Girardi to manage the Marlins

[TheDude]

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[TrueBlueCubFan]

Miami Herald:

 

Girardi set to become next Marlins manager

 

BY CLARK SPENCER

 

cspencer@herald.com

 

 

Joe Girardi is ''very close'' to reaching an agreement to become the Marlins' next manager, according to sources close to the negotiations. An announcement could be made later today.

 

Sources said Girardi, 41, has made up his mind to take the job.

 

CBS-4 also is reporting that Girardi will be the next Marlins manager.

 

Girardi, who has no managing experience, spent the past season serving as bench coach for the New York Yankees under manager Joe Torre.

 

He was one of more than a half-dozen candidates to interview with the Marlins. Girardi also interviewed with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, who are conducting their own manager search.

 

Girardi would replace Jack McKeon, who stepped down at the end of the season.

[NorthsideAvenger]

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The feeling I got was that Girardi was going to wait for the Cubs to open up, but seeing as he is gonna take the Marlins, he feels the job in Chicago won't be opening up soon. :x

[RynoRules]

Friggin great. My first choice is gone (girardi). My second choice is gone (Torre).

 

You heard it here first: Fish will break the Bravos strangle hold on the division next year.

[CuseCubFan69]

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The feeling I got was that Girardi was going to wait for the Cubs to open up, but seeing as he is gonna take the Marlins, he feels the job in Chicago won't be opening up soon. :x

 

I don't blame him for taking a job like this when it's offered. The Fish have a pretty good team and organization so it isn't like he is taking a job with the Royals. I think it's a decent opportunity for him and there is no guarantee that he would get the Cub job. Add to that that it might not just be Baker that gets canned.

[NorthsideAvenger]

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The feeling I got was that Girardi was going to wait for the Cubs to open up, but seeing as he is gonna take the Marlins, he feels the job in Chicago won't be opening up soon. :x

 

I don't blame him for taking a job like this when it's offered. The Fish have a pretty good team and organization so it isn't like he is taking a job with the Royals. I think it's a decent opportunity for him and there is no guarantee that he would get the Cub job. Add to that that it might not just be Baker that gets canned.

 

I don't either, but he doesn't know what kind of team he's going get in 2006.

 

Guarantee to be back in 2006: Willis/Cabrera/Pierre/Beckett/LoDuca.

 

Most likely gone: Lowell(with Castillo), Encanracion, Gonzalez, Jones.

 

GONE: Burnett.

 

Delgado is on the brink of either staying or going.

 

So, it's going to be a rough winter for Marlins, and I hope Girardi knows what he is doing.

[MeatampPotatoesMan]

i could give a crap about who manages the cubs, as long as the players in the lineup aren't left up to the manager's decision (neifi, macias, patterson, any vet that may start over a qualified prospect).

 

the manager can screw up, but it's the GM that gives the manager the pieces to do the most damage to a ballclub.

 

hendry, you suck.

[erik316wttn]

i could give a crap about who manages the cubs, as long as the players in the lineup aren't left up to the manager's decision (neifi, macias, patterson, any vet that may start over a qualified prospect).

 

the manager can screw up, but it's the GM that gives the manager the pieces to do the most damage to a ballclub.

 

hendry, you suck.

 

You're half right.

 

Yes, the GM is the one who gives the manager the players, but is it the GM's fault if the manager has a qualified prospect to fill in at a position but instead starts the guy meant for the utility role?

[KatJ]

Delgado is on the brink of either staying or going.

 

Where is Delgado going? Didn't he get the Marlins to pay a king's ransom for him when he was signed last year? What kind of trade are you thinking of?

 

Strike One for Mr. Hendry this off-season. You stick with Dusty, Jim, and you will both be gone next year. Guess it's time for me to start lighting candles, because the front office certainly isn't helping the 2006 team.

[katway]

I've always thought he would make a good manager. While I had hoped he would manage the Cubs some day, he clearly cannot pass up the opportunity to manage in the majors. Too bad the Cubs are too dim to see what everyone else sees in him.

[HoopsCubs]

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Mr. Miles has often touted Atlanta bench coach Fredi Gonzalez as an excellent managerial candidate. Ned Yost has turned into a good manager in Milwaukee after spending time on Bobby Cox's staff; many analysts feel Terry Pendleton (Braves hitting instructor) has a rosy future as a manager, and he was going to be interviewed by the Dodgers until he pulled back yesterday for family reasons. I have no doubt Fredi could be a great one too - hanging out with Bobby Cox for several seasons must be an education and a half. If Baker and the Cubs don't agree to an extension during the Spring, I wouldn't be too surprised to see Gonzalez or Pendleton given an opportunity this time next year.

[CuseCubFan69]

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Mr. Miles has often touted Atlanta bench coach Fredi Gonzalez as an excellent managerial candidate. Ned Yost has turned into a good manager in Milwaukee after spending time on Bobby Cox's staff; many analysts feel Terry Pendleton (Braves hitting instructor) has a rosy future as a manager, and he was going to be interviewed by the Dodgers until he pulled back yesterday for family reasons. I have no doubt Fredi could be a great one too - hanging out with Bobby Cox for several seasons must be an education and a half. If Baker and the Cubs don't agree to an extension during the Spring, I wouldn't be too surprised to see Gonzalez or Pendleton given an opportunity this time next year.

 

One can dream hoops.

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

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Mr. Miles has often touted Atlanta bench coach Fredi Gonzalez as an excellent managerial candidate. Ned Yost has turned into a good manager in Milwaukee after spending time on Bobby Cox's staff; many analysts feel Terry Pendleton (Braves hitting instructor) has a rosy future as a manager, and he was going to be interviewed by the Dodgers until he pulled back yesterday for family reasons. I have no doubt Fredi could be a great one too - hanging out with Bobby Cox for several seasons must be an education and a half. If Baker and the Cubs don't agree to an extension during the Spring, I wouldn't be too surprised to see Gonzalez or Pendleton given an opportunity this time next year.

