After getting two hits in the season opener on Sunday night, Brett Gardner did not start in Boston last night.
Not only had Gardner gotten the two hits, he also made two very good baserunning plays, going from first to third on a Derek Jeter single that did not get very far into left-center field and stealing home easily when Jeter broke for second.
But for reasons that can be found only in the dark recesses of Joe Girardi's mind, Gardner did not start the second game of the season.
Anyone who reads my posts on this site knows I am not a fan of Brett Gardner. I am even less a fan of Joe Girardi as a manager.
Girardi has recently said that he wanted to try to put the same basic lineup on the field every day.
Yet he broke that vow in the second game, when he not only started Marcus Thames ov ...
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Article written by Perry Arnold
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