return…like Zack Grienke/ King Felix crazy return. Additionally Cervelli is a not a good back up catcher (don’t smite me plz). He hits for low power, and has been putting up horrible numbers offensively if it wasn’t for his hot start. Additionally as a defensive catcher he is well below avg and as in fact cost us some runs in game due to bone headed errors.
I do agree I would prefer Lee to Crawford
But we do need a spark on offense, we cant count on Jeter and Posada as much as they are getting older. Swisher has overacheived this year as far as his average goes. So its the Tex/Cano show with ARod declining a bit too. I love what Gardner brings to the table but I dont want him up in a big spot. As far as AJ goes, compare him with the guys getting the same money, I’d still take him over the Zito’s, Lackey’s and Lowe’s of the world.
Replace Girardi
Excuse me but I hate the word Fire, it means that you did a bad job, I don’t think Girardi is doing a bad job, it’s just that too many time throuout the year he’s made too many questionable moves (mainly his line-ups). Like everyone else, I’m a bid Jeter fan, but after 5 months of not hitting it’s time to move him out of the top 2 spots, it was suggested 7th, that might be right. take the pressure off. A .260 lead-off doesn’t work, swinging at the first pitch (way too often) doesn’t allow Gardner a chance to steal. That’s just one of many examples of the line-up that bothers me. A new manager might be the right thing to do.
Agreed on the points you make
Fire Joe Girardi is just something that started here in jest every time someone wanted to question a move he made. Don’t take it too seriously.
by pkyankeefan on Sep 14, 2010 1:22 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Except for the new manager part, I'd say
I’d be fine if we brought him back.
by pkyankeefan on Sep 14, 2010 1:23 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
There's a lot more angst here than I expected
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by pkyankeefan on Sep 14, 2010 1:19 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
FIRE GARARDO
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Seriously though, Girardi was an idiot last night.
1 game doesn’t warrant firing the guy
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This
Like jscape, my biggest question is why Mo could pitch in a tie game at Texas but not here.
by pkyankeefan on Sep 14, 2010 1:30 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Pretty amazing that this team is where it is
considering all the injury woes, and overall down years many of the big time players are having.
That, means Joe is doing a good job. And should be re-signed, for a long time.
Amazing that one bad week can erase a very well managed season. And of course this one week contains injuries to 2 of the Yankees catalysts on offense, Nick Swisher and Brett Gardner (who and who?)
But lets blame Joe for injuries. Why not?
Toney Douglas
by FreeBradshaw on Sep 14, 2010 1:29 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
He's a ninja!
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Injuries to Gardner and Swisher have very little to do with my complaints here.
If the Yankees had won in the 12th, I’d still be wondering why Gaudin was pitching in the 10th, and why he was allowed to throw nearly 40 pitches in a single inning.
I’d still be wonder why not use Mo.
I’d still be wondering why Granderson bunted with no one out and a runner on first in the 11th.
Those decisions (regardless of their consequences) are endemic of Girardi’s faults as a manager.
"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."
If the Yankees hit the ball
Gaudin is never used.
Also fact, Gaudin was pitching pretty damn good prior to this week. Given how he was pitching the past month or so, it was probably likely he’s not gonna implode like he did. He pitches out of it, that’s why he’s allowed to have high pitch counts.
He uses MO, he gets burnt. He doesn’t use MO, he gets burnt. No win.
Grandy bunting…managers like to bunt. 0-0 game, get the runner in scoring position. I dunno why managers realize MLB players can’t bunt, but he sees him bunt in BP, so why not in a game situation? Makes no sense, its on the player to get it down.
Overall..hit the ball.
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by FreeBradshaw on Sep 14, 2010 1:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Right
But where do you draw the line in turning back the clock and saying they should have done this or that? If the Yankees had a 20 game winning streak in June, this game wouldn’t matter.
Sure, the Yankees should have scored 5 runs by that point, but they didn’t. It isn’t even relevant to the argument. The point that jscape is making (and I agree 100%) is that the manager is the only person on the field who gets to make tactical decisions that can affect the outcome of the game – which reliever to bring in, when to sac bunt or steal, etc – and last night, Girardi made several that actually hurt the Yankees chances of winning, for no apparant good reason.
