Girardi and the Bench

Three games in for the Yankees and I think Joe Girardi deserves good marks. There hasn't been a hell of a lot to judge him on, but he hasn't screwed anything up yet either. I do take issue with two things: 1 - I think he left Moose in for a batter too long on Wednesday. This whole notion that a starting pitcher has the right to try and finish an inning is a bit ludicrous. Moose doesn't have an outpitch and was getting himself into trouble the entire game. A few DPs saved his arse from having a very rough outing. If you're willing to bring in Hawkins, a right hander as well, to get one out, bring him in for two. You're pretty much guaranteed he's got more stuff than Moose. 2 - Giambi facing a lefty in the seventh inning? Really? I don't know if this is a comment on the need for Giambi's offense (currently in an O-for) or a comment of the lack of defense off the bench, but either way, Giambi will be on the DL by May at this rate. Girardi needs to get the bench involved, not only to get them playing but to avoid a minor mutiny. You can't play guys just to make them happy, but you also can't completely avoid your bench for three days either.