The two guys who should be fired are Yankee President Randy Levine. He's the weasel who had a personality conflict with Joe Torre. There's a rumor that Joe Torre snubbed him and his wife one night. Anyway, that jack ass was talking about Joe Torre not winning any Championships over the past 6 years, YET RANDY LEVINE HASN'T WON ANY! Joe Torre had two Pennants in those same six years and made the playoffs every year he was here.
Furthermore, don't forget that Joe Torre lost Gary Sheffield AND Hideki Matsui in 2006, the same year that A-Rod struggled big time and was nearly run out of town. Torre got it done with guys like Melkey Cabrera and Andy Phillips.
Last season Joe Torre had worse pitching in April, May then Giardi has now. Wang was lost to a hamstring injury courtesy of Brian Cashman's HAND PICKED new trainer. Everyone was dropping like flies, until finally Cashman admitted the mistake and fired the guy he just hired! Torre was forced to use Tyler Clippard, Chase Wright and Daryl Rasner. All Torre did was pull off the best record in baseball from May 29th on.
Brian Cashman is the other dud who needs to go. The Media gives him credit for the 98 through 2000 Championships. It's such a joke. Steinbrenner brought in Clemens, and they had to give up our hottest pitcher (Wells) to get him. What did Cashman do? He rode the coat tails of Gene Michaels who built the Yankee core while Steinbrenner was banned for Howie Spiro. Look at Brian Cashman's signings during the drought? The only two that worked out were salary dumps that no other GM could pull off because of money constraints (A-Rod and Abreu). Every other decision was a flop, but most notably, almost nine years of not replacing the bridge to Mariano in the bullpen. And also the Carl Pavano, Jaret Wright and Kei Igawa signings. Oh God those are just awful. And last year giving Roger Clemens $28 million for four months. Cashman does LESS with more than any other GM in baseball. He's so overrated it isn't even funny.
Joe Giardi has been terrible thus far. I still can't get over pitching to Manny with the open base. And Torre broke in Chamberlin, Hughes and Kennedy just fine. Now Hughes and Kennedy stink. Doesn't the Giardi coaching staff have questions to answer on why Hughes and Kennedy are regressing under them? In fairness though, you've got to give him a full year at least.
When irks me the most is that Randy Levine wanted Joe Torre fired, and he got his wish. So why doesn't he pay the ultimate price? They expected Joe Torre to accept a contract, where he would have had to win the Al Pennant with the same team, or be fired. Yet somehow, it's okay for Joe Giardi to not make the playoffs with this same team.
Why does he need time? If this is a Jimmy Johnson/Barry Switzer situation, then why should Giardi be expected to do better. Isn't that why they forced Torre out with a clever ruse.
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