Oct/070
Joe Girardi: Congrats But No Congrats
I’m torn. I’m acting like a selfish little brat right now. I should be happy for Joe Girardi on grabbing the New York Yankees managerial position, but I’m not. Call me a bitter Marlins fan, but what should have been a follow up season to build on turned out to be a major step backwards. I can’t help but wonder if it’s partially the managers fault. It’s not Joe Girardi’s fault, he was shoved out the door by the puppet master nor his fault the Marlins took a step backwards.
The fact is we had our manager and we had him cheap. That’s something the Marlins are unable to do often. Get there man and afford him at the same time. It’s the knack of the front office to chew up guys and spit them out when they can’t afford them. This wasn’t the case. This was a case of Girardi being Loria’s guy and Fredi being Beinfest’s guy. Obviously Loria has the say and took Girardi. They butted heads midseason and we saw how that turned out. Girardi and company yelling from the dugout for Loria to shut the hell up doesn’t help either. I really don’t care what Loria thinks when it comes to Joe Girardi, the man knew how to get his guys ready to play and play disciplined. That’s something we missed this season with Fredi Gonzalez manning the pine.
Is it right for me to act like a selfish Marlins fan? I don’t think it’s right but I do HAVE the right. Joe Girardi has been walking around for the past year and a half with a chip on his shoulder and finally gets to show his managerial skills in the bright lights. I wish nothing but the best for Joe Girardi in New York City and hopefully he can find the same success that Joe Torre did for the last 12 years.
How do you feel about Joe heading off to New York?
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