Joe Girardi showed off his managerial prowess again Sunday, using Phil Coke in the eighth inning to set-up closer Mariano Rivera instead of regular eighth inning man, Phil Hughes.
To his defense, Hughes had pitched the previous two games, totaling nine pitches and two batters faced. I can see where he needed the rest.
Coke, who earned the win in New York's 5-2 win over Boston, entered the game with a 1-0 lead. He left trailing 2-1 - his fifth blown lead of the year, supporting his stellar 4.98 earned run average.
"So much for 8-0, huh?" Phil Coke said after the game, in an Associated Press report.
A win is a win, a sweep is a sweep, but should the weak link in an otherwise stable bullpen really be providing the bulletin board material for the Red Sox?
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