Protest Yanks vs Sox

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So here is the situation. Josh Beckett is pitching in the bottom of the 5th (and not well, for the record). He missed his last start due to back spasms and stumbled after a pitcher earlier in the inning (it was raining here in NY). No one is warming up in the bullpen. So pitching coach John Farrell comes out to the mound, says something to Beckett, and then immediately points to the bullpen. He then turns to HP umpire Angel Campos and says something along the lines of "we gotta get a new guy in here, Beckett is hurt." Manny Delcarmen comes in and is allowed extra warmups to get loose. The trainer came out with manager Terry Francona after the change was signaled.

Delcarmen gets out of the 5th inning, and between innings Girardi goes out to protest the call with crew chief Larry Vanover.

So what do we have here gentlemen? Did Girardi wait too long to lodge his complaint? Do we have a protestable offense if he makes his case earlier?

Here is video and a recap:

Yankees protest loss to Red Sox | MLB.com: News