Girardi and Nunez

In the last few days Joe Girardi has used Eduardo Nunez in a couple of ways that I like a lot:

• Using Nunez as a pinch-hitter/DH instead of the Ghost of Andruw Jones. On Sunday he used Nunez as a pinch hitter for Eric Chavez. This made me happy: when Toronto brought in a lefty reliever, I was expecting the usual move to Jones, following by the usual ensuing strikeout with Jones trying to pull a ball that is a foot outside. Tonight against Lester, Nunez is starting at DH.

• Not using Nunez in the field tonight, thus significantly reducing the probability that I might throw my remote control at the TV and suffer a shoulder tear. :)

Going to Nunez had good results during Sunday's comeback; Nunez ignited the 7th-inning rally with a pinch-hit single, and later drove in the go-ahead run with a sacrifice fly. Regardless of tonight's results, it is the right move; continuing to use Jones would just be the definition of insanity.