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River Avenue Blues: Will Girardi use Robertson in key situations?
No, You're a Towel: What They're Saying: Umpires, The Overmanager, and ALCS Recaps
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Will Girardi use Robertson in key situations?
River Avenue Blues —
... made Girardi’s decision to use Chamberlain with one on and one out in the seventh inning of Game 6 even more troubling. Again, Joba had faced eight batters in his previous three appearances and let five of them reach base. He ultimately succeeded in Game 6, but a bad bet that works out doesn’t suddenly turn into a good bet. It was a poor move, and Girardi got lucky that Chamberlain didn’t pull the same stunt he had in his previous ALCS appearances.
In his World Series preview, Keith Law advocates a heavier dosage of Robertson.
David ...
What They're Saying: Umpires, The Overmanager, and ALCS Recaps
No, You're a Towel —
... seems to agree and calls him The Overmanager. Keith Law says his #1 key for the Yankees is to "hog-tie Joe Girardi and leave him in a clubhouse locker". Almost makes you yearn for the days of ...
Should The Yankees Hog-Tie Joe Girardi?
ESPN Feed: neyer rob —
... (click to the left to listen, around the 3:30 mark). In the diplomatic version, Law essentially said Girardi is managing the Yankees like they are Whitey Herzog's Cardinals. In the less diplomatic version, he wrote the Yankees would be best served to "hog-tie" the skipper and leave him in a locker. So is Girardi in over his head in the World Series or ready to answer his critics?
Law's "5 things"
It's About The Money - A New York Yankees Blog —
... I'm an admitted Keith Law fan. Got a problem with that? Didn't think so. He's got a "5 things" for each team up on the 4-letter today, and these two for the Yanks made me chuckle out loud and nod in approval, in that order: ...
Some Wednesday Afternoon World Series Links
Pending Pinstripes —
... ESPN's Keith Law runs down the five keys to success for both the Yankees and Phillies. It's behind the insider wall, but he basically says Girardi needs to manage the bullpen better, the Yankees need to contain Ryan Howard, and beat up on the Phillies bullpen. I agree. ...
Linkage: Robertson, Rosters, KLaw, Bunts
River Avenue Blues —
... In case you missed it, here’s Keith Law’s keys to the World Series (Insider only). He picks the Yanks in six, because of “a big bullpen advantage and a stronger offense.” ...
Final Pre-World Series News And Notes
Fack Youk —
... for the World Series abound. Keith Law thinks Joe Girardi's moves could make the different and goes with the Yanks in six. Walkoff Walk ...
Other People's Predictions
No, You're a Towel —
... take the Yankees to win it all. RealClearSports says that it will be the most exciting Series of a generation and calls it for the Phillies in 7 as does the Wilmington News Journal. Bob Klapisch says that it will be the finest Fall Classic in a decade and claims Yankees in 6.
The Big Lead and Jesse Spector take the Yankees in 6 as well as does Sam Borden who thinks it will be because of their pitching as does Ken Rosenthal. Keith Law says Yankees in 6 and Inside Edge says Phillies in 7
Sweeny Murti will ...