How about using Nick Swisher as a pinch-hitter in the 8th inning with 2 outs and a runner on first? Swish was the best hitter on the bench last night, and yet Girardi burned him in a low-leverage situation.
And don’t even get me started on having Granderson bunt. Against righties (Grant Balfour was on the mound) Granderson has an .885 OPS for his career. There aren’t words to describe the inept stupidity behind telling a hitter with that favorable of a matchup to make an out on purpose.
Joba Chamberlain has pitched 4 innings this month, David Robertson has pitched 6, and Mariano Rivera has pitched 5 1/3, and none of them had pitched the day before. Yet Girardi when to his two worst pitchers in extra innings before going to any of them, I guess in the event that a “save situation” came up in the 17th inning.
The Yankees may have lost anyway last night, because they didn’t hit. But Girardi didn’t help the cause.
Fact of the matter
is they scored 0 runs last night. Cliff Lee, CC Sabathia (dorp!), Felix Hernandez, David Robertson, Joba Chamberlain, Mariano Rivera, Jonathon AlbalaWhoGivesAFK, CHan Ho Park ..whoever you want to finger (do it, finger) who should be, the Yankees LOSE.
They didn’t hit.
Toney Douglas
wait when i complained about the hitting last night every one was telling me it was b/c of the pitchers
how you’re saying that it’s not the pitchers but that our team can’t hit? /mind blown
If only we had Carlos Zambrano and his 21 career home runs
He could have pitched the 9th, hit the go ahead homer by staying in as DH, and, oh, well, who cares after that?
by pkyankeefan on Sep 14, 2010 1:37 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I see a
nine game losing streak. We won one game from Baltimore by luck other wise we would have an eight game losig sreak . 1 toronto, 3 baltimore, 3 texas, and so far 1 to tampa bay. I expect to get swept by tampa and baltimore.
I call dibs on the rainbows!
You can keep the gold
by pkyankeefan on Sep 14, 2010 1:41 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
http://www.southparkstudios.dk/episodes/1006/?autoplay=false
"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."
guys i'm totally serial
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by Nine Inch Nails on Sep 14, 2010 1:51 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm super duper cereal!
Excelsior!
by pkyankeefan on Sep 14, 2010 1:54 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
that paints a nasty picture
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Tell us more
Is Sarah Palin going to be the president in 2012? Will the Pirates win the WS next year? Do tell.
by pkyankeefan on Sep 14, 2010 1:40 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
my predictions exactly
don’t forget the Raiders winning the Super Bowl
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by Nine Inch Nails on Sep 14, 2010 1:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Yes, we may be on a bit of low point, but you're conviently forgetting..
THE EIGHT FREAKING GAMES RIGHT BEFORE THIS STREAK THAT WE WON….IN A ROW
Peter Vermes, Give us your keys.
Actually..
I do hope we go on a nice long winning streak until the beginning of November
Since A-roid
came back we.ve been on a losing streak. DFA A-rod
TL;DR: closet bo-sox fan
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He can't tell a cation from an anion
Obviously, he messes up the chemistry
by pkyankeefan on Sep 14, 2010 1:46 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
yea i thought Centuars were one man armies
not liek the guy carried the team in the play offs last year or has been the only on hitting recently
You're getting a little dramatic
You are .5 back from the best team in baseball and have a chance to get it back tonight. You have one of the solidest teams in baseball.
I do not think you will win it all. I don’t know who will, but I have a feeling the Yankees won’t. I’m thinking Phillies or Rays at this point.
It is true the offense has not played well, but it has been four games out of over a hundred. All those other games, you seemed fine. You have the best offense in baseball. It’s your pitching that worries me. Yeah, Pettitte will be back, but after him and Sabathia, who do you have? Burnett? Do you trust him in a playoff series? Or Vazquez? Or Hughes? I guess it’s Hughes, but I still don’t trust him.
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by bestbostonsports on Sep 14, 2010 1:48 PM EDT reply actions
Right
And I always thought you should have kept Hughes in the bullpen role in which he succeeded in.
