"Mark Teixeira was robbed of a two-run single in the eighth on Saturday, one of many hits the Rays stole from the Yankees with their infield positioning. Although Teixeira worked on hitting to the opposite field this spring, Girardi wants him to take his regular approach in run-scoring situations like he did Saturday.
'If the pitch presents itself on a ball that he can drive, he's not going to try to filet it over there,' Girardi said, pointing at the left side of the infield. 'If he gets a little air under that ball, you're looking at a three-run homer and maybe it's a different ballgame. So, you don't want to turn a guy who has the ability to hit 40 homers into a Punch and Judy just to beat a shift.' "
What about when it's the ninth inning, no one is on base, and your team is losing by three?
He looks like the same ol' Giambi to me ... I mean, Teixeira.
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