Joe Girardi is a bollox , but you all knew that anyway MINNEAPOLIS - Eight days after Joe Girardi protested what he believed to be an illegal pitching change by the Red Sox, he found himself the target of another manager's criticism. Following Wednesday night's 3-2 Yankees win, Twins skipper Ron Gardenhire expressed his displeasure with Girardi, who sent Andy Pettitte to the mound for the ninth inning, then walked to the mound to bring in Mariano Rivera before Pettitte threw a pitch. "You don't normally get that long in between innings to do all of that," Gardenhire said. "But that's a situation Major League Baseball needs to take care of. If your bullpen isn't ready and the starter goes out there, he should have to face a batter. That's just the way it should be." Girardi defended his move, saying he was playing "within the rules. "I have that option to send the starter out there to get my closer ready," said Girardi, who wasn't going to bring Rivera in until Nick Swisher gave the Yankees a lead with his two-out homer in the ninth. Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/2010/05/28/2010-05-28_yes_broadcaster_kim_jones_disgusted_by_yankees_fan_who_took_bite_of_pork_chop_du.html#ixzz0pE78bpAO