It's official: Girardi fired

[Lefty]

Per ESPN

[soccer10k]

So you fire a manager that takes his team, one that was supposed to be one of the worst teams in the league, into the thick of the Wild Card hunt in his first year as manager. Brilliant.

 

ETA: In the ESPN.com article, it says Fredi Gonzalez is expected to be named the replacement today.

[A New Era]

Good, let their loss be our gain. They just fired him because he wouldn't take the owner yelling at umps. That deffinatly doesn't put any bad marks on Girardi in my book.

[CubFanPhilly]

Good, let their loss be our gain. They just fired him because he wouldn't take the owner yelling at umps. That deffinatly doesn't put any bad marks on Girardi in my book.

 

They also think (rightly or wrongly) that Girardi blew out one of their young arms after asking the starter to come back and pitch after a rain delay.

[goonys evil twin]

Good, let their loss be our gain. They just fired him because he wouldn't take the owner yelling at umps. That deffinatly doesn't put any bad marks on Girardi in my book.

 

They also think (rightly or wrongly) that Girardi blew out one of their young arms after asking the starter to come back and pitch after a rain delay.

 

Joe also once said, as a catcher for the Cubs, that he noticed something was off in a pitcher's delivery, but didn't say anything at the time. And that pitcher went on the DL soon after. I think it was Lieber, though not sure.

[David]

Good, let their loss be our gain. They just fired him because he wouldn't take the owner yelling at umps. That deffinatly doesn't put any bad marks on Girardi in my book.

 

They also think (rightly or wrongly) that Girardi blew out one of their young arms after asking the starter to come back and pitch after a rain delay.

 

Joe also once said, as a catcher for the Cubs, that he noticed something was off in a pitcher's delivery, but didn't say anything at the time. And that pitcher went on the DL soon after. I think it was Lieber, though not sure.

 

I think you're right.

[NCCubFan]

Good, let their loss be our gain. They just fired him because he wouldn't take the owner yelling at umps. That deffinatly doesn't put any bad marks on Girardi in my book.

 

They also think (rightly or wrongly) that Girardi blew out one of their young arms after asking the starter to come back and pitch after a rain delay.

It was Josh Johnson, a rookie. He came back to pitch after the rain delay and felt a twinge in his arm or elbow (I don't recall the exact details). I believe he was shut down for the year after that.

 

That incident reminded me of when Baylor sent Jon Lieber back out after a lengthy rain delay. It wasn't long after that he was diagnosed with a torn elbow ligament and underwent TJS. Many people pointed to that game as the cause of the injury (rightly or wrongly). I think that was during Girardi's second stint with the Cubs.

[Laura]

Juan Rodriguez / South Florida Sun-Sentinel[/url]"]

Even before they were eliminated from the playoff race, the Marlins made contact with Gonzalez. That was Sept. 25. Two days later Gonzalez had a three-year deal, like the one Girardi was committed to fulfilling. ...

 

Gonzalez forfeited the chance to interview with the Nationals, who sought permission to speak with him last weekend. He said of all the vacancies the Marlins would be the most coveted because of the team's young pitching.

 

"I left a pretty good place in Atlanta," Gonzalez said. "If I had any hesitation at all I wouldn't have come here. I felt comfortable. I talked to Mr. Loria every day from last Monday to 10 minutes before we got here. The more I spoke to him, the more comfortable I got."

 

The Marlins do business much differently than the Cubs do, eh?

[KingKongvs.Godzilla]

What a nice situation for Gonzalez.

 

A rotation with Scott Olsen, Anibal Sanchez, Ricky Nolasco, Josh Johnson (hopefully healthy) and Dontrelle Willis (who should be trade for prospects). Not to mention Tankersley, Resop, and a boatload of other talented arms.

 

A lineup with Hermida, Uggla, Ramirez, Willingham, and Jacobs.

 

A pretty decently stacked farm system.

 

Not a bad place to land a job is it?

[goonys evil twin]

That incident reminded me of when Baylor sent Jon Lieber back out after a lengthy rain delay. It wasn't long after that he was diagnosed with a torn elbow ligament and underwent TJS. Many people pointed to that game as the cause of the injury (rightly or wrongly). I think that was during Girardi's second stint with the Cubs.

 

And it wasn't the first time Baylor did that with Lieber. It seemed to me like they had about 55 rain delays in Pittsburgh that year, and Lieber pitched through every one of them. And not just 15 minute delays either, but like 2 hour ones.