There’s a lot to write about today! ESPN is reporting a reliable source has just revealed that Joe Girardi has been offered the job as Yankees manager for next season. Let me just add that the Yankees couldn’t have made a better choice. He’s got a great career with the organization as a player with 3 World Series rings and on the coaching staff as a the bench coach under Torre. He’s also proven himself as a manager in 2006 turning the Marlins into a winner and landing the NL manager of the year award.
It’s with sadness that we close the book on one Joe era. Mr. Torre you’re the best. The Yankees should have treated you with more class. I have to admit though, as we open the book on the new Joe era, I’m feeling the refreshing winds of change. The Yankees essentially have new owners (George has passed the baton to his kids), a great group of young and talented players, a new ballpark in coming in 2009, a ton of cash thanks to A-Rod’s departure, and a new manager to lead them into a promising future. Welcome, Joe Girardi. We already know you look good in pinstripes and I think the team’s going to look good with you in the lead.
