Well then if that's the case then you guys had no business beating us that year because as I recall Mo had a mishap or two. Correct?
..but I know what you're saying, we were lucky to get passed them that year. I vaguely remember a bad call or something that went our way in one of the games. Anyone?
No, I don't think Girardi would do too well either n that aspect. I do however think that Don Mattingly would do a hell of a job. He seems to mesh well with all the players and they all look up to him. Plus he's got a Torre-like calm demeanor. Despite being considered the favorite to be the eventual successor for Torre for quite some time now, it seems over the past few weeks Mattingly has lost that distinction. I dont know if it's because of how soon Torre is leaving and that there would be concerns to whether or not Donnie's ready, or what the case is. But if you ask me I would go with Don Mattingly. That also leaves our coaching staff in place for the most part, rather than having a new skipper (i.e. LaRussa) bring in his own staff. Ronnie stays on as pitching coach, Long as hitting coach (I think he did an excellent job this year working with the players. People i've talked to say they like him a lot and he does a good job, especially with preperation), MAYBE move Bowa to the bench, but that's not even necessary. If that's the case though you could easily insert Robby Thompson in as the 3B coach, or even shift Pena over there if not bringing in someone else altogether (For some reason I have this feeling Pena might not be there anyway. I hope he is, as he also does a good job as catching instructor, but who knows at this point).
Basically what i'm saying is if Mattingly got the job it would be a smooth transition from Joe to Donnie, rather than Joe to LaRussa or Showalter or someone.
...Call me crazy, but if not Donnie I wouldn't mind seeing Bobby V in pinstripes. Valentine has always been a favorite of mine, he knows NY, and I wouldn't mind the hilarious media sessions
If LaRussa comes anywhere near this team however, it would not end up good. On th field he's as good as anyone, but there is NO WAY Tony LaRussa could handle being the manager of the New York Yankees.