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For those of you who don't read backwards, the point of my title (Did Girardi Get Things Backwards) is to ask what the heck he was doing tonight. I will accept that he wanted to hold Kennedy back because of the rain, but after Bruney went two innings and the umpires showed no signs of stopping the game in the monsoon, why not bring him in then? Or after Traber went one, rain still pouring, wasn't that the time? Or, Farnsworth pitched an inning without giving up a run, (who cares about the rain!) isn't that the time?
No, apparently the time was the sixth inning, down 2-0 which in itself is a very odd choice. Consdier that at most Kennedy was going to pitch four innings (I am assuming a regulation game here) and if the Yankees took the lead, wouldn't you expect to see Mo or Joba towards the end of the game? And that means you are using Kennedy for three innings at most.
Now, maybe Girardi's thought process was with Ohlendorf unavailable, he had no one left in the pen besides Mo and Joba so he had to use Kennedy and he isn't wrong, but it makes his previous management of the game that much more confusing.
I don't get it at all, anyone have a clue? (Can't wait for the press conference after the game)
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I was hopeing Bruney would go deeper as he was pitching really well. Kyle was just being Kyle and IPK still looks like he's struggling at times. And yep, the order in which Girardi played this game was certainly backwards.
For the other side of the equation? These bombers, with the biggest payroll, are bombing no one with their prowess at the plate. This is getting more than a little frustrating. They're digging a hole for themselves again, but this time Boston's down here with us. Had anyone told me we'd all be looking up at the Orioles, I would have said, "no way".
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April 10, 2008 07:20 AM
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yankees are so much fing better than sox
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