[國外新聞] NY times 6/24

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Time With the Yankees Helps Girardi, Just Not on This Night

By JOE LAPOINTE
Published: June 24, 2006


Joe Torre began managing almost three decades ago and at this stage of his
career he can enjoy the success of his coaching proteges like Willie Randolph
of the Mets and Joe Girardi of Florida.


Girardi brought his young and surprising Marlins to Yankee Stadium last night
for a three-game interleague series and lost to his mentor, 6-5, with a sloppy
performance by the Marlins, who nevertheless mounted two comebacks.

But it was not enough to defeat starter Chien-Ming Wang (8-3) and two relief
pitchers, who were aided by three hits and three runs batted in from Jorge
Posada and three hits each from Alex Rodriguez and Andy Phillips.

Wang tied Mike Mussina and Randy Johnson for the team lead in victories by
going seven innings and giving up four runs and nine hits with no walks and
two strikeouts. Kyle Farnsworth allowed one run in the eighth before Mariano
Rivera retired the side in the ninth for his 15th save.

Today's game, which begins at 4 p.m., will be preceded by the annual
Old-Timers' event. The young Marlins players said they were looking forward
to it and some brought their parents with them to watch the festivities.

Johnny Damon, a veteran center fielder who is in his first season as a Yankee,
said he was looking forward to it for more than sentimental reasons.
"The way our team's been turning over players, we might be scouting,"
Damon said of the old timers.

One of those participants will be Girardi, a Yankee on Torre's first World
Series championship team in 1996. In the sixth game of that series, Girardi
had a run-scoring triple against Atlanta's Greg Maddux.

The two managers speak often and they can commiserate about what happens to
young players thrust into new surroundings with bright spotlights on a big
stage. At home, the Marlins play in a football stadium before an average
crowd of 11,091, the lowest in baseball.

But last night in the Bronx, before 54,025 fans in the House that Ruth Built,
the Marlins were Broadway-worthy only in the sense of a comedy of errors.
They were charged with three errors and could have been booked for a couple
more.

After missing several ground balls on the infield, they misplayed caroms off
the unfamiliar outfield walls and allowed a pop fly to fall safely between
two infielders. Still, they managed 12 hits, including three from shortstop
Hanley Ramirez, who also made two errors.

"They certainly settled in and played us a tough ballgame," Torre said.
Asked if that might be a credit to Girardi, Torre replied: "I certainly
believe that. He's always been a tough competitor. The toughness on top of the
intelligence is a pretty good combination."

The Marlins had won 10 of their previous 11 games.

Referring to Girardi's years as a Yankees catcher from 1996 through 1999,
Torre said he relied on him to assess the mood among the pitchers and in the
clubhouse.

"He always walked around pretty confident for a guy who hit .250 most of his
life," Torre said. "That's saying something. You trusted him."

If Girardi only could have trusted his fielders. The Marlins made three errors
in the first inning and could have been charged with another as the Yankees
took a 3-0 lead against Brian Moehler (5-6). The Yankees left the bases loaded
that inning and again in the fourth and stranded 13 runners over all.

Wang's worst inning was the second, when he gave up three runs on three
consecutive hits, the first on doubles by Jeremy Hermida and Josh Willingham
and the next two on a home run by Miguel Olivo.

In his previous game, Wang lost, 3-2, in Washington on Sunday after giving up
a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth. Torre said he and Ron Guidry,
the pitching coach, assured Wang they were happy with him despite that defeat.
Torre said he had to remind himself that Wang, so calm and dependable with his
consistent sinking fastball, is 26 and only in his second season.

Wang said afterward that Torre's words "made me feel better" and said he felt
"very comfortable" and "smooth" in throwing his fastball up to 97 miles an
hour last night.

He told Torre he could have continued after seven innings; Torre said Guidry
told Wang no.

Rodriguez, who has increased his average to .287, said of Wang's defeat Sunday
: "The whole team felt devastated for him because he did such a great job.
But he bounced back."

Damon said of Wang: "He's been amazing for us all year. He threw strikes,
got ground balls, got double plays."


http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/24/sports/baseball/24yanks.html




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