Just be honest here. Girardi's real crime is arrogance.
Chad Green blew it. A pitcher who has allowed 0.5 HRs per 9 innings this season.
Girardi is blamed for a quick hook with Sabathia when, earlier in the week, he saved the season by pulling his Cy Young candidate after 1/3rd of an inning.
Also, note the lack of arrows directed towards everybody's favorite li'l utility man getting picked off second base. Nice play, "To." Are you a secret agent playing for the Indians, or something?
When a team loses 9-8, it's isn't one pitch or one bad umpire's call or one managerial screw-up.
Bad ump call, bad managerial decision to avoid the (very stupid, horrible, awful, get rid of it) super-slo-mo instant replay.
Deal with it.
Strike the next guy out and get Tanaka ready for the first game in a best-of-three.
Winners get the next guy out.
The Indians are winners. The Yankees are not.
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If they lose a one run game in which a simple challenge stops four runs from scoring, it's absolutely in the manager. I defend Girardi left and right, but not after yesterday.
Bad day for Girardi and there is no reason not to challenge. There's a strong possibility the blind mice in New York would have overturned, but no certainty, given their track record. The anger and blame being directed solely at Girardi should be directed at multiple targets.
It's out of line for Passan to describe Girardi as inept or arrogant. The Post Game Comment Industry ... all the antennae tuned to see if the players and coaches demonstrate a proper level of contrition ... I'm not going to give it much importance.
As for the game's outcome, Lindor and the Indians deserve credit. They win just like the Yankees used to win.
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