NEW YORK -- Even in the midst of a River Avenue freezeout, it didn't take long for Joe Girardi to get hot under the collar.
All it took, really, was a misplay by a relief pitcher that the New York Yankees manager must have instinctively known would cost his team the game in the 5-3 loss to the Houston Astros.
And not just any game, but the Yankees home opener. A game in which their diminished ace, Masahiro Tanaka, held his own against Dallas Keuchel, the Astros ace and reigning American League Cy Young Award winner.