Joe Girardi

  1. 1958 World Series: Whitey Ford Lost, but Joe Girardi Wasn't Upset

    Joe Girardi would have been satisfied. For Mr. Girardi as well as for most of today's managers, all that they ask their starting pitcher to do is to give their team a chance to win...

    Harold Friend Written by Harold Friend about 3 months ago 190 reads 0 comments

  2. NY Yankees: Will an Extra Wild Card Re-Ignite the Yankees-Red Sox Rivalry?

    When I heard the Houston Astros would be taking their perennial mediocrity show to the American League next season, I felt awkward—kind of like when a grandparent gets re-married...

    Matt David Written by Matt David about 3 months ago 1,543 reads 13 comments

  3. Joe Girardi and David Cone Lead Veterans Day USO Package Drive for Troops

    Early on Veterans Day morning, the New York Yankees teamed up with Bank of America employees to prepare 5,000 gift packages that the United Service Organizations (USO) will send to troops serving overseas...

    Ken Kraetzer Written by Ken Kraetzer about 3 months ago 186 reads 2 comments

  4. MLB Manager of the Year Award 2011: Odds for Top AL & NL Candidates

    The MLB award season is growing closer and there will be a number of prestigious honors that will be announced. One of these honors is the Manager of the Year Award for both the National League and the American League...

    Robert Knapel Written by Robert Knapel about 3 months ago 1,625 reads 11 comments

  5. Joe Girardi Denigrates the New York Yankees' Great World Series Performances

    The New York Yankees have won 40 pennants since 1921. They have been World Champions 27 times. Joe Girardi is a smart man. So are Alex Rodriguez , Mark Teixeira and Nick Swisher...

    Harold Friend Written by Harold Friend about 4 months ago 311 reads 21 comments

  6. New York Yankees: Why They Must Sign Terry Francona If Joe Girardi Is Fired

    While making it to October is the sign of a good season for some teams, for the New York Yankees anything short of hoisting the championship trophy at the end of the season is considered a disappointing season...

    Joel Reuter Written by Joel Reuter about 4 months ago 4,222 reads 22 comments

  7. New York Yankees: 5 Reasons Joe Girardi Is Still the Man to Lead Yankees

    There's no hiding that Yankee fans and Yankee haters alike doubt Joe Girardi 's ability to lead the Yankees next season. But, regardless of these claims, he's proven to have managerial assets essential for future success for New York...

    Danielle Ennis Written by Danielle Ennis about 4 months ago 235 reads 0 comments

  8. MLB Baseball: Seriously, Did the Yankees and Their Fans Really Expect to Win?

    The Yankees "Mission Statement" is to win it all every year, and when that fails to happen the entire season is a failure. The Yankees know that it's not a realistic goal, but one must have a standard to strive for...

    Darcy Fournier Written by Darcy Fournier about 4 months ago 512 reads 16 comments

  9. 2011 MLB Playoffs: 5 Yankees Responsible for Game 5 Loss

    Dear middle of the New York Yankees lineup, I would like to take this time to thank you for showing up this October ...

    Pete Schauer Written by Pete Schauer about 4 months ago 168 reads 20 comments

  10. MLB Playoffs 2011: Yankees Fans Win Statistical Battles, Lose ALDS

    How ironic that a film extolling the virtues of using a statistical approach to winning baseball games was released at about the same time as the 2011 New York Yankees - Detroit Tigers playoff series started...

    Harold Friend Written by Harold Friend about 4 months ago 169 reads 2 comments

  11. Joe Girardi: Did Yankees Skipper Cost Team with Layoff During Final Week?

    With one week to go in the 2011 Major League Baseball season, the New York Yankees had accomplished everything they had set out to do...

    Orly Rios Jr. Written by Orly Rios Jr. about 4 months ago 996 reads 25 comments

  12. Tigers vs. Yankees: Joe Girardi's Quick Trigger Destroys Magical Season

    Sure you can blame the New York Yankees ' lack of offense for their 3-2 Game 5 loss in the ALDS against the Detroit Tigers , but the real reason the Yankees lost was manager Joe Girardi ...

