Sleep Tight Baseball

There are plenty of reasons why Girardi was the right choice to take over in the place of Joe Torre, his experience with young players and the fact that he has been part of the organization as both a player and a coach just to name the most obvious. But I have to say that I didn't see Mattingly taking the decision so hard. I'm sure that in some back room George all but promised him the position when he rejoined the team in 2004, but he of all people should have known that a promise from a Steinbrenner comes with conditions. Chin up Don, you may not be in the drivers seat next season but I would be willing to bet that if Girardi fails you are next...that is if you'll take it. Enjoy the Dodgers, since that is where I am assuming you and Torre will go, but don't forget you are a Yankee and always will be.

I don't see Girardi failing though. I think that this is exactly the type of situation in which he will excell in. What's more, for all of the tales of doom and gloom about the Bronx right now I have to say that we are not in as bad shape as ESPN might like you to believe. Consider this, assuming we don't have to work through the injuries that plagued us this year our pitching staff will be stacked next season. The young guys like Duncan, Melkey, and Cano have all proved that they can hit and play solid defence. We'll lose some numbers now that Dick-Rod is gone but who cares, he was never a Yankee and we will be better off without him. I wouldn't be surprised if we used some of the Jerk-Rod money that has been freed up to make a move for Santana which would give us a rotation second to none. We may not go all the way next year, but give us two and we will be right where we belong, drenched in Champagne and hoisting up number 27.

I didn't say much about the end of the season yesterday thanks to Ass-Rod, but the few days after the World Series are always bitter sweet for me. I'm going to keep writing about baseball as much as I can in the post season, but as the winter sets in you'll be seeing fewer posts. A few years ago when I lived in Boston I walked by Fenway park the day after the season ended. Even though I hate the red sox and I was happy that they were eliminated, walking by Fenway was depressing. It was dark, cold, and quiet. Baseball had gone to bed for winter and the old park almost seemed lonely. I still think about that every year after the season ends, all the stadiums quiet, their lights out, fields covered...waiting. So that's what I have to do too, wait, wait for the days to get warmer and longer so we can do it all over again. Sleep tight baseball, see you in the spring.