Yankees manager Joe Girardi wasted no time pulling starter A.J. Burnett after 6 2/3 scoreless innings once Burnett surrendered a two-out single. But the skipper was nowhere to be found as reliever Joba Chamberlain struggled through the eighth inning, eventually yielding the tying run.
Such is baseball in the 21st century.
So is this: With runners on first and second and no one out in the bottom of the sixth, Francisco Cervelli stepped to the plate with a chance to help the Yankees add to their slim 1-0 lead.
So with New York struggling offensively all week, and entering the at-bat hitless in their last 17 tries with runners in scoring position, did Girardi have the catcher bunt?
Of course not. Cervelli swung away and grounded into a rally-killing double play.
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Yankees-Blue Jays: Joe Girardi Manages New York To Frustrating Loss
Posted: 2nd July 2010 by Jordan Schwartz in MLBComments Off on Yankees-Blue Jays: Joe Girardi Manages New York To Frustrating Loss