Heyman: Joe Girardi tried to spare A-Rod’s feelings in playoffs

Sources told CBS Sports’ Jon Heyman that Yankees manager Joe Girardi had a special request for the Yankee Stadium PA announcer when he removed Alex Rodriguez from postseason games: he had Rodriguez’s name omitted from the switch. Rodriguez was pulled for a pinch-hitter three times in his six postseason starts. Raul Ibanez, of course, homered…