Joe Girardi stories:
Yankees' Joe Girardi pondering team's batting order, centerfield
Feb 18th, 2010 - BostonHerald
tampa, fla. - although the race for the fifth starter will command much of the attention, joe girardi has another issue at the top of his spring training to-do list.
"i think our no. 1 concern is probably ironing out our lineup out of springJeter concerned with team, not contract as free agency looms
Feb 24th, 2010 - New York Pos
after this season is complete. like mariano rivera and joe girardi, jeter is in the final year of a deal and eligible for free agency this coming november. citing organizational policy, gm brian cashman refuses to discuss new deals
Joe Girardi videos from YouTube:
1:07Joe Girardi wakes up Yanks
Way to go Joe. I felt the buzz that only Billy Martin could create back in his day. This was the spark that we could build on.
3:18Exclusive Joe Girardi interview
www. yesnetwork.com As new Yankees manager, Joe Girardi tells YES that he's happy to be back in pinstripes.
3:28Joe Girardi Press Conference 11/01/07
Joe Girardi is named the 32nd Manager in Yankees History.
Joe Girardi from WikiPedia:
- Chicago Cubs (1989–1992)
- Colorado Rockies (1993–1995)
- New York Yankees (1996–1999)
- Chicago Cubs (2000–2002)
- St. Louis Cardinals (2003)
- Florida Marlins (2006)
- New York Yankees (2008–present)
Joseph Elliot Girardi (born October 14, 1964 in Peoria, Illinois) is the manager of the New York Yankees, and a former Major League Baseball catcher. During his playing career, he was a catcher for the Chicago Cubs, the Colorado Rockies, the New York Yankees, and St. Louis Cardinals. He was also manager of the Florida Marlins in 2006, where he was named National League Manager of the Year.
A native of East Peoria, Illinois, he attended East Peoria Central Junior High School. He then attended Spalding Institute (now merged into Peoria Notre Dame High School) in Peoria, Illinois, where he played quarterback for head football Coach Tommy Kahn and was the catcher for Coach David Lang's baseball teams. He went on to play baseball at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, where he earned a bachelor of science degree in industrial engineering, and he was initiated into the Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity. He was the first sophomore to be elected president of a fraternity at Northwestern.
Read more on WikiPedia
