bats.blogs.nytimes.com - 10/20/2009
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Replacing Dave Robertson with Alfredo Aceves did not have the desired result for Yankees Manager Joe Girardi.
yankees.lhblogs.com - 10/20/2009
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yankees.lhblogs.com —
Joe Girardi’s postgame press conference lasted about three
minutes, and his explanation for taking out Dave Robertson...
and bringing in Alfredo Aceves was that the Yankees “liked the match-up better.” Asked to elaborate on that since ...
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Girardi: We liked the match-up better with Aceves
halosheaven.com - 10/20/2009
passion4baseball.blogspot.com - 10/20/2009
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passion4baseball.blogspot.com —
As stated in a previous post, the biggest
advantage of having a game played in your home...
field is "last ups." This is especially crucial in extra inning games as the Yankees showed in Game 2 when they were allowed to answer an 11th inning run with an Alex Rodriguez homer in the bottom of the ...
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Home Field Proves Big for Angels
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Girardi: "It's just different kind of stuff against those hitters" .... Ummmm What?
Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog —
... I'd burn those scouting reports as quickly as possible if I was Girardi. According to Tyler Kepner, when pressed for specifics "Girardi did not say why, and neither did [Dave] Eiland." Great answers guys, just great. ...
Fack Youck To Angels Blog : I Spit On Your Grave
Can't Stop The Bleeding —
Leaving aside for a moment the matter of Joe Girardi outsmarting himself, Rev. Halofan of Halo’s Heaven has reviewed the above video clip of Mariano Riveras’s appearance in the 10th inning of last night’s 5-4 win for the Angels and protests, “this is pretty conclusive evidence of why Yankees pitcher Mariano Rivera is able to throw only one pitch that has unpredictable, yet precise movement.” Fackyouk, however, is not quite convinced.
“Do ...
Jeff Mathis and Angels get their must-have (Game 3 ALCS)
Diamond Hoggers —
... and Joe Girardi's decision to yank Dave Robertson for Alfredo Aceves. But if you watched game 3 of the ALCS last night, you can throw all percentages and decisions out the window. You just knew heading into the bottom of the 11th inning that the Angels were going to win the ballgame for their fallen teammate. We had the feeling, we ...
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The Angels avoided falling in a three-game hole by beating the Yankees 5-4 in Game 3 of the ALCS on Monday night. Vladimir Guerrero hit a game-tying two-run home run in the sixth inning and Jeff Mathis hit a game-winning RBI double in the bottom of the 11th inning for the Halos.
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nybaseballdigest.com 10/20/2009 — It’s hard to put into words how incredibly furious I was at Joe Girardi last night after the Yankees loss to Anaheim. Almost immediately after the game, I called Mike Silva, leaving a message which showed my sheer displeasure in how Girardi mismanaged the bullpen. Girardi’s use of ...
ALCS Game 3: Questionable Managing Dooms Yankees
yanksblog.com 10/20/2009 — Well, it all started off well enough. Derek Jeter led the game off with a home run, the Yankees led the game 3–0 halfway through, and Andy Pettitte had the Angels scoreless through the first four innings of the game. The Yankees even got some more...
Missed Opportunities For Yanks Lead to an Angels Win
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 10/20/2009 — (AP Photo/Chris Carlson) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E NY Yankees 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 8 0 LA Angels 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 5 13 0 WP - Ervin Santana (1-1) LP - Alfredo Aceves (0-1) They had every opportunity in the world to win ...
Joe Girardi Overmanages, Angels Take Game Three
theghostofmoonlightgraham.wordpress.com 10/20/2009 — If you are going to be uptight, nervous, and overmanage in the postseason, you better win. Time and time again, New York Yankees manager has overmanaged in this postseason and the Yankees' talent has bailed him out.
Today, there was nobody to bail Girardi out.
Klapisch: Girardi’s hunches prove costly
northjersey.com 10/20/2009 — ANAHEIM, Calif. There was bedlam everywhere in Angel Stadium, because finally finally the Yankees had been taught a lesson. We re not dead yet, is what the Western Davison champs told the world, although the Bombers were humbled in Game 3 of the AL ...
What Was Girardi Thinking?
ltsports.net 10/18/2009 — After watching the Yankees and Angels battle for over 5 hours on Saturday night, many questions ran through my head regarding the great game.
Should the umpire have called Melky safe at second in the 10th inning? Has A-Rod officially become clutch? Is Vlad Guerrero done?
But through all ...
Section 203: Opportunity Squandered
writingthepine.com 10/20/2009 — The Yankees had a chance to jump to a 3-0 lead in the ALCS but just failed to execute.
Dear Joe Girardi,
Yes, you can overmanage a game. Mike Scoscia had an opportunity to pinch run for Jeff Mathis but decided not to because that would remove his bat. It paid off when Mathis delivered the ...
ALCS Preview: A tale of two managers
riveraveblues.com 10/14/2009 — When the Yankees and the Angels begin their ALCS series on Friday, the coverage on FOX is sure to center around the two men leading these teams. Mike Scioscia and Joe Girardi have a lot in common. They were both defensive-minded catchers known for ...
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