Joe Girardi returns to Yankee Stadium next season as a broadcaster:
Girardi has a one-year deal with YES to work as an analyst on 60-plus Yankees games. He also will team with another ex-Yankees catcher and current broadcaster, John Flaherty, on a new show called “Behind The Plate.”
“I loved my time with YES in 2004 and I’m sure I will love it in 2007,” Girardi said. “I will approach it the same way I did in 2004 and try to get better.”
And if Girardi gets an enticing opportunity to manage again before the end of next season, he doesn’t think his contract with YES would stand in the way.
“Everyone always wants to know about out clauses,” he said. “You can’t predict what jobs are going to open up. … I don’t go into a job looking to be something else.”
This also puts Joe in a position to replace Torre if the current manager does not return when his contract runs out at the end of 2007.
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Unless Don Mattingly starts taking piloting lessons from the same flight school as Cory Lidle, Girardi has no shot at succeeding Joe Torre.
Ridiculous statement ,Chris. Don’s the only one with something to prove next season. Cashman is calling the shots, there is no leader to suceed Torre as yet. Thanks for joke, funny guy.