PHILADELPHIA — Speaking after the Red Sox’ 11-6 win over Philadelphia, Red Sox starter Brad Penny addressed Yankees’ manager Joe Girardi’s assertion Friday that he threw at Alex Rodriguez on purpose in the Sox’ win over New York, Thursday. 

“Why is he bringing it up a day later? Why not talk about it Thursday?” Penny said. “The game’s over with. I think he’s just frustrated. They have a good team and a good lineup. It’s not like this (season’s) over. It’s far from over.”

Regarding the pitch that hit A-Rod, Penny responded, “I don’t care what [Giardi] thinks. I didn’t hit him intentionally. I’m just pitching. We don’t go back and say they hit us intentionally. We’ve got games to worry about, not that (stuff). I don’t give a (care) what he says. He needs to worry about managing and let the league and the umpires take care of their job and he an take care of his.”

The Sox starter said, unlike the Yankees, the Red Sox haven’t filed complaints to the league when similar situations have come up involving their hitters. “And they called the commissioner’s office. Come on. Let’s play baseball. What’s over’s over. It wasn’t intentional. Let’s move forward.”

Sunday, Girardi responded one more time.

“He’s got to do what he thinks is right and I’m OK with that,” Girardi told reporters before hit team’s game against the Mets. “It’s not like I blasted Brad Penny – I just said I thought he hit Alex Rodriguez on purpose. I wasn’t 100 percent sure and only Brad Penny knows.

“I shared a feeling that I had and didn’t mean to stir anything up. I just said what I thought.”

• http://mozilla Rick

  Girardi did what he intended to do , Get into Penny’s head and also downgrading Penny’s value in a trade.

• Buzzsaw

  I would not trade Penny. I don’t care about Smoltz. We don’t know what Smoltz is going to give us but we do know what Penny brings to the table. It’s about time someone drilled a Yankee as we have been getting drilled over and over. He is a quality pitcher and has a Beckett-like edge to him. You can see in the dugout that Beckett and Penny are birds of a feather. Maybe Smoltz can start when Daisuke goes on the DL with a phantom injury.

  Girardi sucks as a manager and I agree with Penny that he should stick with managing as he leaves a lot to be desired in that arena..

  Buzzsaw

• http://deweyshouse.com Jimmy

  “Get into Penny’s head and also downgrading Penny’s value in a trade.”

  How exactly did Penny’s trade value decline? He pitched his best game of the year that night, was toughing 98 MPH, and he showed poise after getting a dubious warning for hitting A-Rod. His trade value is a its peak.

  Girardi comes off looking like an ape here. I’d be shocked if he’s still in the dugout in 2010.

• http://weei sean

  Get into Penny’s head? Downgrading trade value? What’s Rick “thinking”?!? Girardi’s a pathetic manager and, additionally, seems to be a really weird dude.

• Joe

  What the hell is Rick talking about? Rick, come back, I need to understand why you sound like such a frigging idiot.

• Pat

  Ok Joe, and that punk Joba (Meth Mom) Chamberlain didn’t hit Jason Bay on purpose between the numbers last month after he hit a home run either, right? You didn’t say anything about that, did you Joe? Your team sucks and you suck as a manager.

• Randy

  Rick, you’re such an amusing little idiot. Girardi get into Penny’s head ?? You give him far too much credit. The guy can’t even motivate the most expensive collection of talent in the entire league much less play mind games with someone on another team. Great teams play through problems, less then great teams look for excuses. Keep looking Joe,…and Rick.