While Tex in the cleanup spot with the season he's having isn't ideal it's where he has spent his career. On top of that there's nobody else in the lineup that's some strong overwhelming candidate to bat cleanup.
... ^^^ thank you...glad someone gets it. ...and I'm really fun watching this team right now, regardless of what their record will be after the regular season. The off-season could be very interesting.
..."Sanchise's" latest slash line; 403 .459 .883 1.342 ...and now hitting HRs at the rate of 1 in every 7.7 ABs....that's just other-worldly.
I've been on record with this statement before and will say it again. I've supported Girardi since day one. Yes there are some things that he does that make me wonder why and last nights line op was one, but they succeeded because Girardi still knows his team better than anyone. And I once asked whom would anyone like to manage the Yankees that is not currently employed and received no feedback. Yes there are the Swarzaks that one is stuck with akin to Torre using Proctor in all situations. And when the transition is complete and this club is filled with kids I still want Girardi as manager. God Damn Joe why'd you do that does pop up in my mind, but again who knows this Yankee Team better. And as much as I've bitched about Tex I guess he is much more deserving of trying to finish a season with dignity than the last employee laid off from this team. This team may not make the playoffs but at least it has a damn good chance to perform well on game day and for right now the sun is shining on the franchise.
^^^This....and it has always baffled me that some people presume to actually know more about the players and the team than the coaches do...it's hilarious . Do Girardi's decisions/moves always make sense to us?...No, but again, we're not privy to all of the info Joe has at his disposal...this is part of the reason why Joe is in the position he's in and we're merely observers banging on our keyboards.
Not doubt Tex isn't a career ".190" hitter and we could/should expect him to eventually pick up the pace but after his fairly good (for him) April, hebatted .178 with 6 HRs through the months of May, June and July and struck out once every 3.1 AB. We'll never know how many runs could've been added through all of those games with him removed from the middle of the batting order...was there a better candidate or candidates which could've been used who happened to have better "numbers"?