So, who is your third starter? Burnett? Are you really going to give away a loss in the playoffs?
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by bestbostonsports on Sep 14, 2010 1:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Since when does Burnett = giving away a loss?
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also, Hughes is a starter
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I know
But he was a setup guy last year, where I think you should have kept him.
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by bestbostonsports on Sep 14, 2010 1:56 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm sure Buchholz and Lester would be great out of the pen
Hughes is far more valuable as a starter than a SU
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Different situation.
The Red Sox have Bard, they don’t need a setup man. Who is the Yankees? Robertson?
I understand the Yankees lack SP depth and that may be why Hughes is in the rotation, but I thought why fix what ain’t broken?
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by bestbostonsports on Sep 14, 2010 1:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Robertson, Joba, Wood
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Joba?
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by bestbostonsports on Sep 14, 2010 2:03 PM EDT up reply actions
yes, Joba
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I thought he was no good, thats all I hear around here
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by bestbostonsports on Sep 14, 2010 2:06 PM EDT up reply actions
you're listening to the wrong people
Joba’s struggled at times but most of his ERA is from giving up 3-4 runs at once.
Giving up 4 runs in 1 inning and then pitching 3 shutout innings is better than 4 innings with 1 ER in each
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True
but thats all I hear around here, and you guys watch the Yankees more than I do
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by bestbostonsports on Sep 14, 2010 2:10 PM EDT up reply actions
there is always gonna be the
Joba sux
Burnett sux
Grandy sux
Javy sux
crowd
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ah
Red Sox have some people like that.
We call them the WEEI callers.
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by bestbostonsports on Sep 14, 2010 2:13 PM EDT up reply actions
He's quietly put together a good month
Don’t just go by the HR in Texas
by pkyankeefan on Sep 14, 2010 2:10 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Key word
quietly. I would have no idea. All I see is complaints about them.
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by bestbostonsports on Sep 14, 2010 2:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Because Hughes' value as a starter >>>>>> Hughes' value as a reliever
By that logic, why didn’t the Rays leave Price in the pen? He sure pitched well in that ALCS
by pkyankeefan on Sep 14, 2010 2:01 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Price had less time than Hughes
I agree, Hughes is more valuable as a starter. I was just surprised they moved him after success
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by bestbostonsports on Sep 14, 2010 2:03 PM EDT up reply actions
that move was always temporary
they thought he’d progress better in the pen than as a starter in the minors.
even if Joba wins the spot outta spring training Hughes is in there next season
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Kerry Wood has damn near been lights out since he's been with the Yanks
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by FreeBradshaw on Sep 14, 2010 2:01 PM EDT up reply actions
true enough
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by bestbostonsports on Sep 14, 2010 2:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Brilliant idea
You have a guy who can pitch six good innings, so put him in the pen where he can be lights out for 2. Starters? Pish tosh, sign Cliff Lee. It’s not like Hughes makes league minimum.
Would you like Lars Anderson to be a permanent PH for the Red Sox? Didn’t think so.
by pkyankeefan on Sep 14, 2010 1:59 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Are you really confident in Burnett?
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by bestbostonsports on Sep 14, 2010 1:56 PM EDT up reply actions
See: World Series 2009, Game 2
He is capable of stepping up.
by WhatwouldJeterdo on Sep 14, 2010 2:00 PM EDT up reply actions
this year has been different
I’m about as confident in him as I am Beckett
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by bestbostonsports on Sep 14, 2010 2:02 PM EDT up reply actions
It really hasn't been that different, though.
AJ has always been and will always be inconsistent. One game he will get lit in the 1st inning, the next he can throw lights out for 7 innings. You don’t know. You will never know.
by WhatwouldJeterdo on Sep 14, 2010 2:04 PM EDT up reply actions
So are you confident with him starting a playoff game that inconsistent?
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by bestbostonsports on Sep 14, 2010 2:06 PM EDT up reply actions
As opposed to who?
He has as good of a chance to be amazing as he does to be terrible. But anyone can be terrible on any given night.
by WhatwouldJeterdo on Sep 14, 2010 2:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Exactly
as opposed to who.
