Joe Girardi is out as Yankees Skipper

The Joe Girardi era in New York is over.

A 10-year ride that included a World Series title in 2009 and a return to prominence in 2017 ends with Girardi simply saying the Yankees didn't want him back.

Those Yankee fans who clamored for Girardi to be let go after Game 2 of the ALDS against the Indians got their wish.

"With a heavy heart I come to you because the Yankees decided not to bring me back," Girardi said in a statement.

The decision by the Yankees is surprising considering the Yankees overachieved in 2017. With so many young players, the team wasn't expected to be competitive this season, but Girardi got the most out of the budding talent as the Bombers won 91 games and advanced all the way to Game 7 of the American League Championship Series.

Under his guidance, Aaron Judge became a superstar, belting 59 home runs, breaking a Major League rookie record. Luis Severino became the ace of the pitching staff, and the Yankees found budding young stars in guys like Clint Fraizer and Gary Sanchez. In all, Girardi set the Yankees up nicely for years to come. Whomever takes the job will have a plethora of talent to work with.

The Yankee job instantly becomes both the games most coveted job, and worst job. Why? With so much good talent on this team, it would take monumental incompetence to fail. There are no excuses for whomever takes over -- the Yankees are expected to win right away.

With both Girardi and Brian Cashman as free agents, the thought was that both would be back. It appears that only Cashman will return to his role as General Manager.

Whether Girardi ends up with the Washington Nationals, who still have an opening, or elsewhere, or just retires is anyone's guess. If he does plan to manage again, he's going to command a high price and will want to run a team that can win right away. he

As for the Yankees, the battle to find his replacement begins...

Comments

Jets, Dolphins and Patriots Playoff Breakdown

Here are the formuli that could get the Jets into and out of the playoff party this season: 1) If the Jets win against Seattle and Miami, they win the AFC East based on a better conference record (8-4) than the New England Patriots, even if New England wins out as well. 2) If the Patriots win out and the Dolphins win out and finish at 11-5, the Jets would be 10-6, or 9-7, and probably out of the playoffs. Both New England and Miami would make the playoffs, with the Dolphins as a divison winner and the Patriots as a wild card. The Patriots make the postseason if Baltimore loses one of its final two games. 3) If the Patriots win out and the Dolphins and Jets split, then the Patriots win the AFC East. The Jets will have to hope that they beat Miami to win that tie-breaker and, further, hope that they have a better conference record than the Baltimore Ravens in order to clinch the sixth seed. 4) If the Patriots and Ravens win out and the Dolphins and Jets split their final two games, then ...

Is Aaron Glenn in Danger of Getting Fired?

According to Pro Football Talk's Mike Florio there is a "chance" that Jets head coach Aaron Glenn could be fired at seasons end. While Florio doesn't site any sources, the rumor has caught fire the last two days. The question is would it make sense? Let's examine this for a second? Why it Makes Sense: Glenn has not been great in his first year as Head Coach of this team. The talent has taken a major step backwards, granted two of those talented players were traded away in Sauce Gardner to Indianapolis and Quinnen Williams to Dallas. The decision he and GM Darren Mougey made to give Justin Fields a two year deal proved to be a horrible mistake, and Glenn stuck with Fields for far too long before pulling the plug following the Jets loss to the Patriots on a Thursday night in mid November. Glenn gave now former Defensive Coordinator Steve Wilks too much power to run the defense, and the players couldn't stand Wilks. Reports indicated this week af...

Same Ol' Jets! Gang Green Dropped by Ravens

RAVENS 24 - JETS 9 In short the opener to the 2022 season for the New York Jets was a complete and utter disaster. A team that came into the season with the promise of better days ahead, a team that had taken on so many kudos in the off-season for what so many in the media had claimed was an impeccable off-season and draft, came out flat as a pancake when it mattered the most. If this was a debut of what is to come for the Jets in 2022, you better start preparing your 2023 draft boards. Sunday's 24-9 loss wasn't just a defeat at the hands of a better team, it was a total indictment of the Jets current predicament. The Jets offensive line, which has been battered and beaten this summer with the losses of Meckhi Becton and Duane Brown looked like a sieve on Sunday. Joe Flacco, who is not exactly fleet of foot, was under siege all afternoon. The fact he came out of Sunday's game having been sacked only three times was a miracle in itself. George Fa...

COHEN'S CORNER SPORTS

Search This Blog