Comments on: Herman Edwards Defends Joe Girardi http://bryanjoiner.com/2009/11/04/herman-edwards-defends-joe-girardi/ Soup for a story Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:13:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Michael http://bryanjoiner.com/2009/11/04/herman-edwards-defends-joe-girardi/#comment-953 Michael Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:37:21 +0000 http://bryanjoiner.com/?p=802#comment-953 Whether or not AJ should have or shouldn't have pitched on short rest, I'm surprised that nobody has called out the yankees for not having an acceptable 4th starter. Regardless of who is the better team, they're the big bad Yankees who spent all this money and everything and the best they have is Gaudin? (I'm assuming in a perfect world they'd be comfortable with Joba, but they are obviously not.) You should be pitching guys on short rest because they are great pitchers not because your other options are lacking. I also, think part of the reason for using Gaudin is the fear of all the lefties and switch hitters in the philly lineup. Whether or not AJ should have or shouldn’t have pitched on short rest, I’m surprised that nobody has called out the yankees for not having an acceptable 4th starter. Regardless of who is the better team, they’re the big bad Yankees who spent all this money and everything and the best they have is Gaudin? (I’m assuming in a perfect world they’d be comfortable with Joba, but they are obviously not.) You should be pitching guys on short rest because they are great pitchers not because your other options are lacking.

I also, think part of the reason for using Gaudin is the fear of all the lefties and switch hitters in the philly lineup.

]]> By: Bryan http://bryanjoiner.com/2009/11/04/herman-edwards-defends-joe-girardi/#comment-952 Bryan Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:35:44 +0000 http://bryanjoiner.com/?p=802#comment-952 We were actually in the middle of a game of Stratego. I felt bad, so I lost on purpose. We were actually in the middle of a game of Stratego. I felt bad, so I lost on purpose.

]]> By: Fred C. http://bryanjoiner.com/2009/11/04/herman-edwards-defends-joe-girardi/#comment-951 Fred C. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:29:46 +0000 http://bryanjoiner.com/?p=802#comment-951 Did Herm go on to bake a turkey for 30 minutes and microwave gravy for 15? Did Herm go on to bake a turkey for 30 minutes and microwave gravy for 15?

]]> By: coachie http://bryanjoiner.com/2009/11/04/herman-edwards-defends-joe-girardi/#comment-950 coachie Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:18:05 +0000 http://bryanjoiner.com/?p=802#comment-950 do you consult with Allen Iverson when you debate going to practice? do you consult with Allen Iverson when you debate going to practice?

]]> By: cannatar http://bryanjoiner.com/2009/11/04/herman-edwards-defends-joe-girardi/#comment-949 cannatar Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:08:31 +0000 http://bryanjoiner.com/?p=802#comment-949 I disagree with Herm here. You play to win the series. Each game is part of that series. Managers certainly need to act with much more urgency in a World Series game than a game during the 162-game regular season, but they shouldn't totally ignore the effect on subsequent games. They shouldn't "concede" the game, but starting Gaudin isn't the same as forfeiting. How much worse could he have done than Burnett? The question is whether the Yankees were better off with 3-day Burnett and 3-day Pettitte or Gaudin and 5-day Burnett. I think that was a difficult question to answer before game 5, and I think either decision was reasonable. And Sheehan's wrong. The correct statement is that we don't know whether the short rest was a cause of Burnett's crappy performance. We do know that pitchers in general perform better on 4 days rest than they do on 3. I disagree with Herm here. You play to win the series. Each game is part of that series. Managers certainly need to act with much more urgency in a World Series game than a game during the 162-game regular season, but they shouldn’t totally ignore the effect on subsequent games. They shouldn’t “concede” the game, but starting Gaudin isn’t the same as forfeiting. How much worse could he have done than Burnett?

The question is whether the Yankees were better off with
3-day Burnett and 3-day Pettitte or
Gaudin and 5-day Burnett.

I think that was a difficult question to answer before game 5, and I think either decision was reasonable.

And Sheehan’s wrong. The correct statement is that we don’t know whether the short rest was a cause of Burnett’s crappy performance. We do know that pitchers in general perform better on 4 days rest than they do on 3.

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