Comments on: Look, Daddy, the wheels are still off.

By: Hank Waddles

Hank Waddles — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 16:46:46 +0000

[5] I have to admit that I was doing laundry during the 8th inning, so my attention was divided. When it came time to write the recap, I completely forgot about that missed opportunity. Thanks for pointing it out.

By: RIYank

RIYank — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 16:10:23 +0000

Dudes, there isn’t exactly one reason that a team loses a game. Obviously they lost G1 because Mariano gave up a single, a triple, and a long smash. But they also lost it because Girardi ordered an IBB in a situation that is obviously not right for it.

I have no problem with giving Jeter time off, by the way. It’s true I deeply hate watching Nuñez play, but let’s face it, Jeter isn’t a great shortstop.

By: seamus

seamus — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 16:03:35 +0000

i agree with [5] and [7]. not the right call, but not what cost us the game. actually, Friday’s game we lost because Mo blew it. Shit happens.

By: flycaster

flycaster — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 15:26:08 +0000

[4] Wrong. You would blame him for every loss, just like you did Torre, and just like you do Girardi. I agree with OldYanksFan. Would I have ordered an IW in the first inning Friday? No. But CC was the one who failed. Were Maddon’s two squeeze calls equally moronic? Sure, but they escape scrutiny because his players won the game anyway. Just as the Yankees could have.

By: Chris in Sydney

Chris in Sydney — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 15:20:39 +0000

And speaking of much-needed rest: Ibanez is in RF today.

By: OldYanksFan

OldYanksFan — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 15:15:42 +0000

I will agree that Joe’s moves were a head scratcher. However, it was the players ho lost the game. Joe cost us a run by walking the bases loaded, but our pitcher needs be be able to handle that situation without giving up a hit. Does Jeter really need time off already? Doesn’t seem like it, but Joe is treating Nunez like a MLB player, and assumes he can make 98% of routine plays. If Joe can’t assume that, we shouldn’t have Nunez on the team.

You forgot to mention Hank, that last night, we had 2nd and 3rd, no outs, and ARod, Teix and Grandy coming up. Looked like a no-brainer scoring opportunity to me. I kinda ASSUMED we would score a run or 2 there.

I believe you will see Joe handle Jeter and ARod with kid gloves. And there will be plenty of situations where we will freak out when he does. But we gotta keep both these guys healthy and energized for 162+ games, and there is no formula for that task.

What did Casey say? There are no good managers, only good players?

Should the infield have been playing ‘in’ in the last game of the 2001 World Series?

Managing is a guessing game.

By: Chyll Will

Chyll Will — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 15:02:38 +0000

[2] Some people like the sound of their own voices more than anything else, just like Girardi seems to like the sound of his own managing.

[1] I’m with you. Not certain it would have been any better or worse with Donnie, honestly, but we’d probably fume a lot less at the inexplicable all season long.

By: Chris in Sydney

Chris in Sydney — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 14:59:40 +0000

And here I was naively believing that all regular season games are potentially worth one win no matter the date…

By: Alex Belth

Alex Belth — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 13:39:04 +0000

Hiroki didn’t pitch well but I was disappointed in how the YES announcers treated him. Condescending, I thought. As if he was a guy who’d just come over here. As if they hadn’t done a lick of homework about his time with the Dodgers.

By: Mr OK Jazz Tokyo

Mr OK Jazz Tokyo — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 10:37:23 +0000

I’ve never been a JoeyJoeJoe fan and 2009 doesn’t change that. He seems like a nice enough guy but as a manager..he’s tightly wound and over managers WAY too much. There is simply zero, zero, ZERO reason to EVER issue an IBB in the first inning of a game. And it was CC!! If there’s ever a time for insubordination that was it. I mean..what the hell did CC and Martin think of that? Was there no one on the bench to question that call?

Oh well..at least we didn’t give up 72 home runs today like other contenders did.