Comments on: Brain Freeze in 5th Leads to Yanks Loss http://www.hotstovenewyork.com/2008/06/21/brain-freeze-in-5th-leads-to-yanks-loss/ Hot Stove New York is the one-stop destination for New York sports fans. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 03:32:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: gozer http://www.hotstovenewyork.com/2008/06/21/brain-freeze-in-5th-leads-to-yanks-loss/comment-page-1/#comment-1779 gozer Sat, 21 Jun 2008 21:58:19 +0000 http://www.hotstovenewyork.com/?p=4886#comment-1779 it's not simply righty righty - it's that one guy is Jay Bruce and the other guy is named Jolbert. Cabrera is a 35-year-old bum with 18 major league at bats this season. i'd venture to say that had Girardi pitched to Bruce instead of Cabrera, he should lose his job. again, i think the issue here - and the point Pete Abraham was making in his blog - is that a veteran pitcher felt insulted by having that decision made for him. moose probably feels he's experienced enough that he knows he can pitch carefully to Bruce and still have that open base as a parachute with a bum on deck. but the decision itself - to pitch to Cabrera rather than Bruce - is a no-brainer. it’s not simply righty righty – it’s that one guy is Jay Bruce and the other guy is named Jolbert. Cabrera is a 35-year-old bum with 18 major league at bats this season. i’d venture to say that had Girardi pitched to Bruce instead of Cabrera, he should lose his job.

again, i think the issue here – and the point Pete Abraham was making in his blog – is that a veteran pitcher felt insulted by having that decision made for him. moose probably feels he’s experienced enough that he knows he can pitch carefully to Bruce and still have that open base as a parachute with a bum on deck. but the decision itself – to pitch to Cabrera rather than Bruce – is a no-brainer.

]]> By: Frank Negron Jr. http://www.hotstovenewyork.com/2008/06/21/brain-freeze-in-5th-leads-to-yanks-loss/comment-page-1/#comment-1778 Frank Negron Jr. Sat, 21 Jun 2008 13:42:17 +0000 http://www.hotstovenewyork.com/?p=4886#comment-1778 i tend to agree the righty righty matchup is better. but the fact that cabrera was 2 for 2 off moose shows he saw the ball well last night from mussina. bruce is a powerful lefty but is still pressing right now and moose couldve used his aggressivness against him. but its true, if mussina executed his pitches or damon wouldve made the catch of the line drive, this wouldnt be an issue. there is no right or wrong answer here. Girardi went by the books, nothing wrong with that...just maybe this was one of those instances he shouldnt have gone by the book but again..im not placing blame on either moose or girardi. just an interesting situation that occurred. i tend to agree the righty righty matchup is better. but the fact that cabrera was 2 for 2 off moose shows he saw the ball well last night from mussina. bruce is a powerful lefty but is still pressing right now and moose couldve used his aggressivness against him. but its true, if mussina executed his pitches or damon wouldve made the catch of the line drive, this wouldnt be an issue. there is no right or wrong answer here. Girardi went by the books, nothing wrong with that…just maybe this was one of those instances he shouldnt have gone by the book but again..im not placing blame on either moose or girardi. just an interesting situation that occurred.

]]> By: gozer http://www.hotstovenewyork.com/2008/06/21/brain-freeze-in-5th-leads-to-yanks-loss/comment-page-1/#comment-1777 gozer Sat, 21 Jun 2008 12:50:21 +0000 http://www.hotstovenewyork.com/?p=4886#comment-1777 I think Moose was not thrilled with being <i>told</i> to walk a guy - but that's more an issue of etiquette than strategy. In terms of whether it was the right or wrong decision, I think that's a "classic" second guess. I don't care what the numbers say - with the right hander on the mound, you don't want to face a lefty bat with pop like Jay Bruce. Bottom line: with the righty-righty matchup in his favor, and friggin' Jolbert Cabrera (Jolbert!) at the plate, Mussina needs to get that out. The pitcher didn't execute his pitches, and that's why it's even a topic. I think Moose was not thrilled with being told to walk a guy – but that’s more an issue of etiquette than strategy. In terms of whether it was the right or wrong decision, I think that’s a “classic” second guess. I don’t care what the numbers say – with the right hander on the mound, you don’t want to face a lefty bat with pop like Jay Bruce. Bottom line: with the righty-righty matchup in his favor, and friggin’ Jolbert Cabrera (Jolbert!) at the plate, Mussina needs to get that out. The pitcher didn’t execute his pitches, and that’s why it’s even a topic.

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