Here’s the thing – they ran into a pitcher who has really come into his own and has put together (outside of a blip in Houston) a really good streak. It seems to me that Girardi could have pitched a fit during the first two games of the Texas series – that’s when the offensive failures were glaring. Lester was simply dealing in a way that even a team with a hot offense would have had trouble.

And beside Andy, who in a sense was due for a stinker, the pitching was not bad outside of punching bag Hawkins, who I predict will be sent packing.

I would have liked to be a fly on the wall, because I think Girardi is the kind of guy who, when he pitches a fit, literally has steam coming out of his ears. He looked like a potential serial killer during the post-game interview when he kept repeating that its “between me and my club”. I have a feeling his approach to the “kick in the butt” speech is a little more fiery than Torre’s, we’ll have to see if it makes a difference.