Buddy of mine was talking to an older minor leaguer a few weeks ago whose been teammates with a lot of the young guys up with the team now.
He told him that the players hated girardi
He told him that the players hated girardi
Girardi Out As Yankee Manager
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Francesca claims that he’s been hearing rumblings since May between front office and Girardi and also mentioned that some players did not like him.
I’m sure Cashman knows exactly who he wants by now if that’s the case
I’m sure Cashman knows exactly who he wants by now if that’s the case
Interesting read. I do think it will be a challenge to find the right personality to bond with the players while living with the expectation to get the team deep into the World Series in year 1.
I pinch hit for him many a time in NES RBI baseball, where he was on the NL All Star team.
And you have a young core, you don't won't them to be developing in that kind of environment.
Until they hire a new manager, the paranoid Sox fan in me will be dreading a Cora press conference to announce that he's quitting as "the M of the BRS."
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I can't say exactly on what podcast it was, might have been a Baseball America one, but Josh Paul was very impressive in the interview I heard.I guess they don't work on blocking pitches and catching throws in the minors.
Nice to read this, I think Mattingly or A-Rod would be disastrous:
Joel ShermanVerified account @Joelsherman1 51s52 seconds ago
Can always be shocked but seen people throw out these names and I see 0 chance for #Yankees mgr: Mattingly, O’Neill, Posada, Randolph, A-Rod
Joel ShermanVerified account @Joelsherman1 51s52 seconds ago
Can always be shocked but seen people throw out these names and I see 0 chance for #Yankees mgr: Mattingly, O’Neill, Posada, Randolph, A-Rod
This guy would come out of nowhere, and he's analytical. Not sure how young he is, though. The fact that he still lives in mom's basement makes it hard to guess his age:
Me too, assuming him and Cashman get along ok. Someone good with young players and good with Cash. I'll worry about bullpen management later.
I have always respected Cashman, and making this move only increases that. He's taking a huge gamble here.
Kind of surprised Dave Martinez hasn't been mentioned yet, but I don't know if he has any relationship with Cashman.
Kind of surprised Dave Martinez hasn't been mentioned yet, but I don't know if he has any relationship with Cashman.
Listening to Francesa explain "analytics" to callers is hilarious. "It's not pitching matchups...its complex....and different ways of...the lineups and looking at things like that."
Betts and Bogaerts (and apparently ERod) were hurt. Devers was fine. Benintendi was fine. Vazquez was fine. JBJ seemed to be really the only inexplicable dropoff among the Yutes.
But regardless of the details, it may be that neither management saw either guy as they guy to lead them forward. (just guessing, like everyone else, in response to the observation that 3 successful managers were turfed).
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So much of today’s game is analytics and tip toeing around the kids who have been coddled since their first showcase. The Perfect Game USA generation.
That may be stretching it. I mean, sure Girardi could apparently be a hard-ass, but Dusty? He's in the running for the Nicest Guy in Baseball.
Part of me wonders it's less the coddling thing than the analytics. If you are a young player and your coach is "going with his gut" instead of trusting you in a situation ... well, I could get not being excited about that.
Shut the fuck up, dink.
(note: this insult is not meant to insinuate that a woman would not be qualified to manage a baseball team, it's meant to point out that Tyrone Biggums is, in fact, a dink.)
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Not too relevant, but NY has the highest ranking woman in any front office according to this April article, the only current female assistant GM (third ever), Jean Afterman:
http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/19103117/will-new-york-yankees-jean-afterman-baseball-first-female-gm-sport-lucky
http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/19103117/will-new-york-yankees-jean-afterman-baseball-first-female-gm-sport-lucky
All the speculation and suggestions seem to make it clear Cashman gets to decide and is apparently not being fettered by the need to select someone with 'necessary existing gravitas to merit pinstripes'. I sincerely hope this is true because nobody could possibly be more deserving of this freedom and control than Brian. Let him craft his masterpiece, until further notice I believe.
Yeah, Cashman doesn't actually own the team, but right now he owns this team, from top to bottom, and I'm very happy with that.
I wonder if David Cone would be a candidate, although he might be better as a pitching coach or some kind of assistant. Really big fan of his, though.
I wonder if David Cone would be a candidate, although he might be better as a pitching coach or some kind of assistant. Really big fan of his, though.
I learned that last week at a dinner with a bunch of very liberal people. Guy called his two gay friends dinks. Sounded homophobic, but then he spelled out the acronym.
Ooh, good call, I love that guy. I think he wants to keep playing if he can, though.
I think he has a big career as an analyst ahead of him. He's been great whenever he's been in the studio.
Whole lot easier gig than managing
Oh, boy, I like Granderson as much as I like Cora. I hope this isn't happening, as it would present a conflict in my little world.
He is supposedly up for Cora's job as bench coach with HOU, so maybe he is an asset (?).
The guy was an above average manager, with staying power. I would have kept him.