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Considering it is the 2nd week of the season- and we took game 1.....
I have no problem trying to be aggressive and trying to build your pitchers confidence. Decision backfired. Move on. No big deal-

big deal its a early season game geez

if he would have got him out then girardi would have been a genius tuff guy

Luvdatdurdywatta ...Based on the early returns this season, you may want to temper your enthusiasm just a bit.

lol 50 he is all jacked up like a tiger fan aint he?

lol luv , im not a yankee or red sox fan so i hope they beat each other sensless dude :P

And my retort to you 50 is that "early" is the operative word there. Its only April. And you try traveling 25,000 miles in 8 days and see how peppy YOU are. As soon as Big Papi starts hittin, and everyone knows he will, Sox will be just fine....90 wins minimum.
Luvdatdurdywatta | 04/13/08, 09:26 AM

that travel excuse is lame my friend oakland is 8-4, didnt they do some heavy traviling also?

Walk him...especially when Ortiz is struggling. Let Youkilis be the one to beat you. The odds are more in Girardi's favor.

I think the double steal in the 8th was the worse idea...

Mistake #1 was Girardi thinking he could count on Mussina to do anything good after the 5th inning. He's always hanging on by a thread by then.

So why is 9 out of 10 baseball stories on T & R about the Yankees, Mets, or Red Sox?

Enough already...

It makes me laugh all the BS from Francona and Papelbaby after the game,the pressure was on the red Sucks and Papelbaby in the top of the 8th inning,so what happens the umpires help out the Red Sucks,and Papelbaby by calling a two hour plus rain delay,that takes the pressure off them,do not make me laugh,last year in the rain,with no rain delay Papelbaby was tearful after A Rod crushed a HR off him,but this time he and RS are helped out by rain delay.Laugh I nearly split my sides laughing. From Yankee fan JH,we will beat your Jap pitcher tonight.See ya.

the bad decision was letting Mussina take the mound in the 6th -- let the guy have his five innings and then get him out of there -- he's been around too long to fool many guys who have batted against him for years -- and it's not like he has great control of his 23mph fast ball -- and letting him talk Girardi into pitching to Manny was another mistake -- giving in to over-the-hill veterans was a mistake Torre used to make regularly -- Girardi's decisions in that rainy KC game were inexplicably bad, and so were his choices yesterday -- that's 2 games he's lost [not withstanding the continuing lack of hitting, and ARod's pitiful performance against Papelbon] -- hope Yankees don't find themselves needing 2 fewer losses at the end of the season -- but will anyone remember then what mistakes Girardi is making now? -- the Yankees need to study A's films and figure out how to get that kind of fire and motivation -- the game should not be just about going through the motions and collecting those big big paychecks

Manny and the rain delay was the Yanks downfall yesterday/last night. I agree as it doesn't make much sense to pitch to him especially when just a few innings before Manny absolutely crushed that curveball.

Not a big deal as yes it's April, but still a bad move.

that travel excuse is lame my friend oakland is 8-4, didnt they do some heavy traviling also?

Sox Sider | 04/13/08, 09:51 AM

To be fair, the A's went straight back to Oakland after Japan. The Sox went to Oakland then Toronto before finally getting back to Boston.

First off , do you think Joe torre would have pitched to Manny? I highly doubt it but he's not the Yankee manager. Giradi will soon find out why Joe Torre left sooner more then later. I dont see Giradi lasting the whole year with the boss at the helm. Good, I hate the Yankees.

yeah I guess they haven't figured out that Manny kills us every game..especially in clutch spots, we blew a lot of acoring chances too..but you're right, if this was Sept/Oct they would have pitched him differently