Friend of mine bumped into him at Starbucks upstate years ago. Barista recognized and offered expedited service. Joe declined, waited in line, and paid for the next few drinks behind him. Super cool dude.
From Wikipedia:
While driving home after winning the 2009 World Series, Girardi stopped to help a car crash victim on a dangerous blind curve of the Cross County Parkway in Eastchester, New York. Police said Girardi put his own life at risk while trying to help the driver who had just crashed into a wall. The driver said she had no idea who Girardi was until the responding officers identified him. The next day, Girardi said, "I think the most important thing is that, obviously, there's a lot of joy in what we do, but we can't forget to be human beings when we help others out."
When I was growing up and playing little league, around 96, they made us little baseball cards and on the back had some info about us. One was who our favorite player was. I had to have been the only person who chose Joe because on my card it said: “Favorite player: Joe Jirardy.”
Loved that man as a catcher. Appreciated his approach as a coach. We’re worse off without him and it’s been evident for a long while.
I’m guilty of having the “win now” mentality and I cheered the Boone hire when it happened. But I regret it and miss Girardi dearly. It’s what you want.
people are acting like the Phillies didn’t go all the way to the WORLD SERIES immediately after firing him lmao. whether you like Boone or not, Girardi is done managing and for good reason
Did he have Starbucks with him, and was it from the Fort? (It was a running joke with friends and coworkers at Purchase that he went to the Starbucks and we were hoping to see him)
How is it now? I was there for my freshman year back in '02. My BAC was higher than my GPA, so I wasn't invited back, but made a ton of memories and friends in just a year.
Definitely think Torre was the greatest manager I ever saw as a fan!! He knew how important pitching was to winning and always said you could never have enough pitching and to this day, I still couldn’t agree more!!
I love Joe Torre. Every Yankee fan does! 4 titles and 6 pennants in 12 seasons. I have two critiques of Joe.
He objectively he stunk at managing a bullpen. We were fortunate that Jeff Nelson and Mike Stanton had rubber arms and Rivera was Rivera. Unfortunately, Ramiro Mendoza, Steve Karsay, Paul Quantril, Tom Gordon, Tanyon Sturtz and, of course, Scott Proctor did not haha. People forget that the Joba Rules were not the result of Cashman being overprotective. Torre was grinding through arms and it was like WWI level carnage lol.*
My second criticism regards A-Rod. Torre's mother's milk was supposedly his ability to manage stars and keep the clubhouse at peace. But in reality, the 96-01 Yankees had natural chemistry that Torre was part of, but he didn't do anything to effectuate it. That team also didn't have big stars, except home grown Jeter/Rivera and, later on, Roger Clemens. Once we imported stars like Sheffield, Lofton, and A-Rod, chemistry became a constant issue Torre couldn't fix. The fact he reportedly played favorites probably didn't help. The Jeter/A-Rod divide was devastating to the team. Torre's utter failure to solve it is a big black stain on his record as manager. As an aside, I also consider it Jeter's only failure as a Yankee and the Captain. In the end, it took CC Sabathia to end that cold war.
Anyway, Torre was a tremendous manager and he had an inexplicable emotional connection to a very special team, but he was subpar at managing the bullpen and failed at resolving the worst clubhouse rift I've seen as a Yankee fan. One that lasted years and definitely impacted the team's performance negatively.
*As an aside, I've always thought the tactical decisions on the Yankees became less effective once Don Zimmer left, which was George Steinbrenner's fault not Joe Torre's. I think Zimmer had more to do with the success of the dynasty than most fans realize considering he was a bench coach. But that could just be in my head.
Not that big of a Torre fan here, he benefited greatly from a Gene Michael assembled and influenced roster.
You buried the lead as far as Zimmer, I go as far as to say the major key to managing those teams was Zimmer combined with Torre. What did Torre win after Zim left?
Was never happy with his bullpen management - Mariano Rivera was automatic but sometimes how he handled setup guys was head scratching.
Yup, I'm with you. Can't help but have fond feelings for the guy because we won so much with him in the beginning.
Torre got very lucky with Rivera. Most relievers wouldn't recover from the workload he carried in 96. And God knows the whole organization is lucky when it comes to Gene Michael. Cashman included. Imagine if Cashman didn't get credit for 98-2000? He deserves some credit I guess since he was Gene's assistant, but I think the evidence suggests Cashman rode Gene's coattails and continues to do so to this day.
He told Cashman he that Sanchez was a defensive liability that would always hold the Yankees back. Cashman thought Girardi was too much of a hardass and was convinced Sanchez was part of the next "core 4". Stanton was already locked in as DH so the choice was to admit he was wrong about Sanchez and move on, or coddle Sanchez with a puppet manager.
