JOE GIRADI........MANAGER of the YEAR at 1/3rd mark

[Fishhead]

Doing it with mirrors.

Guy is a very good manager.........better than Torre.

[Fishhead]

YANKS -
BOSOX 1
JAYS 3
RAYS 3
O'S 6


What a race!

[jjgold]

Fishhead yanks should dominate every year and they do not

He is too lax

[Fishhead]

Fishhead yanks should dominate every year and they do not

He is too lax

He learned his trade well from Don Zimmer.

[Mr. Jones]

What about Manny Acta?

[AMBlai01]

He is a very good manager... very underrated. Seems to have that ability to pull the right strings at the right time.

[Fishhead]

What about Manny Acta?

I hear ya sir.....

[DrunkHorseplayer]

I'll give it to Eric Wedge; no way should the hitless Mariners be 30-27.

[Fishhead]

I'll give it to Eric Wedge; no way should the hitless Mariners be 30-27.

Former catcher, wichita state.

Come a long way

[Jones10]

I'll give it to Eric Wedge; no way should the hitless Mariners be 30-27.

Totally agree...

[Domer]

girardi is probably in the bottom half of baseball managers thus far. his hitters are abysmal, he keeps cold hitters in the lineup too long, doesn't make good decisions on relievers, and I can't even remember the last time a baseball player refused a manager's decision for his spot in the lineup...yankees are where they are for one reason and one reason only: they're hitting a CRAPLOAD of homeruns. that isn't managing. that's money.

[HoulihansTX]

Everytime I bet the Yanks, and Joe Girardi makes a mark on said game. Yanks lose. That team is on auto-pilot, w/o the need of any help.

If I was in the dugout, the Yanks would probably have two more wins. On the other hand there is no way in Hell I could do Mike Soscia's job. Super young team, with many of their AAA prospects on the day-to day roster. Then having the handle a young bullpen, with live arms, but no idea how to pitch yet. Mike Soscia adds wins to your team, Joe Girardi gets in the way, and he thinks he is the smartest guy in the room. But no one else does.

[HoulihansTX]

Gibson of the D-Backs his doing a great job with his team also.

[chinoloco212]

although I don't think the yanks take it this year, there doing pretty good

[stevenash]

Gibson of the D-Backs his doing a great job with his team also.

Manager of the Year NL, easy.
Manny in Cleveland in the other league.

Girardi is an anal stiff, he has no clue when to yank Burnett, he has one of the best hitting catchers in the world when healthy, give Cashman credit for know Martin was healthy when he signed him.

Barney the Purple dino can pencil in Tex at first and get 32-110-.275.
Pee Wee Herman can pencil in Cano at second and get the same numbers.
Bozo the Clown and can pencil in Rodriquez at third and get stellar defense and power numbers.
Paris Hilton can trot out CC every 5th day and get 20 wins.
(name your own idiot) can stick Mo on the mound in the ninth and get 35 saves.

Girardi is an overrated micro managing mediocre manager.

[BiffTFinancial]

What about Manny Acta?

[Doug]

I agree with stevenash, girardi is just average.

[stevenash]

Joe Girardi gets in the way, and he thinks he is the smartest guy in the room. But no one else does.

Not to mention the vets hate him (but Jeter keeps his mouth shut, Mussina could have gotten 2 more years with a 3rd year option) but didn't want to pitch for him, Posada (who in 15 years never said boo about anything, to anybody) wants to punch him, and the rooks have no choice but to tolerate him.

There's a reason why he got ran out of Miami despite turning that franchise around.

[The Coach's Desk]

Doing it with mirrors. Guy is a very good manager.........better than Torre.

do you watch yankee games?...he over uses the bullpen...he panics early in games, like walking the bases loaded in the sixth inning of a 1 run game. they win in spite of him.. he himself blew 2 games in the lcs in 2010 vs texas... you are clueless to compare him to joe torre. torre set the yankees bar by never missing the playoffs in his time there, avg 96 wins and 6 al pennants..

[hostile takeover]

He seems like a good manager, but I just don't get giving Manager of the Year awards to guys with the best talent.

Why can't they give it to the manager who's team finishes in 3rd with zero talent, a GM who doesn't know what he's doing and an owner with a spend limit <80M?

[Rollins08]

I watch almost every game. There are alot of managers who can win with that lineup. He is terrible with the pen. Leaves people in to long sometimes and yanks them to early others. Not a great manager. Also he hasn't handled some situations as calmly as he should have.

[Footballtime]

Who is coaching in Pittsburgh?????????? Guy deserves some votes for sure................ **** Giraldi and fishtail!

[Louisvillekid1]

how about the fish? Rodriguez?

[stevenash]

you are clueless to compare him to joe torre. torre set the yankees bar by never missing the playoffs in his time there, avg 96 wins and 6 al pennants..

Not to mention JT took all the heat, went to the mat for his players when the owners would kill them, the media would kill them, JT knew how to 'manage' a team, there is more to managing a team then filling out lineup.

I love JT, I only had one question about him in the years he was in the Bronx.
What was with him and Scott Proctor?

[stevenash]

how about the fish? Rodriguez?

No chemistry there, chemistry, despite what people say is important.

[VegasInsider]

You're an idiot. Girardi hasn't done anything unexpected and he certainly hasn't won them a games with bigtime managerial decisions.

Manny Acta is the Manager of the Year right now. He has Cleveland 11 games over .500 and leading the AL Central by 4.5 games

[cadillac pete]

I'd say Wedge or Acta if voting now, but Wedge would be my choice. Of the two I think Seattle has the best chance to compete the rest of the way. I think the other shoe is dropping on the Tribe.

[Galante118]

doing it with mirrors? best 2b in baseball, top 5 3b, top 10 ss, top 5 1b, great defender and speedster in gardner, granderson who has what 17 hrs already, a true ace in cc, one of the best closers in baseball, the bullpen is solid in general...i can manage this team to the playoffs all you have to do with them is not mess it up

[RubberKettle]

Manny Acta and its not even close pal.

[HoulihansTX]

These are the best threads...

OP bases his topic on a moronic premise, and the rest of SBR gets to feel they are smarter than @least one person in the world.

[BRAVES1985]

girardi has a payroll of 200+ mil and only 2 more wins then the jays at 65 mil


acta by far the front runner

[theteller]

Yankees

I hate this man with a passion. But I love Yankees.

[Cranium]

Gibson has my vote.

[jagaf22]

how about the fish? Rodriguez?

Agree! I would give Manny Acta the edge but Edwin Rodriguez certainly doesn't get enough credit for what he's done with the Fish.

[Milanboy]

What Acta and Wedge are doing is far more impressive. I wouldn't say someone with A-rod, Texiera, Cano, Granderson and some washed up veterans is doing it with mirrors.