The most absurd letter ever and various other thoughts

So. I'm home. Back in the 518. I opened the opinion section of the newspaper here, and read the following letter.

"Girardi shouldn’t have held back ace in finale

Last Wednesday [Sept. 28], four teams had a chance to make the playoffs in the wild card races on the final night of the baseball season. Would it be the Tampa Bay Rays or Boston in the American League? The St. Louis Cardinals or the Atlanta Braves in the National?
The games themselves were epics. Most true baseball fans were channel-surfing, not wanting to miss any of the action. The Yankees were having their way with the Rays, leading 7-0, going into the bottom of the eighth inning. Then, the unlikeliest of things happened: Three Yankee pitchers imploded, as the Rays scored six runs. With a one-run lead entering the bottom of the ninth, Yankee manager Joe Girardi chose not to try to win the game. He refused to bring in baseball’s all-time save leader, Mariano Rivera, reserving him for the playoffs beginning two nights later.
Girardi’s inaction sullied the game. He owed it to baseball fans everywhere, but more importantly to the integrity of the game. You should try to win every game you play.
If Joe Girardi is not suspended by the commissioner for this insult, he should at least feel ashamed. No, this is not quite the Black Sox scandal of 1919, but it shouldn’t be minimized, either."

This is absolutely absurd. Rivalries mean nothing to this man. There is nothing quite like a good rivalry. I have literally no issues with the way Girardi handled the last game of the regualar season. In fact, I was cheering for the Rays. (See my earlier post for more on that)

However, now, I am a member of a new team, #TeamFireGirardi. Joe "Retardi" Girardi's overmanagement of the critical Game 5 was dismal. When you're spot pitching in the 3rd inning, there's no turning back. The Yankees could have won this game. Is Retardi the only one to blame? No. We can blame the "Terrible Three" of Alex "Centuar" Rodriguez, Mark "Horseface" Teixeria, and Nicholas "Nick" Swisher.

These three SUCKED. SO HARD this series. There was no need for them to bat all in a row. More often than not, it was three outs in a row. Retardi should have switched them up.

Lastly, where was Jesus "The Second Coming" Montero this series? He was non existent. What's the point of putting him on the roster if you're not going to play him? He can hit better than Russel "The Muscle" Martin, and his defense can't be THAT terrible.

All said and done, a disapointing showing for the Pinstripers. It's going to be a long winter, filled with CC Sabathia drama and NBA lockout drama.

And, the long awaited "Favorite Team Left", I'm rooting for the................. MILWAUKEE BREWERS! I dunno why. Just a change in pace. Go BrewCrew!