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Originally Posted by jacksonianmarch
Couple things.
I like Girardi more for the confidence he tries to place in his pitchers. He allows his starters to go deeper than Torre ever would. But today was brutal IMO. If he insisted on leaving Joba and Mo out of it until there was a lead, then he should have used the vets in the later innings. Ohlie got torched his last time around and throwing a rookie in a do or die ninth is not a way to ease him back into things. Now, instead of building confidence, his is shot.
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Torre always went to his horses when he smelled a win. He left a lot pitchers on the side of the road after he ruined their arms and careers. Quantrill, Sturtze, Gordon, and Proctor are just a few. He was always careful to take care of Mo because he was the money. When he burned out a guy, the GM went to get more middle relief for him. It was because of his pattern of use (abuse?) of the bullpen that the Yankees had to implement "Joba Rules" to keep Torre from abusing him. This was a winning formula for Torre. Go for the throat when you smell blood, and more often than not, he won. Girardi is willing to sacrifice today for tomorrow, and that would be okay if he had a dominant team, but he doesn't.