I didn’t get the call by Girardi. I guess it’s easier to say that in retrospect, but Bruce was hitting under .248 this month and has more K’s than hits even (his OBP is below .325). I understand that Bruce has good numbers with RISP and with runners on, but those were likely inflated by his phenomenal month of May. He’s had 1 RBI in his past 49 AB’s. I mean, I know these are in-game decisions, but there was no reason to think that Bruce would have more success than Cabrera.

Honestly, General Joe’s call was fine. Bruce is really hot right now, so what else could one expect. Mussina is showing the sourpuss part of his personality again. No matter what happens, Moose has to get the guy out, not whine about what Girardi did. Bad job by Mussina.

Thanks for the heads-up.

In case you miss it, Steve (and since I can’t find a contact email on the site), here’s an interesting dissection of Phil Hughes’ stuff from the folks at Hardball Times:

http://www.hardballtimes.com/main/article/anatomy-of-a-player-phil-hughes/