I am a fan of Girardi, he has done well as manager of the Yankees so far overall. However, there are some time that I feel he over manages the club. For example, this past weekend against the Mets. On the mound for the other NY team was
Oliver Perez, a lefthander. Perez is just down right nasty against left handed batters. So, Girardi takes all of his left handers out of the lineup except
Johnny Damon. Good Move? Maybe a good idea if they had a better bench. You cant take Abreu, Giambi, and Cano all out of the lineup on the same day. 8 out of 10 times that will not work. Cano and Giambi are three of your hottest hitters, they need to be in the lineup. Giambi and Abreu are two guys that make the pitcher throw a lot of pitches.
Oliver Perez is not a guy known for his control. So, I feel they should have been in the lineup, at least two out of those three guys. On this Yankee club, you can not have a lineup that has
Wilson Betemit batting 5th and
Melky Cabrera 6th. THAT WONT WORK! I dont care if the Yankees were facing
Kei Igawa, that lineup still wouldnt work.
Girardi is a very smart guy and very good manager. But Joe...PLEASE....dont think to much! :)