GM Brian Cashman Not Ready To Fire Girardi Just Yet
by Matt Buggenhagen on Jun 25, 2009 8:51 AM EDT
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PrintGeneral Manager Brian Cashman was in Atlanta Wednesday, but it wasn't to fire manager Joe Girardi or hitting coach Rob Long says a report in the NY Post.
Cashman who was on hand for the Yankees 8-4 win over the Braves was there however to "shake up" his lethargic team.
"There was no yelling, Cash isn't that guy, but he let us know he was here. He means business, I mean he flew to Atlanta", said Yankee first baseman Mark Teixeira.
As has always been the case with the Yankees when the team starts to go in the tank everybody's job becomes in jeopardy (Cashman no exception) and Girardi knows that.
"I know the drill here," said Girardi, whose club is five games back of the AL East-leading Red Sox. "You don't win you go home. I know what we need to do."
However, for now it appears Girardi and Long are both safe, but we know that could change in a "New York minute."
"I think Joe has done an excellent job," Cashman said. "We have been scuffling for three weeks, and you don't see him slumped over, acting like woe is me or on edge. He is doing everything he needs to do."
As for Long, Cashman isn't blaming the slump solely on him.
"Three weeks ago we had the best offense in baseball, you go through ups and downs," Cashman said. "Kevin Long does a good job."
The Yankees are currently 39-32 and trail the AL East leading Red Sox by five games; however, as of today they are tied with the Blue Jays for the AL wild card.
If things don't start changing, and I mean changing SOON in the Bronx I don't see the Girardi show lasting much longer.
This weekend will be a critical one for Girardi, and embarrassing showing against the Mets could be all it takes to break the camels back.
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You forgot to include “who gives a shit” in the poll. Only the Yankees fans would possibly be so ready to fire a capable manager who is liked and respected by the entire team when the team has a winning record, is only 5 games out of first, and would make the playoffs if the season ended today.
If spending a half a billion dollars in the first offseason in the past 15 years that you did NOT make the playoffs isn’t enough to put your team over the hump and any result other than a championship is totally unacceptable, then why don’t the steinbrenners just pony up to create their own league…“The Super Major Baseball League” and they can refuse to invite any other teams and just grant themselves the championship trophy every season and leave the rest of the nation’s baseball fans in peace.
Enough with the whining already. You’ve never had to watch your favorite player leave the team because you couldn’t afford him. You’ve gotten to watch the best players in the game in the post season every year but one in the span that it takes to take your kid to his first tball game through watching him play his first college game. You’ve won nearly a quarter of all the world series that have ever happened. But I know that it is never enough, so stop your bitching, start your own league, announce yourselves the champion every year, sell your gear, make money off your tv station, and then shut the hell up and leave us in peace.
Who gives a shit if they fire Girardi? He won’t ever be appreciated by Yankees fans whether he wins or loses.
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