Sabathia, pettitte, and no one else too reliable.
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by bestbostonsports on Sep 14, 2010 2:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Those guys can lose too. It's happened before.
by WhatwouldJeterdo on Sep 14, 2010 2:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Right
But you are making my point for me. Your rotataion is not reliable
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by bestbostonsports on Sep 14, 2010 2:11 PM EDT up reply actions
ANY pitcher can lose, even the good ones, is my point.
AJ is no exception. So no, that’s not making your point. He can be brilliant just as much as he can be terrible. You can’t discount that.
by WhatwouldJeterdo on Sep 14, 2010 2:14 PM EDT up reply actions
What is your point?
Are you telling me you trust your rotatian or not?
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by bestbostonsports on Sep 14, 2010 2:15 PM EDT up reply actions
what's a rotatian?
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YES, WE TRUST OUR ROTATION
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typo
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by bestbostonsports on Sep 14, 2010 2:16 PM EDT up reply actions
I do trust the rotation, because I've seen what they can do.
by WhatwouldJeterdo on Sep 14, 2010 2:16 PM EDT up reply actions
OK
Based on potential, I don’t blame you.
I’m just saying I would not be glowing with confidence.
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by bestbostonsports on Sep 14, 2010 2:17 PM EDT up reply actions
I am more confident than last year when we only had 3 guys.
And that turned out alright, I think.
by WhatwouldJeterdo on Sep 14, 2010 2:24 PM EDT up reply actions
its not about reliable.
we’ve had reliable before and lost.
John Lackey won a game 7 in the WS. He was 6"5 240 and a rookie.
Ivan Nova is 6"5 240 and a rookie.
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by FreeBradshaw on Sep 14, 2010 2:12 PM EDT up reply actions
So Nova is in your playoff rotatian?
call me crazy but I like him better than Burnett.
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by bestbostonsports on Sep 14, 2010 2:14 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't think anyone cares if a Boston fan likes anyone in our rotation
if the Yanks brass was speaking the truth, the playoff rotation is not set.
If Nova continues to pitch well, they don’t have a choice.
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by FreeBradshaw on Sep 14, 2010 2:15 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't care if you don't care about what I think either
I’m just trying to tell you what I see. I know it would make no difference to you.
If I am right about this you will take shortcuts and not admit it anyways.
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by bestbostonsports on Sep 14, 2010 2:16 PM EDT up reply actions
I like both in the rotation./
so there.
Nova’s pitched as good as anyone not named CC this past month. He’s as fresh as anyone, and doesn’t seem to care about the moment (the Alfredo Aceves syndrome).
I’m not even putting Andy Pettitte in the rotation yet. Its assuming too much.
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by FreeBradshaw on Sep 14, 2010 2:19 PM EDT up reply actions
I like Nova a lot
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by bestbostonsports on Sep 14, 2010 2:20 PM EDT up reply actions
I dont know if you are being serious or not
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by bestbostonsports on Sep 14, 2010 2:22 PM EDT up reply actions
AJ is what he is
You can either believe in him or you can give up.
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He remids me of Beckett so much
you pray he doesnt suck.
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by bestbostonsports on Sep 14, 2010 2:09 PM EDT up reply actions
I'll trust Burnett when it's tim
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Didn't you also have a feeling the Rays would fade and it would be New York and Boston...?
by WhatwouldJeterdo on Sep 14, 2010 1:53 PM EDT up reply actions
I did
things change though. I is clear the Red Sox will not make the playoffs at this point.
The thing about the Rays is their pitching is better than yours. While I am not completely sold on it, I like it better than New York’s. Price and Garza, and than I guess Sheilds? I don’t trust Sheilds that much, but more than Burnett.
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by bestbostonsports on Sep 14, 2010 1:56 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm dead serious when I say this
Even if Boston is healthy, it’s still
NY-TB, or TB-NY
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No
I think Boston would be the wild card and New York would have won the division.
I will not argue with you about it beacuse I understand all the New York fans and Tampa fans will say that, as most Boston fans are with my view.
