February 06, 2006
I Hope You Have Children Just Like You!
A few years ago, then Cubs catcher Joe Girardi was complaining about a Marlins celebration after a walk-off home run. John Boles then put the classic curse on Girardi:
To which Boles replied: ``Anybody who criticizes that, well forgive me for feeling good about ourselves for six seconds after a walk-off victory. Joe Girardi has been playing for the world champion Yankees and, without having been in our shoes, he might want to hold off on criticism.''
Boles went on to say that he hoped Girardi never had to endure the misery that the Marlins had gone through.
Of course, Girardi gets to manage a team that's been stripped to the bone. The new manager is looking to win, however.
''It's amazing,'' Girardi said. 'A lot of people are like, `Good luck, but I can't believe what they did to your club.' And I'm thinking, what a great opportunity. I have an opportunity to build a club, watch them grow and win.
Maybe Joe can prove Ozzie Guillen wrong. :-)
Posted by David Pinto at
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Joe's in a pretty good situation in that (with the exception of days that Dontrelle Willis takes the hill) there is almost no expectation for his team to win this year. So he loses with youth...who's gonna grill him?
But if he can't keep these young guys motivated when they're at 90 losses in August he'll be a lame duck in his first year. And he'll inherit a Joe Torre-esque "losing record" label. Who would want that?