Girardi needs some heart to go along with his brain sometimes.

"After the game — the Yankees’ fourth straight loss — Posada was visibly disturbed that Cashman had gone public without speaking with him first.

The reality is that this moment — in fact, possibly the entire Yankees season — is about metamorphosis and transition, about a team that has gotten a lot of miles out of a core of aging stars. Now it’s time to begin the painful season of transition.

Posada recoiled when someone asked point blank if he was he considering retirement. Now. He repeated his refrain that his back was tight and that he needed time to clear his head.

The Yankees have the option of docking Posada’s pay; there is no indication he is going to retire. How will Cashman handle this? And what was Girardi thinking when he unceremoniously demoted Posada."

You play Posada tonight even though is average batting right-handed is a scintillating .000. You bat him ninth, he gets a standing ovation from the fans, and probably gets a 3-RBI double.

I'm a numbers guy.

I'm not a big believer is mystique, aura, and Pinstripe Power.

But this is kind of ridiculous.

Posada is not only angry with himself, he's angry at a team that doesn't play with guts or with brains. He's angry at a manager and a GM that seemingly shrug off players who earned five rings (four-and-a-half for Posada).

Posada's .165 BA doesn't give him the moral authority to chastise talented players who don't turn double plays and who jog to first base.

You play Posada tonight because this team has to turn the corner. Girardi has to realize that pride precedes production. In this instance, you ignore the numbers. This is not strat-o-matic.