Joe Girardi's hunch on Dustin Ackley pays off for Yankees

Posted Sep 14, 2015
Facing Toronto Blue Jays knuckleballer R.A. Dickey, Girardi penciled in Dustin Ackley at first base, giving Bird the day off. Girardi went with the veteran hand of Ackley, instead of exposing Bird to something he had rarely seen. "(Ackley) had had some success off him in the past, and I talked to Greg Bird, he had seen one knuckleballer in his career in the minor leagues," Girardi said. (NJ.com)

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