The fans need to support Girardi more, press less.

Per Buster Olney, this a.m.

the Art Howe comparison in Pete’s article is ludicrous in that if you look at the 2003 Mets, they were next-to-last in the NL in runs scored, and 11th in ERA. Glavine had an awful year, their ace was Steve Trachsel. not a single player had 20 HRs, Ty Wigginton led the team with runs and RBIs with 73 and 71, respectively.

that’s why Howe was bad, not because “Once the public perceives that the manager is in over his head, the players pick up on it.” Teams with poor players have crappy morale, and often the players scapegoat the manager. I didn’t follow the mets, but if the press coverage focussed on Howe, instead of on the crappy players…well, that would say more about the press than about Howe. Howe may have been a poor manager too, but Casey Stengel would have done poorly with that group too!

Furthermore, I can’t believe it is Joe. G’s responsibiity / authority to make (premature) statements on a players health. This would seem to be a FO decision. To me, Joe G. should answer: “I’m note sure, let’s wait until the FO makes an announcement”.

And it’s interesting that NO MATTER WHAT happens to a player, we always know in a few days. Either Posada/ARod are in the lineup every day or they on on the bench or they are put on the DL. That simple. Phil’s on the DL, right? Did we HAVE TO KNOW 24 hours sooner then the announcement was made? There are NEVER any secrets. It ALWAYS comes out within a few days.

WHY IN THE WORLD DOES THE PRESS THINK THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO KNOW EVERY DETAIL, EVERY MINUTE OF EVERY DAY when it might effect the strategy of the ballclub? I mean if it looks like Posada has a bad injury, can Cashman at least get a few drinks before the hounds from the press have at him?

And Pete’s line that he’s ‘doing it for us… the fans’ is such a crock! This is his job. Reporters get brownie points for beaking news. If a reporter got FIRED the first time they printed incorrect info, would they be in such a rush?
Would ‘the fans need to know’ have any relevence at all?
But WRONG news is better then no news because it SELLS.. creates HITS… gets attention.

Funny how we usually have no idea about what happens in the political world, where decisions effect literally miilions, or tens of millions of people. But the all-important world of Baseball? GOTTA KNOW NOW! Girardi has probably faced more ‘heat’ from the press in the last week then George W. has faced in 8 years!

If I were Cashman I would announce that statements on the health status of ALL players, MLB and MiLB, is the domain of the Yankee organization/FO, and Girardi is NOT allowed to comment on it (least he make a mistake and mislead the poor reporters and fans). This would take all the heat off Joe G., reduce the number of dumb questions from the press, and make this a non-issue.

We will know when the Yankees feel it’s best FOR THE TEAM to let us know. I’m OK with that.

2. I think Jose Tabata is a young man (he has a wife and child, after all) in a foreign country whose having difficulty for the first time in something he hopes will make his life for him and family. No wonder he’s showing the strain. At least he didn’t start a fight, get drunk, etc. Sounds like he was just depressed and frustrated. But he’s no where near ready for NY in 2009. Maybe 2010-11. We’ll be following his career.

3. If I had to bet, I’d bet Edwar gets the ticket to SWB. Veras pitched a 10-pitch inning yesterday, throwing strkes, something Edwar had trouble with. Walking two batters to load the bases with a 5-run lead couldn’t have made Joe or Dave Eiland very happy. Or confident in his abilities.

Go Darrell Rasner!