Topic: Joe Girardi

Sabathia to start Game 4 for Yankees; Burnett and Pettitte could pitch on short rest, tooCC Sabathia actually likes starting on three days' rest. "I hate to throw bullpens," the New York Yankees big man said. "I don't have to throw a ...

Yankees' Sabathia to start Game Four on short rest

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - The New York Yankees will lean heavily on CC Sabathia in their chase for a 27th World Series title as manager Joe Girardi said Saturday the big left-hander would start Sunday's Game Four against Philadelphia. Starting Sabathia on three ...
Sabathia to start Game 4 for Yankees; Burnett and Pettitte could pitch on short rest, tooCC Sabathia will start Game 4 of the World Series for the New York Yankees on three days' rest. Yankees manager Joe Girardi said it's possible A.J. ...
Hideki Matsui is a home-run hero who helped the New York Yankees even the World Series, but the Japanese star will be forced to the bench as the title showdown shifts to Philadelphia. The Yankee designated hitter whose every move is major ...
Instead of binders full of stats, Yankees manager Joe Girardi relies on gut in Yankees' winIf the knock against Yankees manager Joe Girardi is that he's been overmanaging his way through his first postseason, well, let's put it this way: At least ...
Yankees manager Joe Girardi benches right fielder Nick Swisher for World Series Game 2Yankees manager Joe Girardi benched slumping outfielder Nick Swisher for Game 2 of the World Series on Thursday night and again put Jose Molina behind the plate to catch ...
Managers including Joe Girardi, Mike Scioscia second-guessed throughout playoffsWhen Joe Girardi has big decisions to make, he consults his thick black binder. In his first postseason as New York's manager, he's been checking that book full of baseball data a lot. Some ...
Game 6 of ALCS between Yankees and Angels postponed by rain; rescheduled for Sunday nightAn hour after Game 6 of the AL championship series was postponed, there was Andy Pettitte in a nearly empty Yankee Stadium, drenched in the pouring rain. With ...

Rain washes out ALCS Game Six in New York

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Persistent rain in New York forced the postponement of Game Six of the American League Championship Series between the Yankees and the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday. The game was called off around two hours before its scheduled ...

Yankees hope three is a lucky number against Angels

New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi tinkered with his playoff lineup Thursday adding more speed in Freddy Guzman and unveiling his starting pitchers for the first three games. Girardi is pondering going with a three-man rotation for the American League Championship Series ...