BigSm00th wrote:you're playing to win the world series. this stuff about just throwing gaudin out there and conceding the loss is really comical. PLUS, AJ's #'s going in on 3-days rest were great. if gaudin gets murdered then everybody's screaming "well they should've gone with AJ on 3 days rest." i'm happy with girardi's moves, no way you throw gaudin i mean its comical. the guy pitched 2 innings in october, now its november and you're going to trot him out there. he was 6-10 this year!!! you play to win the championship, you're one win away. like bonn said, i'd rather have CC on 3 days rest than pettitte and full rest pitch game 7 anyway.

jimimou, this comment is just silly. "for $82.5 million, you would think aj would have been fine w 3 days rest. thats what we bought him for. to pitch for us in the postseason." yeah, and he's done that. he pitched an absolute gem in game 2 to keep us in the series, did what he was asked to do and got hit hard by a great phillies lineup. utley has the most postseason homers of all-time, they are nasty pretty much top to bottom, how many MVPs do they have, and ppl act as if b/c burnett signed a big deal he has to have 7 IP, 15 K, 0 ER everytime he goes out.

i dont know if its silly. we paid him alot of money b/c he was supposed to be that guy, consistent starts in the postseason. i know he pitched a gem in game 2 and i place no fault on him for the bad night on monday. he got psyched out and that was that. if we had it to do over again, i would still give him the ball in game 5.

but, compare him to cc, who has has pitched gems EACH night he's been out there....that's what we paid cc for and he is delivering consistently. he's gotten the job done each time, unlike aj who has not....despite the heavy hitting line-up of the phillies.

all in all, i like what girardi has done w the rotations - he is putting the guys out there who deserve to be out there (aj being one). we saw the erratic aj on monday, the steelar one i game 2. i dont believe burnett's been consistent all year, but he is the big name #2 on this staff and girardi felt most comfortable going with him on 3 days rest than anyone else. i support that decision, just didnt like the outcome.

all good, let's move on to tonight....close this out for the old man....streinbrenner!!!!

LET'S DO THIS! This one's for GEORGE!

jusnice wrote:seriously. what's with all the debate. We have two iron horses on the mound tonight and it will probably come down to both bullpens (if that is the case, I really like the Yank's chances). No way you would pitch Gaudin over Pettite or AJ. First championship for ARod tonight!

How do you know that Andy on three days rest is an Iron Horse?

Would you rather have Andy short rest or AJ full rest?

TMS wrote:

sebstar wrote:

TMS wrote:i'd rather have AJ Andy on 3 days' rest than Gaudin on a month's rest

Fixed.

AJ's got top 10 pitcher in the league stuff, but not a stitch of heart or poise...

i said AJ or Andy. come on with this Gaudin stuff fellas.

To hell with AJ Burnett. I dont want either Gaudin or Burnett.