Is everybody happy?

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I can guess at least one guy is!

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Girardi is.... GED10DaD

Joe has 9 Millions $$$ reasons to be happy

That's a lot better for him than going to the Cubs.

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That's right papi...this kid from Spokane is capable of giving anybody a good whack!





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No. He should've went to Chicago

Taco Bell's happy.

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Taco Bell's happy.

I'm sure his ortho guy (or gal) is pleased.

I am very happy with his return to Pinstripes.

On behalf of Red Sox fans everywhere....we're happy. Girardi hasn't shown us he can manage yet.

Gosh, Fenway, I believe he has. Go to the American League standings over the past couple of seasons, find the Red Sox, and then look up. That's where Girardi and the Yankees can be found.

BaseballDad1228 - Gee, I'm not saying the Yankees don't have money, talent, money and a good team. What I am saying is that Girardi has not demonstrated he knows the intracacies of managing, substitutions, managing starters and bullpen yet. He gets out managed quite a bit, and I'm not the only one who has noticed. Many of my Evil Empire friends complain about it (his lack of managing situations) as well. Even when he gets outmanaged, the talent (sometimes) makes up for it and they win. He's a former catcher so there is hope for him.

it is my opinion and mine alone......Helen Keller can manage a team with that much talent.for less money too.



yes,i'm a red sox fan.

I am with 20dad. How hard is it to manage the Yankees? Who is going to play 3b? Duh. Who is going to play SS? Who is going to play 2b? Who is going to play 1b? Get my point? The rotation is set. The bull pen is the bull pen. Just get it to the 9th and let the guy do his job he has been doing for years. If they need something they go out and buy it.

Its all in the arms. You got them you win. You dont have them you dont. The best managers have the best pitching.

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Its all in the arms. You got them you win. You dont have them you dont.

That is an "all-time" truth...aint it?

I've got more friends than you who are Yankees fans who are very happy with Girardi, myself included. He won a World Series in 2009. There is no better evidence that he can manage than that.

I think to be a good manager of the Yankees or a team like them is that you have to be not so much a baseball manager as a manager of men. It's great if you're both, but you can still win by keeping the egos in check, serving as a sort of punching bag from media attention ( kind of like Francona in his first years with Boston), learning to use what little flexibility you have in your lineup due to salaries, reputation, and such. The lineups are preordained in many spots so skillful use of the other guys, utility and middle relievers is critical. You don't have to be much of a teacher as most of the key position guys come over as great players already. Having a good pitching coach doesn't hurt though. If the Yankees had Duncan, they might never lose.