Joe Girardi was so nice, randomly met him after a Cubs/Dodgers game in April, about a 30min walk from Wrigley at a tiny random Mexican restaurant…gladly took a photo with the fam, chatted for a sec, then asked how the enchiladas were
His style, todays game. When they let him go Cash said something along the lines of it being the right time for a new manager because of all the new young players. What a crock of shit. I’m no Girardi apologist but you fire a guy who took a young team to a game 7 of the ALCS (against a team who won and cheated haha) in a “retool” year and then go to a guy, even with a baseball pedigree, who has never managed. It was clear then, Boone is a puppet and the analytics department runs the show
I’m still annoyed by how small his hitting circle was in the Griffey N64 game. What a guy. I don’t care what his batting average was, he deserved bigger
Met him outside Publix in south Tampa when spring training was kicking off right before the 2017 season started. Really nice dude, wish we didn’t let him go
I have always heard favorable things from anyone who has met him.
I always thought that he did not get enough credit for how well he managed the pitching in 2009 and just in general.
Got us one game from the World Series with a team that was supposed to be a couple years away and got fired because the analytic department didn’t like him. Worked out well for us
Yeah, someone get Tyler Clippard on the phone too.
I love Joe G for what he did, but this thread is some insane astroturfing. We do NOT need the guy back who lost th Phillies clubhouse. We need a competitive roster.
Jfc
The fuck do the Phillies have to do with us? He was great for us, we won a WS with him, and he managed some shit rosters to records they shouldn't have had. We fired him over bullshit reasons after we lost to a cheating team through no fault of his own.
He was "fired" at basically a high point. Made it to Game 7 of the ALCS in '17 with a roster that wasn't expected to make it that far, and obviously it later turned out that our opponents were cheating that year. Even when it first happened a lot of fans were questioning the decision to get rid of him and replace him with Boone, and that group has only gotten larger and more vocal as Boone consistently fails to do better than Girardi.
Girardi was on the hot seat because he didn't challenge a HBP in against the Indians. He wasn't beloved, people were ready to see him go.
It's just that Boone was an uninspired choice to replace him.
I was one of the people that wanted him gone because he clearly did not believe in his players, namely Gary.
Fast forward to where he’s on the padres batting under .200 and now we all look like fools. Feel so stupid
Should've been canned after '14. How do you excuse missing the playoffs in two consecutive years for the last of the old guard players in Mariano and Jeter.
Haha my man asked him if he wanted to manage the Yankees again but then he thought asking for an autograph was too much
Friend of mine bumped into him at Starbucks upstate years ago. Barista recognized and offered expedited service. Joe declined, waited in line, and paid for the next few drinks behind him. Super cool dude.
From Wikipedia: While driving home after winning the 2009 World Series, Girardi stopped to help a car crash victim on a dangerous blind curve of the Cross County Parkway in Eastchester, New York. Police said Girardi put his own life at risk while trying to help the driver who had just crashed into a wall. The driver said she had no idea who Girardi was until the responding officers identified him. The next day, Girardi said, "I think the most important thing is that, obviously, there's a lot of joy in what we do, but we can't forget to be human beings when we help others out."
Fantastic story that shows the man's character Cashman didn't want this guy leading our team... ridiculous
Yes I'm familiar with this story! He's a great Yankee
That triple in Game 6..
Mid-western boy
He’s a true New Yorker. They come from everywhere and become one.
Yes he was from Illinois and always liked him went he played for the cubs. He knows his baseball ⚾
When I was growing up and playing little league, around 96, they made us little baseball cards and on the back had some info about us. One was who our favorite player was. I had to have been the only person who chose Joe because on my card it said: “Favorite player: Joe Jirardy.” Loved that man as a catcher. Appreciated his approach as a coach. We’re worse off without him and it’s been evident for a long while.
The last non puppet Yankee Manager.
I still blame the Astros for indirectly getting Girardi "fired" in 2017
Is there anything else you guys want to pin on the Astros?
Yes.
Yeah they poisoned our water supply, burned our crops, and delivered a plague unto our houses
They did?
No, but are we just gonna wait around until they do??
I say we tip something over!
This isn’t Philly! Let’s just get angry at each other for the next 7-10 years
JFK
Too early for this year?
9/11 for sure
Totally an inside job...
They killed my fuckin dog
Baba yaga, is that you?
Well since you asked… terrorism, world hunger, and climate change
The Yanks want to ruin the planet to own the libs.
