The book!

"With lefty Chasen Shreve and Betances throwing in the bullpen, Joe Girardi opted to stick with Tanaka to face the left-handed hitting Bradley after he gave up consecutive one-out, opposite-field singles to left-handed hitters Travis Shaw and Brock Holt.

'The split really didn’t do much, and he hit it off the wall,' Girardi said of Bradley’s double that erased a 2-0 Yankees lead.

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Girardi had stayed with Tanaka against Bradley, who was 0-for-2 and 1-for-13 against the right-hander."

99th pitch of the night. Easy call to go to the bullpen. I truly think Girardi paid attention to the previous 1-for-13.

Yes, it would be different if the useless offense could score easy runs that rookie pitchers and inept defensive teams attempt to give away ... if these batters were trained to hit for the situation ... but that point of emphasis is long overdue and now it's too late.

Girardi is lucky to still have his job.