 

I'm glad I'm not the only one touting Fredi Gonzalez as the next Cubs manager.

[Mark Priors Calves]

I'm really don't understand the Girardi love. He's a first time manager who was the bench coach for the Yankees for two years. There's no doubt he's a very smart guy, but I'm not disappointed in the Cubs losing a chance to sign him after next season. Time will tell if he's a good manager, but in the meantime I'm not losing any sleep.

[NorthsideAvenger]

Where is Delgado going? Didn't he get the Marlins to pay a king's ransom for him when he was signed last year? What kind of trade are you thinking of?

 

I've heard Boston, NYY, and the Angels as having a seriously contenders for the services of Delgado, especially if the Marlins can't move Lowell. In an ideal world, the Marlins would move Lowell (have to part with either Castillo, or one of the two Stokes/Hmerida"sp?"), to save money, put Cabrera back at his natural position of 3rd, and keep Delgado, but this isn't a perfect world. So I could see Delgado going to the Angels for Kotchman, Rivera, and Izturis (since AGone is a FA), not saying it will happen, just saying it wouldn't surprise me.

 

Strike One for Mr. Hendry this off-season. You stick with Dusty, Jim, and you will both be gone next year. Guess it's time for me to start lighting candles, because the front office certainly isn't helping the 2006 team.

 

 

I am anti-Baker as anybody, but how can you justify firing Baker, right now? Who do you want to replace him? Davey Johnson, Dierker, McKeon, or gulp Piniella? I am going to be in the minority, but I say keep Baker (esp. on a short lease), cause his next contract (with whoever), and his legacy as a manager (cause let's face he is worried about his credibility) are at stake in 2006, and I believe you might see the best Baker-led team in a long-time.

 

But hey, I'm in the minority.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

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Mr. Miles has often touted Atlanta bench coach Fredi Gonzalez as an excellent managerial candidate. Ned Yost has turned into a good manager in Milwaukee after spending time on Bobby Cox's staff; many analysts feel Terry Pendleton (Braves hitting instructor) has a rosy future as a manager, and he was going to be interviewed by the Dodgers until he pulled back yesterday for family reasons. I have no doubt Fredi could be a great one too - hanging out with Bobby Cox for several seasons must be an education and a half. If Baker and the Cubs don't agree to an extension during the Spring, I wouldn't be too surprised to see Gonzalez or Pendleton given an opportunity this time next year.

 

I don't know enough about Terry as a coach, but Fredi would be awesome.

[nilodnayr]

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The feeling I got was that Girardi was going to wait for the Cubs to open up, but seeing as he is gonna take the Marlins, he feels the job in Chicago won't be opening up soon. :x

 

As I've said before I've heard from people close to Girardi that he and the cubs parted ways about as far from amicably as possible. From my understanding there was no way he wanted to come here.

[KatJ]

I am anti-Baker as anybody, but how can you justify firing Baker, right now? Who do you want to replace him? Davey Johnson, Dierker, McKeon, or gulp Piniella? I am going to be in the minority, but I say keep Baker (esp. on a short lease), cause his next contract (with whoever), and his legacy as a manager (cause let's face he is worried about his credibility) are at stake in 2006, and I believe you might see the best Baker-led team in a long-time.

 

But hey, I'm in the minority.

 

I hope you're right, I really do. But I'm just in a really sad mood, because I liked the idea of Girardi as manager, and now he's going to be the skipper of the freaking MARLINS. To add insult to injury, the Astros are going to the WS against the freaking WHITE SOX. Not to mention that one of the better pitching coaches in the game is also N/A, because (1) our GM re-signed Larry Rothschild (and the rest of this coaching staff) almost immediately, and (2) let's face it, Atlanta would not have let Mazzone go anywhere but the AL.

 

I'm past lighting candles for a resurgent '06. If I don't see some truly amazing things this offseason, I'll just be hoping that it's the Reds in the cellar next year and not us.

[KatJ]

As I've said before I've heard from people close to Girardi that he and the cubs parted ways about as far from amicably as possible. From my understanding there was no way he wanted to come here.

 

I've heard that eleventy-billionth-hand as well. Care to share the whys and wherefores?

[AAApittsburgh]

LOL. Cubs had a chance to get Mazzone and Girardi. WTG!

[KatJ]

LOL. Cubs had a chance to get Mazzone and Girardi. WTG!

 

Obviously, brevity is not ALWAYS the soul of wit.

[thedaymen]

 

As I've said before I've heard from people close to Girardi that he and the cubs parted ways about as far from amicably as possible. From my understanding there was no way he wanted to come here.

 

Almost every article in the NY area thats been written about Girardi leaving the Yankees to become a manager has mentioned he wanted it to be with the Cubs, but the Cubs had their manager of the present/future. Now, I don't know how they're sourced, it could be one of those things that "becomes true" because its been mentioned over and over again.

[Illini Iceman]

I've always thought he would make a good manager. While I had hoped he would manage the Cubs some day, he clearly cannot pass up the opportunity to manage in the majors. Too bad the Cubs are too dim to see what everyone else sees in him.

 

Whenever I see a comment like this I can't help but wonder what about him made people think he would be a good manager. I watched a lot of Cubs games when he was with the team and never really saw anything that particularly stood out about him as a leader or as a strategist.

 

I suppose he could be as turn out to be a pretty darn good manager, but I just haven't seen evidence from his playing days or while coaching with the Yankees.

 

FWIW, I do recall him not being a particularly selective hitter and popping up on a lot of first pitches.