June 21, 2007
No Joe
Joe Girardi refused the Orioles job:
"Baltimore is a fine organization, a fine team, and I'm flattered that they considered me to possibly be their manager," Girardi said Thursday afternoon on The Dan Patrick Show on ESPN Radio. "But the timing is not right for my family and I. That's basically it."
The Orioles' pursuit of Girardi began quickly after Baltimore fired Sam Perlozzo early Monday after his two-plus seasons as manager, and there were indications over the last 48 hours that Girardi was poised to take the job. He interviewed with the Orioles on Tuesday and was offered the job the same day, ESPN's Peter Gammons reported.
Wow. He says it has nothing to do with the Orioles and everything to do with his family. You have to wonder if he's waiting for the Yankees job, however.
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More evidance that Joe is a smart guy.
It's refreshing to see a (potential) manager actually be selective in the process -- for whatever reason, the teams are usually the only ones afforded that luxury. Managers always seem desperate for a job.
Joe knows he can punch his ticket, and that ticket appears to be in the Bronx. Who knows how long he'll have to wait.
whats the point? a waste of the Orioles time. Gerardi just getting fluffed a bit, just to show that he is still attractive to the major leagues.
The "family" Joe's referring to wears pinstripes.
"Family" is the standard excuse, and a way to not say what you really mean. In Girardi's case, that's probably something like "Jesus, that Angelos guy gives me the creeps! And even if he did manage to keep himself out of our way, this roster is loaded with overpriced, aging, mediocre talent. And even if we fixed that, we'd be trying to beat two of the biggest payrolls in sports. No friggin' way!"
re: joe girardi
yes, I agree, Mr. Girardi is waiting for a better opening, most likely the yankee job.
it is very likely that Joe Torre will voluntarily step down at the end of this season. He's had a really good run with the Yankees, more than ten years, and he's managed another ten years or more with other clubs. But his core of his team that he developed and brought up from the farm--Jeter, Williams, Posada, etc. have all aged on him, and while Jeter is still giving great performance, this cannot be said of the rest of the brave group that brought New York such glory from 1995 to last year and so many division titles with it.
One doubts Larry Bowa will get the Yankees job, so it's possible he might get the call down in Baltimore or elsewhere and Girardi the call in NY, so I agree with you. If manuel is canned in philly, Bowa might get a return engagement in philly again.
--art kyriazis, philly