Girardi sure looks terrible with how he's handled this whole ARod situation. -says he's going to find a way to play ARod in each of the games but then benches him in one and gives him a PH AB in another -denies ARod's request to play third base because "we're in the business of trying to win games" (this relates to the first point) but runs out Mark Teixeira (.197/.287/.334) every day. They're only 3.5 out of the second wild card but just traded their best hitter and two of their best three relievers -says his job description doesn't entail a farewell tour, conveniently forgetting Rivera and Jeter. I know ARod is viewed in a completely different light than those two players but while Rivera was pretty much his usual self that year, Jeter was not only horrible but batted second the whole year and might have cost them a playoff spot It's not like it's the rest of the year or even a month. It's four games. Just put him in the lineup for four games and you're done with him after Friday. Just all around, from his decisions to what he says to the media, Girardi has handled this about as poorly as he possibly could have.