Comments on: A Second Look: Managing the 8th inning http://riveraveblues.com/2009/10/a-second-look-managing-the-8th-inning-19155/ A New York Yankees Blog Mon, 28 May 2012 15:23:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Joseph Pawlikowski http://riveraveblues.com/2009/10/a-second-look-managing-the-8th-inning-19155/#comment-658222 Joseph Pawlikowski Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:50:48 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=19155#comment-658222 Per our <a href="http://riveraveblues.com/river-ave-blues-commenting-guidelines/" rel="nofollow">commenting guidelines</a>, adding a link to your website in your comment is not permitted. This is the second time you've done this, so consider it warning. Also, the links in our comments are nofollowed, so you will get no SEO benefit from this. Per our commenting guidelines, adding a link to your website in your comment is not permitted. This is the second time you’ve done this, so consider it warning.

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]]> By: Tom Palomino http://riveraveblues.com/2009/10/a-second-look-managing-the-8th-inning-19155/#comment-658212 Tom Palomino Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:38:18 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=19155#comment-658212 Girardi surely will be under some scrutiny tonight with the decision at catcher. I don't think last night was necessarily his fault. Hughes didn't pitch well and got SQUEEZED by the home plate ump. That's no excuse though. It is what it is. I know the 9th would've been different if Lee only had a 2-0 lead, but like Girardi said after the game, sometimes the pitching is just too good. Lee was too good last night. Time to move on. I think Pedro will be incredibly nervous tonight. He isn't old Pedro and he's in a hostile environment and he hasn't been in this situation in a while. He took a little vacation to Shea for a few years and is now in the toilet under the highest pressure situation. Check out some great <a href="http://www.steinersports.com/baseball/new-york-yankees" rel="nofollow">Yankees Memorabilia</a> at Steiner Sports, my client. Hopefully Steiner will be carrying some 2009 WS Champs stuff soon. Last night wasn't a great start though. Girardi surely will be under some scrutiny tonight with the decision at catcher. I don’t think last night was necessarily his fault. Hughes didn’t pitch well and got SQUEEZED by the home plate ump. That’s no excuse though. It is what it is. I know the 9th would’ve been different if Lee only had a 2-0 lead, but like Girardi said after the game, sometimes the pitching is just too good. Lee was too good last night. Time to move on.

I think Pedro will be incredibly nervous tonight. He isn’t old Pedro and he’s in a hostile environment and he hasn’t been in this situation in a while. He took a little vacation to Shea for a few years and is now in the toilet under the highest pressure situation.

Check out some great Yankees Memorabilia at Steiner Sports, my client. Hopefully Steiner will be carrying some 2009 WS Champs stuff soon. Last night wasn’t a great start though.

]]> By: toad http://riveraveblues.com/2009/10/a-second-look-managing-the-8th-inning-19155/#comment-658168 toad Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:12:17 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=19155#comment-658168 Agree. Agree.

]]> By: mryankee http://riveraveblues.com/2009/10/a-second-look-managing-the-8th-inning-19155/#comment-658144 mryankee Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:47:24 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=19155#comment-658144 The major issue is that now Pedro is in a no lose situation. The Phillies have the advantage. AJ last time did not pitch well when we had the lead in the series now he has to save the series. By the way that pathetic excuse for a hitter will be catching tonight. Girardi has to know Posada must catch tonight. Again these are the decisions that manager's jobs ride on. The major issue is that now Pedro is in a no lose situation. The Phillies have the advantage. AJ last time did not pitch well when we had the lead in the series now he has to save the series. By the way that pathetic excuse for a hitter will be catching tonight. Girardi has to know Posada must catch tonight. Again these are the decisions that manager’s jobs ride on.

]]> By: Benjamin Kabak http://riveraveblues.com/2009/10/a-second-look-managing-the-8th-inning-19155/#comment-658140 Benjamin Kabak Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:46:40 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=19155#comment-658140 You're right. I was being a bit too sensitive this morning. My apologies, BklynJT. Tough loss last night got to us all. I think you're misreading my intent with this post. I have no qualms with the pitching decisions in the 8th. I'm just offering up another take on it. Girardi managed fine, and it just didn't work out. You’re right. I was being a bit too sensitive this morning. My apologies, BklynJT. Tough loss last night got to us all.

I think you’re misreading my intent with this post. I have no qualms with the pitching decisions in the 8th. I’m just offering up another take on it. Girardi managed fine, and it just didn’t work out.

