Joe Girardi Blows It Bigtime

I'm not a guy who enjoys dogging Joe Girardi, not in the least bit possible. I love supporting him, even when people question every little decision he makes when the Yankees lose games. Being the manager in New York isn't a piece of cake, and Girardi seems to handle the pressure well. People tend to forget it is only his second year managing. Alright praise time over, time to get down to my first real criticism of an in-game move by the Yankee skipper. His move last night to take out the recently stellar Phil Hughes and put in Brian Bruney with a two run lead in the eighth is ridiculous. I consider this the most ridiculous managerial decision of his career. I haven't seen a dumber move in awhile. There I was, seventh inning, watching Hughes throw another amazing inning of work, making the Mariners' batters look silly. They couldn't manage one hit and had a hard time catching up to his fastball. When the bottom of the seventh came around and Alex Rodriguez hit a two run homer ... (link)