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The Sunday Links
Published 4/13/2008 by Peter Abraham at The LoHud Yankees Blog
The Yankees challenged Manny Ramirez yesterday and he made them pay. Sam Borden writes that whether you agree with the decision to pitch to Manny or not you have to respect how Joe Girardi handled the fallout. Former Red Sox fan Phil Hughes faces Boston for the first time today. This notebook also has an update on Derek Jeter’s status. The Sunday baseball notes focus on new Kansas City manager Trey Hillman and his connection to the Yankees. ———— Tigers Woods is lurking at The Masters as the final round gets underway today. Sam Weinman has the story from Augusta as Trevor Immelman leads ...

Bronx Banter: Shoot
Published 4/13/2008 at Baseball Toaster
... loss for the Yanks. A long rain delay helped prolong the agony for the Yankees but the crucial moment in the game was when manager Joe Girardi let Mike Mussina pitch to ...

Girardi Goofed Not Having Fresh Arm Face Manny
Published 4/13/2008 by Steve Lombardi at WasWatching.com
In what turned out to be the biggest moment in yesterday's Yanks-Sox game, Joe Girardi let the call sit in Mike Mussina's hands. Via Sam Borden: [Girardi] saw Kevin Youkilis in the on-deck circle and thought about how good Youkilis is at taking pitches and working walks. If Mussina put Ramirez on and loaded the bases, he would have had little wiggle room against Youkilis and his honed batting eye. The choice wasn't as clear-cut as it seemed, Girardi thought. So Girardi didn't send pitching coach Dave Eiland to the mound. He went himself, ...