Joe Girardi's decision to pull Ivan Nova with two outs, two on and up by two in the 6th inning has been rather controversial around here.
Hlava: I completely agree with Girardi. Nova loaded the bases with nobody out, and got Longoria to ground into a double play. Obviously, Nova is a candidate for the 4th started role in the postseason. Lifting him from the game on that kind of a high note is a great idea. I've seen tons of games where guys would get themselves into a jam, get one or two outs, and then blow it. Why not give the kid some confidence?
Cabeza: Girardi shouldn't have done it. If Nova's starts over the rest of the years will determine whether he starts in the postseason or not, Girardi should have left him in to give him a chance to prove he can get out of that kind of situation by himself. Also, he took Nova out for Boone Logan, who has been terrible lately.
Hlava: There you go! Logan is the only lefty in the bullpen who's going to make the postseason. The Yankees need to be able to put him into those kinds of situations (2nd and 3rd, 2 outs) in the postseason in order to be successful.
Cabeza: However, this series is huge. It was important to win the first game. That out was the biggest out in the game, and why would Girardi bring in a guy who's been struggling. How does he have a better chance of getting Dan Johnson out than Nova would if he had stayed in the game?
Hlava: I don't know what the matchups were, so I can't really answer that. But, in all honesty, Phil Hughes has been so mediocre for the last four months, he really has no shot at making the postseason rotation. Therefore, the Yankees need Nova to be confident going into the postseason. If he had blown that game like so many other pitchers have blown similar games... ouch.
Cabeza: I see where you're coming from, but I still would have left Nova in there. I don't think he would have blown it, and he needs to prove that he can get out of jams.
Ultimately, Girardi is still the best manager in baseball. He won the World Series last year, despite his supposed "over-managing," and the Yankees are in first place in the AL East. But sometimes his decisions are annoying - particularly from a fan's standpoint!
Hydra
6-4-3 double play... Ballgame over! Yankees win! Theeeeeee Yankees win!
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Heisman Hoopla
The media is in a hoopla over Reggie Bush and the 2005 Heisman. Between calls for Bush to hold a press conference and calls for him to sit down with a reporter that he "trusts," it's pretty obvious that the media wants answers. After all, Bush owes it to his fans, USC fans, and NCAA fans to explain his actions. Or does he?
Bush let fans down. He took money from an agent - something that violated the NCAA rules, but didn't affect his performance on the field - and essentially destroyed the 2005 season, both for him and for USC. Since his decisions affected fans, he owes fans an apology. We haven't seen anything approaching an apology in any articles about Bush and the controversy over his Heisman. However, while he owes fans an apology and USC and his former teammates many apologies and much, much more, he does not owe fans an explanation of his actions.
Fans have no right to demand an explanation from Bush. Yes, he let them down. But, ultimately, his bad choices didn't affect them much. Die-hard USC fans might disagree, but their lives are not seriously altered by the NCAA's decisions to strip USC of the wins it got while Bush was violating the rules. Bush likely has some very personal reasons for the decisions that he made. The American public, right down to that Trojan freak who dresses up like a Roman soldier every Saturday and owns a chariot and a horse, has no right to demand details from Bush's personal life.
Of course, the Nebraska Cornhuskers have nothing to be ashamed of. Look at their Heisman winners - like Eric Crouch. Okay, never mind.
Hydra
6-4-3 double play... Ballgame over! Yankees win! Theeeeeee Yankees win!
Bush let fans down. He took money from an agent - something that violated the NCAA rules, but didn't affect his performance on the field - and essentially destroyed the 2005 season, both for him and for USC. Since his decisions affected fans, he owes fans an apology. We haven't seen anything approaching an apology in any articles about Bush and the controversy over his Heisman. However, while he owes fans an apology and USC and his former teammates many apologies and much, much more, he does not owe fans an explanation of his actions.
Fans have no right to demand an explanation from Bush. Yes, he let them down. But, ultimately, his bad choices didn't affect them much. Die-hard USC fans might disagree, but their lives are not seriously altered by the NCAA's decisions to strip USC of the wins it got while Bush was violating the rules. Bush likely has some very personal reasons for the decisions that he made. The American public, right down to that Trojan freak who dresses up like a Roman soldier every Saturday and owns a chariot and a horse, has no right to demand details from Bush's personal life.
Of course, the Nebraska Cornhuskers have nothing to be ashamed of. Look at their Heisman winners - like Eric Crouch. Okay, never mind.
Hydra
6-4-3 double play... Ballgame over! Yankees win! Theeeeeee Yankees win!
Friday, September 10, 2010
Ex-Cheesy Drama Queen
We at Hydra are big Green Bay Packer fans. Therefore, we can't stand Brett Favre. The man is a traitor and a drama queen. Just thought we should clear that up.
Favre has stayed in the NFL three years too long. He never should have gone to the Jets in his first un-retirement. Yes, he won several games with late TDs - but those TDs were only required because he threw interceptions to send the other team ahead in the first place!
Then Favre went to the Vikings. He had the best statistical season of his career, but ended the year with a typical Favre moment - a key interception late in the game that essentially blew his team's chance to win.
Now he's back for his third season without a cheese-head. He didn't attend training camp and has no confidence in his wide receivers. It doesn't seem like he even thinks he made the right decision to come back. The Vikings might make the playoffs, but their postseason will be cut short in true Favre fashion - with a late interception of a stupid throw.
Hydra
6-4-3 double play... Ballgame over! Yankees win! Theeeeeee Yankees win!
Favre has stayed in the NFL three years too long. He never should have gone to the Jets in his first un-retirement. Yes, he won several games with late TDs - but those TDs were only required because he threw interceptions to send the other team ahead in the first place!
Then Favre went to the Vikings. He had the best statistical season of his career, but ended the year with a typical Favre moment - a key interception late in the game that essentially blew his team's chance to win.
Now he's back for his third season without a cheese-head. He didn't attend training camp and has no confidence in his wide receivers. It doesn't seem like he even thinks he made the right decision to come back. The Vikings might make the playoffs, but their postseason will be cut short in true Favre fashion - with a late interception of a stupid throw.
Hydra
6-4-3 double play... Ballgame over! Yankees win! Theeeeeee Yankees win!
Thursday, September 2, 2010
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