Do MLB managers even REALIZE that they have bullpens anymore? I'll never understand why they just concede defeat whenever their starting pitcher doesn't have it. Seriously, this could have been a competitive game if Girardi would have went to his pen in the 3rd, like he should have. I honestly can't think of a single manager who knows how to manage a pitching staff.
You're right about that, but that's a mindset I've never understood. If the guy doesn't have it, he should be yanked so you give your team a shot to win. The manager should be managing the game, not worrying about the pitcher's feelings. Who cares if the pitcher gets upset that you take him out before he can qualify for a win. If he's getting bombed he's not going to get a win anyway.
cy nieve has a 1 hitter going!hno:
Yanks hitters took the day off. This is one of the reasons I feel it's so hard to win at baseball. I posted the same thing last night when the Blue Jays took the night off against Nolasco, who is one of the worst pitchers in the majors. A few nights before that, the Dodgers made Kevin Correia look like Cy Young. You just never know when teams are going to show up.
