We know we've been harping on Alex Rodriguez quite a bit this week, but he is just making it real easy on us. A-Rod had one hit last night but struck out in a situation that just required him to put the ball in play. Joe Girardi waited until the final at-bat to pinch hit for him, but by then, it was too late. Now, Girardi is starting early. Rodriguez is not in the starting lineup for Game 5. Is this the right move?

Which team will win Game 5 of the Yankees-Orioles AL Division Series? (Series tied 2-2)

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  48%
  Yankees (CC Sabathia, 15-6, 3.38 ERA)
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  52%
  Orioles (Jason Hammel, 8-6, 3.43 ERA)

(Total votes: 101,349)

• thsCoach99: "The Yanks created their own problem with A-ROD. Just because you CAN pay someone 200 million that is aging doesn't mean you should!! The guy is getting 20 million per though 2017. Get used to it NYC.....he's going to be around for a while."
• SEC Post Game Interpreter: "Jeffrey Mayer has done more for the Yankees in the Playoffs than ARod and he wasn't on the payroll."
• yanksfan923: "A-Rod and Granderson must be benched."
• mmoney0021: "The offense has been a total embarrassment the last few games. Did I miss something or did Verlander, King Felix, and Strasburg morph into the Orioles rotation? To make a bunch of average at best pitchers look like Cy Young candidates is awful. The Yankees deserve to lose if their lineup doesn't come out tonight and hit the cover off the baseball."
• NYFG_Jpe: "That was pretty disgusting effort last night by the Yankees. Cano, Teixeira, Granderson, Swisher, and A-Rod have all disappeared."

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