Comments on: The Phil Hughes Situation

By: Moshe Mandel

Moshe Mandel — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:32:00 +0000

Openly lies? Really? I’m pretty sure that you just do not like him.

By: scott l

scott l — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:08:16 +0000

Moshe I just don’t see Girardi lasting a long time as a manager for the Yankees. He seems two faced and openly lies about his decisions all the time. To me his nasally chuckle comes across as phony.

By: oldpep

oldpep — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:12:44 +0000

Taking him out ofter 9 pitches was a Joe Torre kind of move. There was simply no reason for it.
What’s even more Torre-esque was him doing it only a few days after saying he was a 2-3 inning RP.
I agree with Dan about Bully Bruney being the default 8th inning guy. As with Veras, he’s had some short stretches of success, but nothing sustained. A lot of pretty ordinary RPs have similar stretches.
He should have to earn the 8th inning role just like everyone else.

By: Moshe Mandel

Moshe Mandel — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:27:22 +0000

Honestly, I have not seen anything like that in a while. Have any links? The most I have seen is stuff that said they were itnerested in Street a few weeks ago, but that it is less pressing now.

By: Moshe Mandel

Moshe Mandel — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:24:45 +0000

All managers make mistakes. I can count on one hand the number of times I have been totally dumbfounded by a move from Girardi. Even last night, I hated that move, but tell me, how many managers would have gone about it differently?

By: Chris H.

Chris H. — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:20:07 +0000

I think most of the reports are fairly up-to-date and it’s pretty well documented that the Yankees are looking at other bullpen options. Also, if a starter goes down and Phil Hughes is removed from the bullpen and placed into the rotation, that would actually hurt the bullpen depth.

By: scott l

scott l — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:08:47 +0000

Moshe you still love Girardi as a manager? When he is fired and I believe he will be but don’t know when I hope Dave Miley gets a shot.

By: Moshe Mandel

Moshe Mandel — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:36:03 +0000

Where do you get that from? All of those reports are old, and likely have more to do with the other guys failing. With the pen more settled, I think Cashman has no urgency on that front. Regarding Bruney, his first 10 innings this year were as good, or better, than Hughes has looked., and he was very good last year when healthy. The guy has an ERA of 3.00 as a Yankee, and I think they need to see if this is just a bit of rust.

By: Chris H.

Chris H. — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:20:11 +0000

I totally agree, Dan. I don’t think Brian Cashman believes in Bruney all that much either, especially since he’s burning the phone lines looking for another late-inning reliever.

By: Dan

Dan — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:12:28 +0000

The thing that everyone, including Girardi seems to be forgetting is that Bruney has never really proven himself over a full season to be “the guy” in the 8th inning anyway. Prior to his “breakout” last season, I think most of you will recall that his 2007 full season performance with the Yankees was Veras’esque. His control was terrible, walking 37 in 50 innings and posting a 4.68 era. Don’t forget, the Diamondbacks released this guy at 23 years old when he could throw 95/96 mph. So, in 2008 he wows us with a great performance, but gets hurt halfway into the season. The truth is, we don’t really know what he is capable of at this point, so I firmly believe it is way too early to annoint him as the 8th inning guy anyway. As far as I’m concerned, he hasn’t proven anything anyway. I hope he has overcome his control problems and can harness his great arm, but I hoped the same for Jose Veras too and look what happened to him.