slidingintohome.blogspot.com - 7/2/2009
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From Peter Botte : Ramiro Pena proved capable - if not a revelation - in small samples at multiple infield positions this season. Now, the Yankees will ask the defensively adept rookie to try on another glove to enhance his versatility and his long-term value to the organization. Pena, as ...
Hey Guess What? Girardi is Good
nybaseballdigest.com 6/30/2009 — Managing a Major League Baseball team is often an exercise in futility. No matter how brilliant the Manager is, he is only as good as the team surrounding him. Imagine having a job where every move you make is second guessed, even if your decision was the correct one. That is precisely what ...
A Sensible Approach
yankeesredsox.com 7/2/2009 — Kudos to Joe Girardi for tonight's lineup. Against a tough lefty he moved Cano down to 6 (not a bad idea no matter who is pitching) and he let A-Rod DH instead of Matsui. I imagine it didn't escape the Yankees notice that Mike Lowell went on the DL yesterday because of his ...
Views from the Facade - 7/2
baseballdigest.com 7/2/2009 — Much has been made about what a great move it was giving Alex Rodriguez two days off during the Yankees series in Florida last weekend. What’s still being overlooked, at least by the YES broadcast team, is why didn’t it occur earlier? ...
Klapisch: Joe Girardi Managing for His Job
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 6/23/2009 — From Bob Klapisch : As the Yankees slip just out of the Red Sox’ radar range, Joe Girardi enters a critical phase of his managerial career. He must prove he’s secure enough to survive the Bombers’ recent turbulence without burnout – to himself and his key players. Girardi already crossed that ...
It’s Time for Tony Pena Jr. to Go
3guysandasportspage.com 7/4/2009 — Pena has never had a good bat. He is a career .230/.250/.303 hitter with a wOBA of .239. Over the past two seasons he has a combined slash total of .157/.180/.194 and that includes 1 homer and 8 walks in 280 plate appearances. By the way, two of those eight walks were intentional...
Is the Joe Girardi Marriage Doomed to Fail?
nybaseballdigest.com 6/23/2009 — Bob Klapisch wrote an interesting article in today’s Record .
It seems the recent Yankees struggles bring up questions about the effectiveness of Girardi’s leadership. Last year the main theme was Girardi’s relationship with the players, specifically veterans, creating a ...
Ramiro Pena Optioned, to See Time in Center Field
yanksblog.com 7/1/2009 — Peter Abraham reports that Ramiro Pena has been optioned to Triple-A to make room for Eric Hinske. The Yankees plan to give him some time in center to increase his flexibility.
Is Joe Girardi's job in trouble? One columnist seems to think so
subwaysquawkers.blogspot.com 6/23/2009 — There's a whole to-do in Yankeeland over Bob Klapisch's Bergen Record column suggesting that Joe Girardi is "managing for his job." Klapisch's main points: Girardi has a "history of putting his foot on the gas," like with the 2006 Marlins pitching staff: "Three of the five starters — Josh ...
That Didn't Take Long
fackyouk.blogspot.com 6/26/2009 — After Alex Rodriguez was taken out of the line up for two days in Florida last weekend, the Yankees' plan was to rest him once a week. How quickly things change : Alex Rodriguez should be in the lineup this weekend when the Yankees play their first games at the Mets' new Citi Field. "It's our ...
Reading Joe Girardi’s tea leaves
riveraveblues.com 6/24/2009 — Over the weekend, a crack appeared in the Yanks’ Front Office façade. It wasn’t an outburst from Hank or a strongly-worded press release from Howard Rubenstein. No one was fire, and no one was put on notice.
The crack was this public ...
Posada has bruised left thumb —
Newsday.com - Yankees 7/3/2009
With the Yankees starting a set of four straight day games against Toronto today, Jorge Posada's night off would not have been unusual. But Joe Girardi said Posada's left thumb was sore after he took a foul tip directly off it Wednesday. "It just ...
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