Summary
NEW YORK - Exactly what is Joe Girardi's future in the Bronx? It's a relevant question now that his Plan B, the Cubs, handed the job to Mike Quade on Tuesday. Girardi lost whatever leverage he might've had with the Yankees, and it becomes anyone's guess how much equity he has with general manager Brian Cashman and the Steinbrenner family.
Girardi's popularity with ownership had been at an all-time high going into the postseason, but the good will seemed to evaporate in the ALCS - at least with Yankee fans, who were booing Girardi loudly in the seventh inning of Game 4 Tuesday night.See the full content of this document
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All of the Sudden, Dark Clouds Appear
Girardi had made a series of controversial decisions throughout the series, including starting Phil Hughes over Andy Pettitte in Game 2 and insisting on staying in rotation to give A.J. Burnett the ball in Game 4.
Two sequences during the game appeared to turn Gira...See the full content of this document
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