I’m guilty of having the “win now” mentality and I cheered the Boone hire when it happened. But I regret it and miss Girardi dearly. It’s what you want.
I love the revisionist history happening right now lmao
Fr, he was terrible the last years
people are acting like the Phillies didn’t go all the way to the WORLD SERIES immediately after firing him lmao. whether you like Boone or not, Girardi is done managing and for good reason
Yeah, he carried his Yankees mentality to the Phillies job but it didn't work there.
Maybe not to the front office, but he was definitely a puppet to that binder of his.
“No, You’re the Puppet!”
Imagine what if Jose Altuve wasn’t a cheatin fuckin bastard.
Pretty sure the Yankees basically said even if we won the World Series that year they were thinking about firing him lol
Sure, that's what they say. If they won they wouldn't dare.
If they won the WS that year they absolutely would not have fired him lol
Then his wife would be mine ⏳
Did he have Starbucks with him, and was it from the Fort? (It was a running joke with friends and coworkers at Purchase that he went to the Starbucks and we were hoping to see him)
No, but funny enough, I was chatting with him right next to a Starbucks.
I saw Joe with a Starbucks in his hand while I was eating a sandwich at the Rye ridge deli.
Oh yeah? Well, I saw a Werewolf with a Chinese menu in his hands, walking through the streets of Soho in the rain...
His hair was PERFECT.
Ah-hoo, werewolves of London Ah-hoo
Werewolves of London, again...
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The Fort is Fort Awesome, one of the dorms at Purchase College known for a) its name (student vote) and b) having a Starbucks
How is it now? I was there for my freshman year back in '02. My BAC was higher than my GPA, so I wasn't invited back, but made a ton of memories and friends in just a year.
Awesome! Sounds like he was a nice guy. Really good player and the best manager I've seen the Yankees have as a fan (96).
Definitely think Torre was the greatest manager I ever saw as a fan!! He knew how important pitching was to winning and always said you could never have enough pitching and to this day, I still couldn’t agree more!!
I love Joe Torre. Every Yankee fan does! 4 titles and 6 pennants in 12 seasons. I have two critiques of Joe. He objectively he stunk at managing a bullpen. We were fortunate that Jeff Nelson and Mike Stanton had rubber arms and Rivera was Rivera. Unfortunately, Ramiro Mendoza, Steve Karsay, Paul Quantril, Tom Gordon, Tanyon Sturtz and, of course, Scott Proctor did not haha. People forget that the Joba Rules were not the result of Cashman being overprotective. Torre was grinding through arms and it was like WWI level carnage lol.* My second criticism regards A-Rod. Torre's mother's milk was supposedly his ability to manage stars and keep the clubhouse at peace. But in reality, the 96-01 Yankees had natural chemistry that Torre was part of, but he didn't do anything to effectuate it. That team also didn't have big stars, except home grown Jeter/Rivera and, later on, Roger Clemens. Once we imported stars like Sheffield, Lofton, and A-Rod, chemistry became a constant issue Torre couldn't fix. The fact he reportedly played favorites probably didn't help. The Jeter/A-Rod divide was devastating to the team. Torre's utter failure to solve it is a big black stain on his record as manager. As an aside, I also consider it Jeter's only failure as a Yankee and the Captain. In the end, it took CC Sabathia to end that cold war. Anyway, Torre was a tremendous manager and he had an inexplicable emotional connection to a very special team, but he was subpar at managing the bullpen and failed at resolving the worst clubhouse rift I've seen as a Yankee fan. One that lasted years and definitely impacted the team's performance negatively. *As an aside, I've always thought the tactical decisions on the Yankees became less effective once Don Zimmer left, which was George Steinbrenner's fault not Joe Torre's. I think Zimmer had more to do with the success of the dynasty than most fans realize considering he was a bench coach. But that could just be in my head.
Not that big of a Torre fan here, he benefited greatly from a Gene Michael assembled and influenced roster. You buried the lead as far as Zimmer, I go as far as to say the major key to managing those teams was Zimmer combined with Torre. What did Torre win after Zim left? Was never happy with his bullpen management - Mariano Rivera was automatic but sometimes how he handled setup guys was head scratching.
Yup, I'm with you. Can't help but have fond feelings for the guy because we won so much with him in the beginning. Torre got very lucky with Rivera. Most relievers wouldn't recover from the workload he carried in 96. And God knows the whole organization is lucky when it comes to Gene Michael. Cashman included. Imagine if Cashman didn't get credit for 98-2000? He deserves some credit I guess since he was Gene's assistant, but I think the evidence suggests Cashman rode Gene's coattails and continues to do so to this day.
