tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8620636286965369574.post4997480850418634349..comments2023-06-25T11:54:41.516-04:00Comments on The Genius Maker™ Yankee Blog: The Genius Maker #51The Genius Maker Yankee Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06136006363205818957noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8620636286965369574.post-31098840861511438202011-07-04T11:22:22.273-04:002011-07-04T11:22:22.273-04:00Your point about keeping Garcia to pitch the 8th i...Your point about keeping Garcia to pitch the 8th inning, so as to save Robertson for extra innings if necessary, makes sense to me. Also, the rain might have been a factor. Garcia was doing fine in the rain. Girardi didn't know whether the rain might bother some other pitcher.<br /><br />OTOH in a 1-run game, Girardi might have reasoned that Mo and Robertson, with ERAs averaging around 1.5, had a better chance of giving up no runs than Garcia with an ERA above 3.<br /><br />Interesting analysis of Martin's calls with Rivera. I hope the Yanks can work this out.<br /><br />I'm puzzled over Pena's and Nunez's many errors. These guys are supposed to be excellent fielders. All I can imagine is that playing in the big leagues for the Yanks causes nerves. Maybe replacing a Hall of Famer makes it worse. Hopefully, this will pass with time and experience.David in Calnoreply@blogger.com