tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4824901786445563220.post8887728620087400552..comments2014-10-19T22:06:51.911-07:00Comments on Marlins Maniacs: Did Girardi Ruin Young Arms, Etc.?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4824901786445563220.post-88732963829283689652007-11-05T07:01:00.000-08:002007-11-05T07:01:00.000-08:00Josh Johnson came up lame after the rain delayed g...Josh Johnson came up lame after the rain delayed game (that we went to) in September of 2006. Girardi put him back in after that rain delay, and he hasn't been the same since. The other two pitchers are tougher to blame on Girardi.<BR/>On D-Train, I remember in early '06 that there were several games when Girardi obviously kept Dontrelle in too long. At the time I attributed it to Girardi not knowing Dontrelle (he hadn't seen much of him in spring training, because of the WBC), and to the lack of Marlins relief pitching. Dontrelle, who finished 4th in the NL in complete games that year, was worn out well before the season was over, due to a combination of the WBC and Girardi's handling.<BR/>(Having a pitching coach who came from the Cubs, a team famous for ruining young arms, couldn't have helped.)<BR/>Girardi also was way to fond of 1 run strategies, as I recall. <BR/>Give the guy credit, though--he came out of his Marlins experience smelling like a rose...rdfrenchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03829717150954121219noreply@blogger.com