According to reports at both ESPN and the LoHud Yankee Blog, run by Yankee Beat Writer extraordinaire Peter Abraham, Joe Girardi has accepted the offered job of Yankee manager and has signed on for a three year deal worth $7.5 million. Less than Torre's proposed deal, obviously, but pretty good pay for a guy to sit on the bench and routinely watch 162 (hopefully more) baseball games a season. I think this is a good start for the Yankees. When looking at the big 3 of free agents for the team: Posada, Pettitte and Rivera, they all have connections to Girardi. Girardi was Posada's mentor, and he had good rapports with Pettitte and Rivera, catching for both of them. Although Mattingly was the favorite, I think going with Girardi, who has had recent managerial success with an inferior team in the form of the 2006 Florida Marlins, is a good choice. We'll see who makes up his coaching staff but I think this is a great start for the Yankees.
Oh, and by the way, me being from Vermont, I like to hear about hunting trips gone wrong (as long as nobody dies) and here's a great one from ESPN: http://sports.espn.go.com/outdoors/hunting/news/story?id=3086588 . Just check that out, it'll give you a good chuckle I think. I was never planning on teaching my dog how to "shoot".
Alright, we'll see what happens. Red Sox Victory parade in Boston today, hopefully the city will be standing afterwards. Congrats again to the Red Sox and their "Nation". Pathetic? Yes. But loyalty is beautiful no matter where you sit, even if it makes you sick....
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