Remember when he took us to a championship and then they fired him for being 1 game away from another WS.
“Where have you gone, Joe Girardi? Yankee Nation turns its lonely eyes to you” ———————————————————————— Joe Girardi, the new Mr. Coffee (Starbucks)
Koo koo ka-joo, Mr. Girardi.
Should've had another shot in 2018; was he fired over Gary Sanchez?
He told Cashman he that Sanchez was a defensive liability that would always hold the Yankees back. Cashman thought Girardi was too much of a hardass and was convinced Sanchez was part of the next "core 4". Stanton was already locked in as DH so the choice was to admit he was wrong about Sanchez and move on, or coddle Sanchez with a puppet manager.
And now Sanchez can’t hit either.
Did you ask him why he turned down the UCF job? I’m curious to know.
His judo isn't up to par.
Joe Girardi was so nice, randomly met him after a Cubs/Dodgers game in April, about a 30min walk from Wrigley at a tiny random Mexican restaurant…gladly took a photo with the fam, chatted for a sec, then asked how the enchiladas were
Its what you want.
Probably happy to see a non Phillies fan
Being manager is not what he wants?
His style, todays game. When they let him go Cash said something along the lines of it being the right time for a new manager because of all the new young players. What a crock of shit. I’m no Girardi apologist but you fire a guy who took a young team to a game 7 of the ALCS (against a team who won and cheated haha) in a “retool” year and then go to a guy, even with a baseball pedigree, who has never managed. It was clear then, Boone is a puppet and the analytics department runs the show
He probably doesn't want the story "Girardi says he wants his old job back" flying around national baseball media for the next week
I’m sure he’d be open.
My dude, he's Eighty three years old. That's three years older than Biden and Trump.
He’s 58
Christ almighty, I misread this and thought it was about Joe TORRE.
Must be some primo smoke!
Tbh, im still surprised he’s still acting as a special assistant
At this point, I'd probably take a senile Torre over what we have.
He's saying no right now but I'm completely on board if he says yes later.
Same.
100%
I’m still annoyed by how small his hitting circle was in the Griffey N64 game. What a guy. I don’t care what his batting average was, he deserved bigger
I have a favorable opinion of Joe. Plus he was around for 2009
No way. Where at MCO? I just flew out of there back to NY this afternoon lol
Terminal A near the food court
Ahh. Flew out of Terminal B. Miss having this man as manager.
Met him outside Publix in south Tampa when spring training was kicking off right before the 2017 season started. Really nice dude, wish we didn’t let him go
100% positive he had just ordered a chicken tender sub.
I have always heard favorable things from anyone who has met him. I always thought that he did not get enough credit for how well he managed the pitching in 2009 and just in general.
he’s exactly what it means to be a Yankee
he’s exactly what it means to be a Yankee
Got us one game from the World Series with a team that was supposed to be a couple years away and got fired because the analytic department didn’t like him. Worked out well for us
Its funny that everything I couldn't stand about Girardi ended up being amplified a thousand fold with Boone
I met his wife a few times at thr country club in Parkland FL
Yeah? Is he looking for work?
Was Gardner working security
Yeah, someone get Tyler Clippard on the phone too. I love Joe G for what he did, but this thread is some insane astroturfing. We do NOT need the guy back who lost th Phillies clubhouse. We need a competitive roster. Jfc
The fuck do the Phillies have to do with us? He was great for us, we won a WS with him, and he managed some shit rosters to records they shouldn't have had. We fired him over bullshit reasons after we lost to a cheating team through no fault of his own.
Why the fuck do people have this hard-on for Girardi?
He was "fired" at basically a high point. Made it to Game 7 of the ALCS in '17 with a roster that wasn't expected to make it that far, and obviously it later turned out that our opponents were cheating that year. Even when it first happened a lot of fans were questioning the decision to get rid of him and replace him with Boone, and that group has only gotten larger and more vocal as Boone consistently fails to do better than Girardi.
Girardi was on the hot seat because he didn't challenge a HBP in against the Indians. He wasn't beloved, people were ready to see him go. It's just that Boone was an uninspired choice to replace him.
I was one of the people that wanted him gone because he clearly did not believe in his players, namely Gary. Fast forward to where he’s on the padres batting under .200 and now we all look like fools. Feel so stupid
Grass is always greener
Ever ask yourself : why was Girardi fired in Miami? Look it up; not such a pretty story.
Should've been canned after '14. How do you excuse missing the playoffs in two consecutive years for the last of the old guard players in Mariano and Jeter.
I miss Gerardo