lennysyankees.com - 10/20/2009
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All year, Yankees fans like me have seen Joe Girardi use a short leash on relief pitchers. Game 3 was just another example of that, but he definitely went overboard in the 11th inning. David Robertson recorded the first two outs of the inning in 11 pitches, but Girardi opted for Alfredo ...
Girardi’s Over Managing Costs Yanks
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 ...
Joe Girardi Facts
hardballtimes.com 28 days ago — Joe Girardi costs his team 97% in Win Expectancy per game. The other 3% is the bridge to Mariano! Teh eighth inning!!!
President Girardi replaces Secretary of State Clinton with AP History student because he "likes the matchup with North Korea better." ( Keith Law )
Joe Girardi is the ...
Ripping On Girardi Now The “In” Thing To Do
theyankeeuniverse.com 10/28/2009 — Joe Girardi may be the first manager to guide his team to 103 wins and the World Series to spend the entire time prior to the Series getting skewered by the press. First it was Jon Heyman :
Girardi apparently already has a dreary book of ...
Joe Girardi Is A Big Fat Idiot
boogiedownbaseball.blogspot.com 10/20/2009 — Tonight's loss to the Angels has me so frustrated. I had to go to the store to pick up a few things right after the game and the whole time I was there I kept uttering some not so nice things under my breath while shaking my head in disbelief. Tonight's loss was purely on Joe Girardi and his ...
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 ...
Girardi’s gaff costs Yankees in Game 3 of ALCS
scoresreport.com 10/20/2009 —
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.
Not to ...
What They're Saying: Joe Girardi
noyoureatowel.net 10/25/2009 — Joe Girardi has been praised at times this postseason, but has been criticized more often. Has he really been doing a bad job or are people overreacting to a few losses? Let's see what everyone has to say:
AOL Fanhouse goes over Girardi's decisions in Game 3 to try to figure out ...
GIRARDI GETS BURNED, YANKEES DROP GAME THREE
bigleaguescrew.com 10/20/2009 —
It’s hard to complain about the Yankees considering how well they’ve played. But the Yankees may have lost game three in Anaheim due to Joe Girardi’s mismanagement.
In the 8th inning, the Yankees were down a run when Hideki Matsui walked. Joe Girardi replaced him with ...
Joe Girardi channels his inner Jerry Manuel
subwaysquawkers.blogspot.com 10/20/2009 — Joe Girardi's bizarre bullpen move in the 11th inning tonight reminded me of something that Jerry Manuel did way back in April. On April 29, the Mets were trailing the Marlins, 4-3, when they loaded the bases with two outs in the bottome of the ninth. Ramon Castro was coming up. Then Jerry ...
Girardi: "It's just different kind of stuff against those hitters" .... Ummmm What?
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 10/20/2009 — When asked why he went with Alfredo Aceves instead of keeping David Robertson in the game Joe Girardi said: “It’s just different stuff against those hitters,” Girardi said, without offering specifics. “We have all the matchups and all the scouting reports, and we felt that it was a better ...
Girardi's maneuvers finally crap out —
NY Post: Sports 10/20/2009
ANAHEIM -- Well, this was bound to happen, wasn't it? Joe Girardi had spent his first five games as an October manager running from pitcher to pitcher, from move to move, as if he were a 7-year-old opening presents on Christmas morning. Cool, an X-B...
Rested Kazmir set to face rushed Sabathia —
NY Post: Sports 10/20/2009
ANAHEIM -- Scott Kazmir on eight days' rest vs. CC Sabathia on three. Joe Girardi had better be right about his hunch on Sabathia tonight, or the Yankees could be in deep trouble.
After all, Girardi employed seven relievers yesterday in Game 3 of ...
Girardi's sub arms outfield, weakens bats —
NY Post: Sports 10/20/2009
ANAHEIM -- Johnny can read, but he still can't throw.
So with the game on the line in the 10th inning yesterday, manager Joe Girardi took a calculated risk and removed Johnny Damon from left field and replaced him with designated hitter Jerry Hair...
Why The Yankees Lost —
Bleacher Report - MLB 10/20/2009
We could go through this a thousand times. The Yankees lost because they left too many men on base. Because they only tried to hit homers and not get on base. Because Joba isn't used to being a reliever anymore. Yadda yadda yadda.
We could list ...