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The Yankees have offered Joe Girardi the job of manager, further emphasizing the fact that the Steinbrenner boys, and not their father, are now in control. According to reports, Girardi has been offered a three-year deal worth approximately $2-million a season. Negotiations are described as “ongoing” currently. As a side note, Don Mattingly has apparently turned down an offer to coach on his staff.
Assuming Girardi accepts the offer, he will take control of a team in transition. A-Rod has opted out and won’t be back. Posada, Rivera and Pettite all could leave as well. Hank Steinbrenner, who appears to be the new voice of ownership, has already suggested that fans be patient with next year’s team. Could this mean the Yankees are actually going to rebuild for a year?
We won’t know for a few days, but the opportunity is clearly there right now. Young pitchers are coming up and the farm system is as good as it has been in years. It’s hard to believe the Yankees would actually take a step or two back, but a new approach could be a welcome sight.
One thing’s for sure, Alex Rodriguez has lost all the goodwill he created in New York and beyond. Red Sox fans chanted “Don’t sign A-Rod” last night as their team celebrated a World Series and from the Post to ESPN, the timing of his opting out has been thoroughly derided (though perhaps welcomed by Yankees fans wanting to spoil Boston's media moment).
Photograph of Joe Girardi during Game 3 of the World Series
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Give it a break. In ten years the Yankees will be better than they have been in the last two years.
Seats at the new stadium will be $4.50 to $10.00 for the front row seats in the first base section. Upper deck free to all that show up with free bats, hats and helmets to first 40,000.
Snoopy, I assume that's sarcasm.
Also unless the Yanks drastically cut down on their payroll, even one "rebuilding" season can be very costly. Remember the last rebuilding seasons, aka the Mattingly Era.
Firstly, Scott Boras has done more to destroy baseball as "America's Pastime" than any other individual in history. He has, however, succeeded beyond anyone's wildest imagination, in turning the sport into a high-stakes business. Anyone doubting his influence need only read this week's New Yorker profile of him. The performance of a majority of his clients deteriorates after he "negotiates" on their behalf.
As for ARod, good riddance. Boras' timing of the announcement was as much showmanship as anything, but think of what the Yankees can buy with the money they save. ARod had a stellar year, but his performance in the post-season cannot be overemphasized. He is clearly a psychological liability for whatever team he plays for. That said, he will be remembered as perhaps one of the greatest (regular season) players in the history of the game. I recall being at a game two years ago when he hit 3HRs and had 13RBIs. That kind of excitement is rare. There can be little question that, if he remains healthy, he will surpass Bonds' HR record and set a number of other records before his first-round induction into Cooperstown.
He's going to Chicago. Boston don't need him.
Despite being a Yankee fan, I, along with many others, were impressed with the Red Sox in the series. They are truly an outstanding team.
I can't wait to see the future Ellsbury has in the majors.
Bye-bye Cooler! Maybe the team can get its head screwed on straight now.
There's no way the increase in attendance at Yankee Stadium is due solely to A-Rod's presence. That assertion is completely absurd. Scott Boras can go choke down a cock in the parking lot. A-Rod is a great player but not worth the headache or the money.
#4: Your math makes sense but only if ALL the attendance increase can be ascribed solely to A-Rod.
Considering the Yankees' attendance rose consistently throughout the Torre era, that would be hard to do. And we'll never know what the effect of his leaving will have on attendance, since 2008's being the Stadium's last year means once-in-a-lifetime circumstances, and afterwards of course they'll be in a new (smaller) park. And since YES had only been in operation for two years, one of which involved the Cablevision contretemps, before he arrived, his individual impact can't be determined there, either. Figures, though, that someone with the handle "GOP" is on the side of the rich getting richer.
If the Yankees payroll goes down I expect ticket prices will too!
Girardi=smart move.
Girardi=smart move
agree, but
2008=rebuilding/transition/2nd place finish/6-1/2 games behind Boston. ?Wild card. No ARod=No postseason choke.
Nothing I like to see more then the downfall of the Yanks. Go Sox!
Alex Rodriguez has lost all the goodwill he created in New York
Yeah, the New York fans and New York sports media really made his time here pleasant.
Oh, we're feeling bad for poor Arod because of the New York media and fans?
What about those players who work hard for lots less money and thrive here? The media gives them a fair shake. But when you put up hall of fame numbers and can't make a real post-season contribution AND you get paid that much?
He's an amazing player to watch and is certainly among the greatest to ever play, but it means beans when you can't fit into an organization.
Finally. Now we just have another week or so more of Yankees, Yankees, Yankees.
Joe Torre is gonna be the manager of the Dodgers, and Donnie Baseball is going with him. Now if the Dodgers sign A-Rod and maybe also get Posada and/or Rivera, they have rebuilt the Yanks in LA.
Arod isn't the problem. Mattingly is. The Yanks have never won with Don. The year after he retired they won. And they haven't won since he was the batting coach and bench coach. They will win it in 2008.