noyoureatowel.net - 10/27/2009
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As we get ready for the World Series to start, there are still a few questions that the Yankees still have to answer. One of the biggest is who will be Mariano Rivera's set-up man (or men) when Joe Girardi goes to the bullpen? Let's take a look at the candidates (from the bottom up):
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Will Girardi use Robertson in key situations?
riveraveblues.com 10/28/2009 — Joe Girardi faced heavy criticism in the ALCS for his bullpen management. After a season of mostly good moves, he made a few inexplicable ones this past round. They ran the gamut of possible errors: taking a guy out too soon, leaving a guy in too ...
Joba a big plus, but Hughes is still the man
nydailynews.com 10/9/2009 — Joba Chamberlain has thrown a total of nine pitches since he returned to the bullpen, yet some people are looking to elevate him to 2007 Joba status.
Chamberlain is going to be a valuable piece of the bullpen in this series - and possibly ...
On Bullpens and Nostalgia
puristbleedspinstripes.com 10/12/2009 — Although the Yankees have played just three games in the postseason thus far, a clear pattern seems to be emerging in Joe Girardi's managerial style. Girardi, as many Yankee fans will remember, was a member of the 1996 Yankee team and had, perhaps, one of the biggest hits in the series--a ...
One more look at the ALDS roster
nydailynews.com 10/6/2009 — We’ve taken a couple of cracks at the postseason roster in recent weeks, but with the regular season behind us, I figured it made sense to take one more look before the Yankees announce it sometime Tuesday night or Wednesday.
As far as ...
Game 5: Another L for Girardi
nybaseballdigest.com 10/23/2009 — A night that appeared headed to a ho hum finish turned into a see saw battle and another indictment on Joe Girardi’s bullpen management. All that matters now is the Yankees are coming home needing one win at the Stadium to wrap up their 40th pennant. Sometimes that final game, just like ...
Where* art thou Robertson?
puristbleedspinstripes.com 10/23/2009 — In his book Birth of a Dynasty , Joel Sherman opens with the 1995 postseason. He makes mention that Buck Showalter had a young Mariano Rivera in the bullpen--ostensibly along for the ride--but did not use him in that fatal game five when it would have mattered most. I won't bore you with the ...
When you assume...
puristbleedspinstripes.com 10/23/2009 — We assumed. We assumed and we started to plan, as though all that was left was tying up some gift ribbons and signing the greeting card. We forgot, in the process, that the Yankees still had to win the game. They had to win the game, in Anaheim, against the best Angels pitcher. Even on paper it ...
A Taste of Their Own as Angels Walk Off on Yanks
puristbleedspinstripes.com 10/20/2009 — Generalizations never achieve much, but in this occasion, one generalization can explain a lot. The Yankees lost game three of the 2009 ALCS because Joe Girardi managed a road game as if he were still home. You can call it over-managing if you'd like--and indeed, it probably was--but managing ...
A Fine Fall Day
fackyouk.blogspot.com 10/26/2009 — ("Not going to school on Wednesday, going to the World Series") Good morning, Fackers. It's a fine one to be a supporter of the New York Baseballing Yankees, wouldn't you say? According to the folks over a LoHud, the Yanks didn't hold much back last night . It's alright, they've got ...
Mo made signing Andy his Pett project —
NY Post: Sports 10/27/2009
Hal Steinbrenner said the $9.5 million he paid Andy Pettitte was the best investment the Yankees made in an offseason during which the Yankees spent close to a half-billion dollars.
However, if Mariano Rivera hadn't gone to Steinbrenner's office i...
Hughes still has date at 8 —
NY Post: Sports 10/28/2009
Five of the Phillies' first six hitters either bat lefty or switch hit. But even if some of those lefty-swinging threats are due up in the eighth inning of tonight's Game 1, it sounds as if Joe Girardi will still summon Phil Hughes to face them. Gi...
