Yankees make the right choice.

[UTLCA]

ESPN - Source: Yanks officially offer skipper job to Girardi - MLB

[615 Vol]

Girardi couldn't handle the pressure in Florida with the Marlins so how is he going to handle the Steinbrenner clan getting on him.

[UTLCA]

Want to do your research and figure out what happened there?

[UTLCA]

He left because the Marlins ownership is terrible and he didn't like how they slashed payroll just weeks after hiring him without letting him know.

He also didn't like Loria yelling at umpires during games and yelled back at him to be quiet. That let to Loria almost firing him that day.

There is no pressure in S. Florida, and he won manager of the year there. I'd say he handled the situation as well as he could have.

[615 Vol]

Originally Posted by UTLCA

Want to do your research and figure out what happened there?

No. I'd rather just read all your posts since you have all the right answers.

[UTLCA]

I try to post correct things.

Better than the wrong ones right?

[justingroves]

Girardi couldn't get along with the Marlin's owner. However, he's been a Yankee and knows what he needs to do there.

One of two things will happen here. Girardi will be able to do his business and the Yanks will be pretty good or his mouth and hardheadedness will get him fired at season's end.

I'm just waiting for Girardi to tell Hank or George to shut up. Then the honeymoon will be over.

[GAVol]

Originally Posted by jkell24

Girardi couldn't handle the pressure in Florida with the Marlins so how is he going to handle the Steinbrenner clan getting on him.

That's really not what happened in Florida. He was the NL Manager of the Year, yet the Marlins management wanted him to do things differently.

[corona1898]

I am glad they signed him. The only person that is worse would be Mike Shula. Yankees Stink and they will continue to stink.

[justingroves]

Originally Posted by GAVol

That's really not what happened in Florida. He was the NL Manager of the Year, yet the Marlins management wanted him to do things differently.

And the Yankees have a high tolerance for managers doing things their own way?

[615 Vol]

Originally Posted by justingroves

And the Yankees have a high tolerance for managers doing things their own way?

Thank you. That was the point I was trying to make. How is he going to handle the first time Hank or George blast him in the media?

[Vercingetorix]

Before Yankees fans get too excited about having Girardi, they really ought to consider the following three things, in order:

1. all the excellent young starting pitchers Girardi had in 2006
2. the arm troubles almost all of them subsequently had after pitching one year for him
3. Philip Hughes

I didn't watch enough Marlins games in 2006 to know if Girardi was indeed overworking them, but he had four promising starting pitchers 24 and under with ERAs under 5, and the next year two of them were ineffective and two of them missed almost the entire year. That would be a red flag if my team had just hired him.