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by bestbostonsports on Sep 14, 2010 1:57 PM EDT up reply actions
no, argue with me, i don't take issue with you saying boston is better than tampa
though I disagree, Tampa is legitimate this year, we have a losing record to them this year because they’re good
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Tampa is very good
and would win any division in baseball.
However, you make the same case for the Red Sox even with the injuries. I’m pretty sure they would have a lead in the NL West and Central, and playing teams outside of the AL East, I’m sure they’d win every other division.
But, teveryone got hurt while Tampa and New York had great years. If not for the injuries, the Red Sox are at least legitimetly in it.
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by bestbostonsports on Sep 14, 2010 2:01 PM EDT up reply actions
In hypotheticals- if we give Boston back all of their hurt players, we also have to give the Yankees a healthy Pettitte, a healthier Arod (I’m betting he has hip surgery this offseason), and healthier versions of Posada, Swisher and Gardner.
At that point, I take the Yankees. While Boston may have the better rotation, the Yankees have a clear edge in the bullpen, and a better offense despite the aging parts.
"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."
Edge in bullpen? let's see...
Papelbon < Rivera
Bard < Joba?
Okajima < Wood
Doubront> Robertson
maybe slightly better, but if your pitching was what is now with a helthy Red Sox offense, they would hit it no problem.
But again, I will never win this argument here.
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by bestbostonsports on Sep 14, 2010 2:05 PM EDT up reply actions
The whole > < = system is so arbitrary.
That’s why it doesn’t hold much ground here.
by WhatwouldJeterdo on Sep 14, 2010 2:06 PM EDT up reply actions
I know
all I could think of though
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by bestbostonsports on Sep 14, 2010 2:07 PM EDT up reply actions
I haven’t followed the Red Sox closely enough- have any of the relievers been hurt this season?
I’m at work, so I can’t run all the numbers right now, but I’m pretty confident that the Yankees have the best bullpen in the AL East, maybe in the AL.
I’m looking at WHIP, K/BB as well as ability to run quality guys out day after day.
I’d rather have three guys with a 1.2 WHIP than one with a 1.0 and two with 1.3.
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If I remember correctly from the other night
they showed a graphic that said the Yankee bullpen had the best ERA in the American League. Pretty sure.
by WhatwouldJeterdo on Sep 14, 2010 2:32 PM EDT up reply actions
I was pretty sure the Rays did?
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by bestbostonsports on Sep 14, 2010 2:54 PM EDT up reply actions
I think they're 2nd
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I did say that
she is right. I was obviuosly wrong though, and not afraid to admit it.
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by bestbostonsports on Sep 14, 2010 1:58 PM EDT up reply actions
I just wanted a reason to reference Colbert
You couldn’t have predicted those injuries
by pkyankeefan on Sep 14, 2010 2:06 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Right
I picked Boston to win the division this year beacuse they looked good on paper. No one can blame me for being wrong right now.
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by bestbostonsports on Sep 14, 2010 2:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Kincks
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by bestbostonsports on Sep 14, 2010 1:57 PM EDT up reply actions
there's no kincks in that system
Boston does indeed suck
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by FreeBradshaw on Sep 14, 2010 1:58 PM EDT up reply actions
I can't believe I actully mis-spelled that
That’s a fail on my part
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by bestbostonsports on Sep 14, 2010 1:59 PM EDT up reply actions
um, ok....
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by bestbostonsports on Sep 14, 2010 2:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Knicks* will be fine this year
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We won’t be as bad as we have been, but I’m not buying that we’ll be any good.
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I see a first round exit, maybe 2nd, after this past decade I'll definitely be thrilled with it
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They'll be a playoff team
only beacuse the East sucks.
Miami, Boston, Orlando, Atlanta, and…. No one.
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by bestbostonsports on Sep 14, 2010 2:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Chicago?
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I forgot about them. They will be good too
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by bestbostonsports on Sep 14, 2010 2:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Meh
Playoff team, but will go nowhere
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by bestbostonsports on Sep 14, 2010 2:14 PM EDT up reply actions
would've easily made round 2 if Bogut was healthy.
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by FreeBradshaw on Sep 14, 2010 2:15 PM EDT up reply actions
True
Atlanta played like crap that series
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by bestbostonsports on Sep 14, 2010 2:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Yes and no.
