Joe Girardi

...that's a hole. Two hundred good innings." Pettitte picked up the win in each of the Yankees' three postseason clinchers, giving Girardi a reliable workhorse behind CC Sabathia and A.J. Burnett. His return would lessen the need for GM Brian...

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Joe Girardi May Have Cost Yankees World Series By Starting A.J. Burnett There was no reason for the Yankees to start A.J. Burnett on three days' rest in Game 5 of the World Series against the Phillies. I'm not second guessing. As I wrote...

In this article: A.J. Burnett, Yankees, World Series, Derek Jeter, Brett Gardner, Jose Molina, Andy Pettitte, Alex Rodriguez, and Phil Coke

...stay afloat, but Manuel still stuck with Joe Blanton over Lee. After the Yankees took Game 4, they no longer needed Game 5, but Girardi still went with Burnett on three days rest. It was the bold call, an attempt to press the action and ride...

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...York has stuck with three starters throughout the postseason. Girardi chose Burnett, who beat Pedro Martinez and the Phillies 3-1 in Game 2, over journeyman Chad Gaudin for Game 5. Now, Burnett can pitch the Yankees to their 27th title and...

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...2, 2009 PHILADELPHIA -- Manager Joe Girardi didn't surprise anybody who has been paying attention when he named A.J. Burnett as the Yankees' World Series Game 5 starter tonight on three days' rest against the Phillies. The Yankees...

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...in the third inning, as Burnett clearly struggled with his command. This time, Yankees manager Joe Girardi pulled Burnett for David Robertson, but it was too late to matter. </p><p>“No, I don’t think there was any correlation...

In this article: Yankees, Phillies, A.J. Burnett, Cliff Lee, World Series, Ryan Madson, Philadelphia, Charlie Manuel, and Chase Utley

...Yankees. Girardi has it now. Reuters EASY AS PIE: A.J. Burnett gives manager Joe Girardi a whipped cream pie after the Yankees' 7-3 World Series-clinching victory in Game 6 last night in The Bronx. "The joy is the same, but it's a...

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...York has stuck with three starters throughout the postseason. Girardi chose Burnett, who beat Pedro Martinez and the Phillies in Game 2, over journeyman Chad Gaudin in Game 5. Burnett is 4-0 with a 2.33 ERA in four career starts on short...

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If not, the Yankees would have saved Burnett for Wednesday's Game 6 in the Bronx. Instead, Girardi went with Burnett and had to go to the pen early on Monday. Veteran Andy Pettitte will probably start Wednesday - also on three days rest -...

In this article: A.J. Burnett, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, Marlins, World Series, CC Sabathia, Ryan Howard, Cliff Lee, and Philadelphia