Posted on 10/30/2007 1:38:18 PM PDT by STARWISE
Good, solid man.
BASEBALL; Throughout Life’s Many Travails, the Yankees’ Girardi Is Keeping the Faith
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Catchers make good managers. I wish him luck...
I wish Joe the best of luck. At another team, next year. For now, he is in league with satan... ;-)
He's going to need it!
True but they were competitive until about August or so if I remember correctly. Not too bad with 22 rookies on the team.
Sounds like a good guy. My personal opinion I don’t know why anyone would work for Stienbrenner.
Good man; girly sport. Thank God it’s over for another year!
Thank God the Reds passed on him. Horrible handler of the pitchign staff. Friend who is a fan of the marlins was in agony through out his tenure at the marlins because he was clueless as to how to handle the pitchers.
Of course the Reds picked up the WORST handler of the pitching staff. Dusty “aces arms a dragging” Baker.... Ugh.
a good manager is a good start....
now we need a good third baseman/first baseman...and shore up the holes in the pitching rotation!!!!
The new Joe will be a winner for the Yanks.
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rhymes with "Class Mole."
I happen to know Joe Girardi, not real well, but we’re more than just acquaintances. He is a gem of a human being, with a delightful family (two years ago when his son was five, the boy could field and hit better than most twelve year olds), and a degree of intelligence that’s truly impressive.
He’ll make a fantastic manager for the Yankees, as long as he learns a little bit about the care and feeding of upper management, which was his only weak spot with the Marlins.
All is well in Yankeeland. I don’t know why fans are so glum! The most overrated manager in baseball history, St. Torre, is finally gone. And the black hole of egos, The Lightning Rod, is gone too. Good riddance to both! Time for a passionate tough-ass like Girardi to shake things up in the clubhouse. I think they should also bring Paul O’Neill in as bench coach.
Or even Batting Coach. I've often stated that the heart went out of that Yankees team the day that O'Neil hung up his playing spikes. He was the heart and soul of that great team during the 90's
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Your friend is clueless regarding Girardi’s ability to handle a pitching staff both as a catcher and a manager.
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