    Eric Ball Written by Eric Ball about 4 months ago 4,338 reads 49 comments

  13. New York Yankees: Ranking the 5 Most Blamable Yankees In This Series

    Have you seen these men? Since the end of August, authorities have been searching for the man on the left. The gentleman on the right has been missing since June. Both were last seen in the vicinity of 161st Street and River Avenue in the Bronx...

    Rick Weiner Written by Rick Weiner about 5 months ago 279 reads 2 comments

  14. Yankees' Baseball Season Is in A.J. Burnett's Hands: Can He Come Through?

    If anyone had told a Yankee fan around mid-August that the entire season would come down to a road game in the first round of the playoffs with A.J. Burnett on the mound, they'd have been met with a pained expression...

    Ben Shapiro Written by Ben Shapiro about 5 months ago 150 reads 3 comments

  15. Yankees Need More Bold Lineup Changes: Rodriguez to 3-Slot, Posada to Bench

    Heading into Game 1 of the ALDS series with Detroit, Yankees ' manager Joe Girardi made the decision to move Mark Teixeira from his customary position as the three-hitter to fifth in the order...

    Joseph Browne Written by Joseph Browne about 5 months ago 166 reads 0 comments

  16. ALDS Game 2 Reaction: Joe Girardi Deserves Blame for Game 2 Loss

    The Yankees head to Detroit for Game 3 tonight after losing home field advantage on Sunday. Much has been made of Max Scherzer's impressive performance and the weather conditions ...

    Eric Nehs Written by Eric Nehs about 5 months ago 133 reads 0 comments

  17. Yankees' Teixeira, Not Who He Once Was, Must Produce for Team to Advance

    When the Yankees brought Mark Teixeira to New York in the winter of 2008, there was every reason to believe that they were getting the exact player they needed to fill out their lineup...

    Joseph Browne Written by Joseph Browne about 5 months ago 67 reads 0 comments

  18. Aftermath: How Do MLB Managers Rank Following Last Night's Collapses?

    Unless you are a Red Sox or Atlanta Braves fan, I can't see how last night wasn't one of the most amazing nights of baseball you have ever seen...

    Ryan C. Smith Written by Ryan C. Smith about 5 months ago 134 reads 0 comments

  19. Yankees Take Early Vacation in Tampa, Go Home Losers of Four Straight

    Nobody likes leaving things undone. Even serial procrastinators dislike that feeling we all get when we know we have something that needs doing...

    Joseph Browne Written by Joseph Browne about 5 months ago 31 reads 0 comments

  20. 2011 MLB Playoffs: Power Ranking the Managers

    Baseball managers are like television producers: No matter how good of a job they do, the credit will always be deflected towards the people working under them...

    Jarrad Saffren Written by Jarrad Saffren about 5 months ago 1,047 reads 39 comments

  21. Red Sox Fans Looking To Place Blame Should Not Look to the Bronx

    The moment Jacoby Ellsbsury's home run sailed deep into the Bronx night on Sunday the grumblings began. "Sure the Yanks are playing the Rays , but they're going to use Triple A lineup...

    Ben Shapiro Written by Ben Shapiro about 5 months ago 292 reads 1 comments

  22. How Joe Girardi May Have Saved the Red Sox and Major League Baseball

    OK, so it goes without saying that I love baseball. I love baseball because there are certain little idiosyncrasies in the sport that make it all the worth watching...

    Brandon Lott Written by Brandon Lott about 5 months ago 652 reads 10 comments

  23. AL Manager of the Year: Yankees Manager Joe Girardi Doesn't Deserve the Award

    The Yankees have won the AL East and have already clinched the best record in the American League, giving them home-field advantage until the World Series...

    Michael Moraitis Written by Michael Moraitis about 5 months ago 741 reads 21 comments

  24. Joe Girardi's Pettiness Cost Baseball Fans an Iconic Moment

    Joe Girardi’s actions are inexcusable under any circumstances. He has acted in a petty, unacceptable manner at the most inopportune time. Joe Girardi prevented one of the most poignant moments in baseball history from happening...

    Harold Friend Written by Harold Friend about 5 months ago 531 reads 26 comments

  25. New York Yankees: A Fan's Solution to the 6-Man Rotation Problem

    We as fans would hope that Girardi would listen to us, but he won't. Instead he'll continue the circus that is his six-man rotation...

    Michael Moraitis Written by Michael Moraitis about 5 months ago 387 reads 3 comments