]]> By: mryankee http://riveraveblues.com/2009/10/a-second-look-managing-the-8th-inning-19155/#comment-658133 mryankee Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:37:53 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=19155#comment-658133 I apologize for my previous post. I think the abject horridness of last night's game got the best of me. A win tonight would make me feel much better. I am begging the Yanks not to let that 260 hitting chump ass ss get another ring. Please offense wake the f up-I know lee was good but come on he is not Sandy Koufax or anybody. Phil Hughes needs to get his head out of his ass and throw the ball like he can. Ok I am still pissed sorry I apologize for my previous post. I think the abject horridness of last night’s game got the best of me. A win tonight would make me feel much better. I am begging the Yanks not to let that 260 hitting chump ass ss get another ring. Please offense wake the f up-I know lee was good but come on he is not Sandy Koufax or anybody. Phil Hughes needs to get his head out of his ass and throw the ball like he can. Ok I am still pissed sorry

]]> By: Rob H. http://riveraveblues.com/2009/10/a-second-look-managing-the-8th-inning-19155/#comment-658117 Rob H. Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:15:42 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=19155#comment-658117 Just because CC can go 130 pitches does not mean that is the smart move. He was at 113 pitches and he did his job. It is perfectly reasonable for Girardi to expect his bullpen which has been very good over the course of the year to be able to get 3 outs and not let up a run in the 8th inning. THere isn't a single thing wrong with that, yet you feel the need to say that Girardi wasn't playing to win because he didn't do it your way. Second guessing decisions that have no business being second guessed is what I have a problem with. You are second guessing him just because he went to what has been a strength this entire season. That's ridiculous to me. The bottom line is that his ace relievers did not get the job done. Bottom Line. End of story. It really can be as simple as that without any second guessing being needed. Just because CC can go 130 pitches does not mean that is the smart move. He was at 113 pitches and he did his job. It is perfectly reasonable for Girardi to expect his bullpen which has been very good over the course of the year to be able to get 3 outs and not let up a run in the 8th inning. THere isn’t a single thing wrong with that, yet you feel the need to say that Girardi wasn’t playing to win because he didn’t do it your way.

Second guessing decisions that have no business being second guessed is what I have a problem with. You are second guessing him just because he went to what has been a strength this entire season. That’s ridiculous to me. The bottom line is that his ace relievers did not get the job done. Bottom Line. End of story. It really can be as simple as that without any second guessing being needed.

]]> By: KayGee http://riveraveblues.com/2009/10/a-second-look-managing-the-8th-inning-19155/#comment-658113 KayGee Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:07:30 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=19155#comment-658113 Re-read the comment...Im saying that if you bring MO in there and he gets the out (most likely scenario), 2-0 keeps it winnable...im agreeing with Ben's post and arguing Frank's point of a "more winnable game" Re-read the comment…Im saying that if you bring MO in there and he gets the out (most likely scenario), 2-0 keeps it winnable…im agreeing with Ben’s post and arguing Frank’s point of a “more winnable game”

]]> By: Mike HC http://riveraveblues.com/2009/10/a-second-look-managing-the-8th-inning-19155/#comment-658096 Mike HC Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:32:10 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=19155#comment-658096 Not every starter can go 130, but CC can. You don't only have to use Mo for every game, but in this case, where CC can get at least an extra out or two, and Mo can get 4 or 5 outs when he had plenty of rest, I say you do it. In baseball, many decisions have to be made. The manager makes those decisions. Getting second guessed, especially in New York, is part of the job. I don't see Girardi crying that everyone is second guessing his decisions, so why are you doing the crying for him? Not every starter can go 130, but CC can. You don’t only have to use Mo for every game, but in this case, where CC can get at least an extra out or two, and Mo can get 4 or 5 outs when he had plenty of rest, I say you do it.

In baseball, many decisions have to be made. The manager makes those decisions. Getting second guessed, especially in New York, is part of the job. I don’t see Girardi crying that everyone is second guessing his decisions, so why are you doing the crying for him?

]]> By: toad http://riveraveblues.com/2009/10/a-second-look-managing-the-8th-inning-19155/#comment-658093 toad Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:28:13 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=19155#comment-658093 I agree with this. There's a random element that is impossible to eliminate. Suppose you knew, ahead of time, that if you left Robertson in Ibanez would hit an ordinary grounder. Would you leave him in? I agree with this. There’s a random element that is impossible to eliminate.

Suppose you knew, ahead of time, that if you left Robertson in Ibanez would hit an ordinary grounder. Would you leave him in?

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