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Kerry Orpheus Preston
That A-rod move was a no-brainer that other teams would have made a while ago. Why are they making Girardi look like a genius?
MB923
Not sure how you call it a no brainer. Because not many managers would have pinched hit a guy with 600+ career HR, who happened to be the tying run at the plate
Put it this way, if Jim Thome were in a big slump with many strikeouts as of late, (not sure if he does have that actually), and if he were the tying run in the 9th and if Buck pinched hit for him and the pinch hitter hit a game tying HR, would you be calling Buck a genius?
vtadave
Who cares how many HR’s he has? If you’ve watched him at all recently, he’s just not getting around on fastballs right now, particularly against RHP.
MB923
I think you’re missing my point. I”m saying not many managers would have done what Girardi done in the 9th inning, but as Lunchbox also pointed out and I completely agree, not many managers would have batted him 3rd.
lamars
That’s my whole point. Only a stubborn Girardi would keep ARod in the 3 hole.
MB923
And TRUST me, there is not a single Yankee fan or anyone in the NY media who would ever call Joe Girardi a genius.
jjs91
Wrong he’s a genius. Not many managers handle a bp better and that’s primarily their biggest job.
MB923
Not many managers use 3 pitchers in 1 inning to get 3 outs, especially with some of them in blowout games. I will say Girardi is a better manager than Torre in regards to keeping his players healthy and rested. Torre overused pitchers a lot. Girardi knows when guys need rest.
But his managing is ridiculous. He almost never uses his gust and always goes by the binder.
Girardi is not a Terrible manager, but he is not a very good manager either.
jjs91
I’m sure giradi wouldve preferred to have joba all year but since Eppley and rapada are only platoon pitchers he really didnt have a choice. He didnt do that last yr.
Lunchbox45
most teams wouldn’t pinch hit their #3 hitter..
so if you compliment him for that you have to criticize him for keeping him in the 3 hole during this slump
MB923
Yup, it goes both ways.
lamars
Most teams wouldn’t have a slumping ARod in the 3 hole to begin with.
Lefty_Orioles_Fan
The strangest thing about all this, well at least it sticks out in my mind, is that no one is talking about Brian Cashman. I mean he traded AJ Burnett to the Pirates so he could afford to sign Kuroda and Ibanez. Otherwise, I don’t think what happened to the O’s last night would have been possible.
Hopefully the keys to the O’s victory tonight.
1.)Showalter thinking outside the box.
a.) take away Adam Jones bubble gum
b.) no sacrafice bunts, I want everyone swinging away tonight.
2.) Patience at the plate, I don’t how long it takes, I want patience at the plate. If Phil Hughes doesn’t have a 100 pitches by the 4th or 5h inning, I am going to be disappointed.
PS
Two other things. Pleasac was gushing about Kuroda’s performance last night, however in my opinion, Gonzalez was the star or at least should have been.
Lunchbox45
sorry lefty, looks like the orioles ‘thisdoesn’tmakesensehowisthishappening’ season is about to come to an end.. it was fun until ibanez went and messed everything up
CreativeMace
Didn’t the Red Sox have it narrowed down to Bobby V and Gene Lemont last off-season? Is it possible they’re just waiting til the Tigers are out of it so they can sign last year’s runner-up?
dc21892
They could interivew him now if they wanted. Look at what happened with Bo Porter and the Astros.
gradylittle
Nope, it’s just that Lucchino isn’t in charge of the manager hunt anymore (thankgod). It’s all Cherrington this time around.
start_wearing_purple
Wow… I think that’s the first time I’ve seen a posting about the Red Sox manager search that didn’t include Farrell.
Lunchbox45
hopefully its a new trend.
MB923
“I don’t believe you”
– Ron Burgundy
Dock_Elvis
C’mon Rockies! What, is Gene Mauch too DEAD to interview?
MB923
Speaking of Girardi, I just found out his father passed away.