Girardi is overmanaging and undermanaging. In some situations he is absent…and in others he is obtrusive. So yes…inconsistent.
Remember Fred Thompson’s line in “The Hunt for Red October”???? “Russians don’t take a dump, son, without a plan.” Well…that’s Girardi. Which also means that he isn’t quick on his feet. He can’t consistently make good decisions on [...]
0 comments June 11 2009 | John B | Discussion
Agreed. Also, this may be nit-picking but, in the eighth last night, Girardi puts in Gardner to pinch run and then has Melky sacrifice him to second instead of having Gardner steal. Kottaras wasn’t going to throw out anybody, let alone Gardner. Girardi gave away an out. Then in the 9th he has the same [...]
1 comment June 11 2009 | Joe | Discussion
The pat on the back I gave Girardi the other day is gone. He flip flopped AJ and Pettitte. I know he was trying to “pump up” AJ, but in terms of his Yankee career we need to see it first before we discount Pettitte’s big game ability and the ability to stop skids. Everything [...]
0 comments June 11 2009 | Russ | Discussion
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