Christian LF
Jeter SS
Abreu RF
A. Rodriguez 3B
Nady DH
Cano 2B
Sexson 1B
I. Rodriguez C
Cabrera CF

I have a question for Joe Girardi: What they hell was this? Johnny Damon is leading the AL in hitting and reportedly said he “felt fine”, so why did Justin Christian leadoff? I’m fine with playing Christian in center and batting him last because he had been hitting well against lefties in a recent small sample, but you can’t put Melky Cabrera in this lineup in favor of Damon. You can’t. This is the New York Yankees, we are in a pennant race and if you keep doing this, we won’t be.

Runners on 1st and 3rd with one out in the second, Melky is up. He swings at the first pitch and GIDPs. Joe, that was chokeball on your part. Melky shouldn’t see the field much over the next two months and when he does, it better be because Damon asks out or in favor of Christian against a RHP.

Matsui is coming back soon, here’s what the alignment should be when he returns:

LF Nady
CF Damon
RF Abreu
DH Matsui

I’d rather have Christian on the bench and send Melky down because of Christian’s base running ability. I’ve had it with Melky and his -3.4 VORP. After his hot start, he’s been an out machine over the last few months.  

Also, Joe, Jason Giambi has a higher OPS against LHP than he does against RHP, yet he sits every single time a LHP takes the mound. WHY?