Fine. But getting the big bucks and being benched in the playoffs. What’s that all about? He ain’t going to do anything on the bench. Is that a wise use of resources?
(Shrug) If Girardi felt Granderson was so messed up he needed a game off, whatever. The entire team save Ibanez was slumping. There’s no reason not to run Granderson out there in 2013. They don’t have any better options, Granderson isn’t as bad as he looked last week, and he’s not TOO expensive.
You asked if the Tigers knew something the Yankees did not, and there’s no reason to think that because Granderson has been basically the same value of player since coming to New York as he was in Detroit; his stats LOOK different (fewer triples, more homers) but he’s pretty much the same guy. Prior to this year he had played well in the postseason. It was just one of those things.
Mike Schmidt was the MVP of the 1980 World Series and then went 1-for-20 in the 1983 World Series. Willie Mays did not hit well in the postseason, nor did Stan Musial. Why do these things happen? They just do.
Yankees fans are so spoiled. They think they’re entitled to have a murderer’s row of batters every year just because they spend a lot. They’re always demanding heads to roll.
If they get rid of A-Rod, who is stepping in at third? Eric Chavez?
So Girardi should decide who he should put in the lineup each game on the basis of what their salary is, not whether they are hitting or not? What a brilliant managing strategy!
Like I said, assessing anyone on the basis of just nine games is foolish, whether during the playoffs or during the regular season. And deciding on who to play based on salary rather than performance would be even dumber.
That’s not what I was implying. I was talking about what an aged, washed-up lineup the Yankees produced for themselves at a huge price. The trouble is that they can afford it. They do less with more. What does it say about the front office when the highest paid players are sitting on the bench during the playoffs? I’m not criticizing Girardi. I’m criticizing the whole makeup of the team. Again, they are this year’s version of the 2011 Red Sox. They should clean out the closet, take their lumps and start over. Don’t do what the Red Sox did this year and find out in the middle of a wasted season what you should have done in December.
And by aging and washed up, you mean they had the best record in the American League but didn’t hit in the playoffs.
They made the playoffs, AND won a playoff series.
Should they clean house? Yeah, to some extent. But don’t lump them in with one of the biggest choke jobs in baseball history. They