07-23-2010, 11:11 AM
<!--quoteo(post=107480:date=Jul 23 2010, 10:07 AM:name=Butcher)-->QUOTE (Butcher @ Jul 23 2010, 10:07 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->I think a lot of people -- especially Yankees fans -- are selling short the draw of being the one who finally leads the Cubs to the promised land. Girardi won with the Yankees? Big deal. Anyone could win with the Yankees. Do you think anyone -- Yankees fans included -- will give Girardi a second thought when remembering winning the World Series when they had a roster filled with All Stars?<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I don't think anyone is selling that idea short. Whether the Yakees or the Cubs are Girardi's first choice, Willis is right. Joe's in the catbird seat. He can't lose.
My guess is that he's trying to leverage this now because it only helps him until the Cubs offer someone the job. That won't happen till after the season but he'll probably try to lock in his Yankees extension now...or rather, force the Yankees to want him to bad enough to throw a pile of money at him.
I don't think anyone is selling that idea short. Whether the Yakees or the Cubs are Girardi's first choice, Willis is right. Joe's in the catbird seat. He can't lose.
My guess is that he's trying to leverage this now because it only helps him until the Cubs offer someone the job. That won't happen till after the season but he'll probably try to lock in his Yankees extension now...or rather, force the Yankees to want him to bad enough to throw a pile of money at him.