It’ll be exciting to watch the team play for something, but in the NBA a lot of mediocrity makes the playoffs, but unlike baseball, playoff upsets are rare.
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if you're one of the Davie Lee = Amare crowd, then yea.
but that’s very far from the truth. Amare is one of the best PF’s in the game for a reason. And no, its not all Nash.
David Lee became what he was cuz he had a PG that can run the Pick and Roll..Chris Friggin Duhon.
Ray Felton will more then suffice as the PG, he’s light years better then Duhon.
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by FreeBradshaw on Sep 14, 2010 2:10 PM EDT up reply actions
The concern for me with changing managers is always the risk that you’ll get someone worse.
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Right
I don’t think Giradi’s the problem
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by bestbostonsports on Sep 14, 2010 1:59 PM EDT up reply actions
I don’t think Girardi is a glaring problem.
I do think there must be better managerial candidates out there.
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There are
but Giradi isn’t terrible
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by bestbostonsports on Sep 14, 2010 2:05 PM EDT up reply actions
like Don Mattingly
for instance
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by FreeBradshaw on Sep 14, 2010 2:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Bingo
Not a great example, but look at Wille Randolph being replaced by Jerry Manuel
by pkyankeefan on Sep 14, 2010 2:03 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Let his contract run out
and offer him less. Then if he leaves for Chicago we can just say “oh well we tried”
Offer a WS winning manager less than he previously made?
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uh no, not really
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with all his pitching match ups
then bone head decisions like batting grandy against pitchers he CANT hit and bunting with a hitters count… look the guy is the manager of the best team in baseball. Half the pro managers could have won the WS with our squad last year. I dont put much stock in it. His job is two fold, put our guys in a position to win the game (not win it himself) and keep them healthy, happy and on the field. If he were the right guy for the job, he would have figured out how to get AJ pitching consistently, and we wouldnt get swept at home by a team we are likely to see in the first round of the playoffs. Joba has also regressed under him.
What has he done that has made us a better team?
Why would anyone want to manage this team?
Be the goat when you make a mistake, get no credit when you do something right.
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word
quite the thankless job
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by Nine Inch Nails on Sep 14, 2010 4:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Girardi can't make AJ pitch better.
He can’t make Tex hit in April. He can’t make A-Rod hit 30 home runs. He can’t make Jeter not ground into double plays.
by WhatwouldJeterdo on Sep 14, 2010 4:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Quiet you! A REAL manager COULD!
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hire XLII!
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i needs me an armchair
my chair has no arms :(
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by Nine Inch Nails on Sep 14, 2010 3:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Willie or Donnie
When the Yankees win, it has nothing to do with Giradi but the fact that our offense and/or pitching played great that night. When we lose it is usually because of Girardi, whether its him pinch hitting for proven hitters like Thames just because a right handed pitcher is on the mound or putting our two worst relief pitchers, Gaudin and Mitre, in a walkoff situation. The guy sucks plain and simple and I hope we see either Donnie or Willie as manager for the NYY next year. Both are true Yankees and two of the most beloved players in franchise history and not a player who spent four years as a backup catcher. Willie has proven himself by taking a last place Mets team to the playoffs in 2006 and Donnie has been ready to manage for quite some time.
Giradi is an over-manager
by The Last Shall Become First on Sep 14, 2010 2:40 PM EDT reply actions
LOL! True Yankee!
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If Donnie or Willie Randolph are managing this team
we’re in big F’ing trouble.
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by FreeBradshaw on Sep 14, 2010 2:52 PM EDT up reply actions
bobby valentine FTW!
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by Nine Inch Nails on Sep 14, 2010 2:54 PM EDT up reply actions
steal showalter from the O's!
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???????
Where is Lee or Haliday——-Cashman KNOWS——-pitching is minor to HITTING?? now your pitching staff is being exposed as weak???
wtf?
Matt Holliday?
Roy Halladay?
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Can Jedi pull it off?
