Comments on: About pinch running for A-Rod last night…

By: mustang

mustang — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 15:11:41 +0000

Ok.

By: Joseph Pawlikowski

Joseph Pawlikowski — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 14:48:23 +0000

I think you’re as far wrong as can possibly be. We just want the Yankees to win.

By: mustang

mustang — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 14:36:03 +0000

I respect the guys here too, but sometimes I get the feeling that people here won’t be happy until the Yankees win a championship with little to no connection to the 1996 Dynasty.
To be more direct a Cashman/Girardi lead championship team with Hughes,Joba,IPK all in the starting rotation with little to no contribution from anyone of the 1996 Dynasty.
It’s just a feeling I could be wrong, but that could explain the over the top support.

By: BigBlueAL

BigBlueAL — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 06:33:30 +0000

Well you know what though I respect Mike, Ben and Joseph because they are willing to criticize Girardi and at least Mike I know has never really ripped Torre and at least has appreciated the job he did here so while they obviously agree with Girardi on this decision I wont put the RAB leadership in the category of over-the-top Girardi worshipers.

Look I want Girardi’s decisions to work because I obviously want the Yankees to win and as I said I have no problems with the way he managed Game 5 and after watching him in the post-game press conferences this season I give him credit because he certainly has come a long way from last year in dealing with defeats in terms of how he portrays himself with the media.

In the end as I said in the game recap thread the Yankees are up 3-2 going into Game 6 which every single one of us wouldve taken in a heartbeat before the series started so the Yankees are still in a great position and I fully expect them to beat the Angels and win the WS.

By: The Honorable Congressman Mondesi

The Honorable Congressman Mondesi — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 04:20:45 +0000

No, they’re not, that’s an oversimplification.

By: wilcymoore

wilcymoore — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 04:07:26 +0000

I think Dave Cameron is absolutely right. Pinch-running for A-Rod – A-ROD! – in a game that could easily have gone to extra innings was about the stupidest decision I have ever, ever seen Girardi make. And I like Girardi.

And don’t tell me Freddy Guzman is faster than A-Rod. He is, but the likelihood that the difference between Guzman’s speed and Alex’s is going to decide that game is not even 1%. It is WAY less than that.

If the Yankees tie the game without taking the lead, they would probably lose in extra frames. With Rodriguez and then Matsui removed from the game for pinch-runners (Guzman and Gardner, not exactly hitting studs), the Angels would have an overwhelming advantage in a tie game. I didn’t like the idea of the Yanks putting two pinch-runners on their roster for exactly this reason … Girardi will use them, it won’t get the Yanks any more runs (in fact, Gardner’s already been thrown out twice in this series, right?), and if the game goes to extras the Yanks will be severely undermanned.

This was simply indefensible.

By: mustang

mustang — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 03:52:58 +0000

BigBlueAL
I know you been here long enough to understand that there certain views that the leadership here has and their followers. They should be very clear you by now.

By: Renny Baseball

Renny Baseball — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 03:31:04 +0000

By: Joseph M

Joseph M — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 01:03:01 +0000

Zack, you hit the nail on the head. Why win the battle just to lose the war. I don’t want to be heading into the bottom of the ninth looking out on the field and having our hopes ride on Jerry Hairston Jr. playing 3rd and batting clean up (If he ever gets to bat). If Girardi had been managing in 78 he would’ve pinch hit in the 7th for Bucky Dent.

By: Simple Jack

Simple Jack — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:14:30 +0000

Another article written after drinking the Yankee Cool Aid.
Pinch running for the best player in baseball is stupid and most of Girardi’s moves are head scratchers.If the Yankees lose this series the Steinbrenners will pull out the short list of managers to interview.