Comments on: Panic on the Streets…

By: The Hawk

The Hawk — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 17:01:56 +0000

[43] I don’t see the flaw in the rotation. I suppose you could say if it aint broke don’t fix it after the Twins series, but honestly it’s not that big of a deal. Unless you’re talking about pitching Burnett at all but it seems quite clear they had to use a fourth starter. Maybe it should have been Vasquez?

By: Yankster

Yankster — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 16:25:57 +0000

[43] True: Long is less liability than asset. Also true for Logan – his job sucks and his performance must be measured differently than others. If he gives up a hit in 1/4 at bats, he’s basically a hero. And by definition (cause he’s in the game) those will be high leverage moments.

By: williamnyy23

williamnyy23 — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 16:14:03 +0000

[42] Long’s job is to help players’ iron out flaws in their swing, not govern their approach. Long should remain as hitting coach regardless of who the next manager is.

As for Logan, kind of unfair for your one job to be getting Josh Hamilton out. If Girardi using him for Murphy in sixth, maybe he is a mini-hero today.

If the Yankees lose this series, I firmly believe they did so when Girardi set the rotation. Whatever direction the Yanks go, I hope they decide quickly. If a new manager is on the horizon, I hope they spend much more time searching. The Yankees need to finally get someone who is more qualified for the position.

By: Evil Empire

Evil Empire — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 15:52:57 +0000

BTW with all the Girardi blame out there, does Kevin Long have any responsibility for the terrible approach at the plate that’s led to only 11 runs in 4 games?

I tend to blame Eiland less only because CC and Phil pitched poorly, which I don’t think he controls, the bullpen saved us in game one, Andy pitched great in game 2, AJ pitched respectably in game 4 and I think a lot of the runs fall on running the trash out there.

BTW since Boone Logan has only one job could he Fucking do it?

By: Diane Firstman

Diane Firstman — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 15:27:49 +0000

[40]

Yes … I noticed.

By: Mattpat11

Mattpat11 — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 15:23:17 +0000

[38] They were talking about you on Up and In last week

By: RIYank

RIYank — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 15:12:07 +0000

Yeah, the point (mine, anyway) isn’t that we would have swept the Rangers if Girardi had managed right. It’s that he hasn’t managed well.

If you tell Mattpat that last night’s loss wasn’t Burnett’s fault because our hitters scored fewer runs than our bullpen allowed, then (well, god help you) I imagine he’ll say, “Yeah, but AJ still continues to suck”. Which is true. Same with Girardi.

I don’t even have a huge problem with his bullpen management. Could be better, and I hate the roulette. But the moves people have mentioned here are indefensible.

By: Diane Firstman

Diane Firstman — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 15:01:09 +0000

[37]

I bumped into Christina Kahrl getting out of the elevator at the Stadium. That was cool. (Actually, she saw me and grabbed my arm … THAT was cool).

By: Mattpat11

Mattpat11 — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 14:58:17 +0000

In happier news, I met John Lannan. That’s pretty cool

By: monkeypants

monkeypants — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 14:56:39 +0000

[24] Yes, the team has as a whole played very poorly, and the players’ poor performance is largely responsible for their losing. But…

The manager—or most anyone—can’t really control player performance: sometimes a player does gooder, sometimes he does badder.

But the manager CAN control the decisions that he makes, and those decisions do have some impact on the course of the game and the series.

So just because many Yankees have played poorly—either playing to their typical poor level or under-performing—does not exculpate the manager who has made some staggeringly poor tactical decisions.

By: Mattpat11

Mattpat11 — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 14:49:41 +0000

[29] When they write the book on great Yankee playoff performances, I think AJ Burnett giving up five runs in six innins will somehow miss the cut

By: Mattpat11

Mattpat11 — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 14:44:46 +0000

[24] And yet, somehow they were winning the game. The offense was doing enough to win. At that point is it really too much to ask that the manager not sabotage them?

By: Evil Empire

Evil Empire — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 14:38:31 +0000

[28] Diane they did show on TV that Berkman had good numbers against Oliver in a small sample size. I think it was 4 for 8 with a walk AND Berkman did hit the ball pretty hard.

Also, I don’t know who we could pinch hit there. Pena is terrible and Golson has never faced Oliver.

By: hiscross

hiscross — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 14:36:18 +0000

Once the “Boss{ died, so did the current Yankees. This team is actually better than last years team, but haven’t performed. It is that simple. I do agree that Joe has made some strange moves. He does use more players than Joe T did, but towards the end of the season you stick with a set line-up and let them play. I never understood Joe’s outfield line-up, but at least he stuck with a set infield for most of the season. I wish they can work with Joba, but AJ has issues that only a trade to KC will fix. I’m with my team all the way. Go Yankees!

By: Joel

Joel — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 14:30:00 +0000

[24] The team has played unevenly for long stretches over the past three months. We have seen this movie before. You can’t fire all the players. At some point, you have to take a look at the manager.

By: Pete

Pete — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 14:07:26 +0000

[24] I think even the great Francona would lose with that lineup.

By: Pete

Pete — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 14:04:42 +0000

[1] I’m with [3] – at this point, I’d rather see them go down fighting. Victories in 5 & 6 might go a lonnnnng way towards their confidence and their ability to even beat Lee in a game 7.

[6] I might venture to say we get something of value for Joba while he’s still young, but you have to keep Burnett. At least AJ stepped up in the big spot last night – Chamberlain seems to spit the bit more often than not lately…

By: Diane Firstman

Diane Firstman — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 13:53:57 +0000

I was sitting there in the stadium as the IBB was being dealt, and I turned to my friend and said “Girardi is overmanaging again, isn’t he?”

two minutes later …. boom

also, why on earth was Berkman batting against a lefty in the 8th with the bases loaded … I guess Girardi had no one else … sigh

By: ms october

ms october — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 13:21:27 +0000

[23] yes i was also aghast at the ibb to murphy – i, like you, am also pretty fundamentally against ibb. the only ranger i would not have complained vociferously about ibb in that situation would be hamilton.

[21] [22] yep, my feelings too. their performance in this series is what i expected them to look like in the post-season after their september performance.

By: OldYanksFan

OldYanksFan — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 13:18:32 +0000

PS: The team that turned us into Jose Lopez was FORTH in the AL in ERA…. at 0.13 better then us. So every 8 games, our pitchers gave up 1 ER more then they did. 1 ER every 8 games. Jose Lopez. Yankees. Jose Lopez . Yankees.