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It's probably difficult to morph two people into one body.
by WhatwouldJeterdo on Sep 14, 2010 3:51 PM EDT up reply actions
CC can do it
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by WhatwouldJeterdo on Sep 14, 2010 3:54 PM EDT up reply actions
no...consuming two PEOPLE
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CC's a cannibal?
Corpse Consumer?
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by Nine Inch Nails on Sep 14, 2010 4:10 PM EDT up reply actions
well actually no
No one said he kills them first
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he eats em alive?
i knew he was a beast…but damn
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by Nine Inch Nails on Sep 14, 2010 4:12 PM EDT up reply actions
He's a carnivore, but too lazy to hunt for himself...so he eats carnivores while they are eating and too busy to fight back
Carnivore Consumer!
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+1000
CC munches on meat that’s munching on meat
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by Nine Inch Nails on Sep 14, 2010 4:18 PM EDT up reply actions
theres a pause in here somewhere
Yeah, he wants enough protein in him that he eats people eating other people! Carnivore Consumer Squared! (and cause hes a square)
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how many people must suffer just so CC can get his fill??!?!?
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by Nine Inch Nails on Sep 14, 2010 4:25 PM EDT up reply actions
It is
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by Jedi Master A-Rod on Sep 14, 2010 4:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Still don't know who this haliday is
Ibut we obviously can’t win without them.
by lololol on Sep 14, 2010 3:43 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
only player to ever win both MVP and Cy Young
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wow from all this comments I am reading i guess our season is over.........
talking about the next year already.. are we giving up .. ? you guys are disappointing sore losers.. its not over yet…. Yanks are going to come back tonight swinging.. they may miss a a few but we are going to win tonight…..
WE'RE GONNA FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT
AND WE WON’T STOP UNTIL WE GET ACROSS THAT GOAL LINE!
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by Chris McKeown on Sep 14, 2010 3:49 PM EDT up reply actions
I really don't feel one way or the other about Girardi
He is not the best manager but he is not terrible.
"Sorry bro, he Jason Bourned me"- Drama
but you agree that he has done a good job and doesn't deserve to be fired or let go of at the end of the season?
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no I am not a world series or bust guy
They will not win it every year not matter what. But it really depends if he wants a modest raise (not sure what he makes) within reason then I would keep him, but if he creates a bidding war over his services then I would prob let him go.
.
But I don’t think he should be fired they are a half game out of first, players need rest I appericate the fact he is thinking past this year as far as players health even though its not certain he will be here.
"Sorry bro, he Jason Bourned me"- Drama
he has certainly earned a modest raise
I just hope the Cubs don’t create a bidding war
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I'm with the the mods here on girardi
I don’t see him as a good one…but not horrible even with the travesty of yesterday. The yanks should just give him an offer… If he takes it fine. If he doesn’t, we’ll just move on.
by lololol on Sep 14, 2010 3:47 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
what kind of offer?
Lowball?
Same salary?
Modest increase?
Typical raise for WS winning manager?
Great manager in the history of the game raise?
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Modest increase for the 2009 WS
But if the cubs really really want him and give him crazy money, I would not get anywhere near that. Rather put the money into players and etc.
by lololol on Sep 14, 2010 3:58 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I think he deserves a raise, but agree with you, let's not overpay him just so the cubs don't get him
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that and
there was the arguement with McDaniel about the Pats and also when BBS shows up theres always guarenteed to be a bunch of comments
18-1!!!
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by Nine Inch Nails on Sep 14, 2010 4:43 PM EDT up reply actions
I’d be ok with that, but Bowa left over the way Torre was treated.
I think Pena would be next in line.
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JOE should GO
Girardi just makes too many dumb decisions. There are times I really believe the team wins despite the bad decisions He has a way of making the wrong moves with pitchers that just defies logic. Having Gaudin and Mitre in last night basically was giving the game away.
He also seems to miss handle hot batters all of a sudden they get taken out of the line-up only to return back a few games later cold again. The way he has handled or shall I say not handled Jeter is ridiculous there is something wrong and either rest him or get him into the seventh slot till he starts swinging the bat the way he used to- How many times does he just flail away at strike three seeming to give up. Last year he chipped off pitches until he got one to drive- this year he swings and is way off the ball.
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