Thank You Joe Girardi
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This season seemed like the first where he looked even closely at ease with the NY media. Some of his post game press conferences of losses were must see TV for non-Yankee fans.
I've always like Joe. I appreciated the mentality he brought to the team, the grinding, the professionalism. But I know some of that wears thin over time. I hope he enjoys great success with whatever he does next and will root for him wherever he goes, as long as it isn't against the Yankees.
Thanks most of all for 1996 because Girardi was the defensive catcher brought in to stabilize the pitching staff. The prior catcher, Mike Stanley, was more bat and a lot less glove. Girardi provided enough offense, including a triple off Greg Maddux in Game 6 of the World Series that knocked in an early run, possible the first. My wife and I had seats about 40 rows up that night, good enough so that I could watch Girardi leg out that triple. He could run pretty well for a catcher.
As a manager, Girardi was fundamentally sound. Totally prepared. But he seemed like a robot in some ways, not an instinctive in-game manager like Billy Martin, Earl Weaver or even the Torre/Zimmer team that ran the Yankees from 1996-2005.
I'm glad Joe is going home to his family before burnout set in. Hope he leaves baseball and finds a job as a college athletic director. Girardi always seemed like a college coach to me.
As a manager, Girardi was fundamentally sound. Totally prepared. But he seemed like a robot in some ways, not an instinctive in-game manager like Billy Martin, Earl Weaver or even the Torre/Zimmer team that ran the Yankees from 1996-2005.
I'm glad Joe is going home to his family before burnout set in. Hope he leaves baseball and finds a job as a college athletic director. Girardi always seemed like a college coach to me.
Was very surprised by this although I didn't follow the Yankees closely. I thought Joe did a good job and was well respected. Hope he ends up where he wants to be.
