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Possible Torre successor

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by PhilaYank36, Oct 9, 2007.

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If the Yankees decide not to bring Torre back, who would make the best replacement?

  1. Joe Girardi

    13 vote(s)
    24.5%

  2. Don Mattingly

    11 vote(s)
    20.8%

  3. Tony La Russa

    4 vote(s)
    7.5%

  4. Mike Hargrove

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  5. Billy Martin's corpse

    14 vote(s)
    26.4%

  6. Bobby Valentine

    9 vote(s)
    17.0%

  7. Trey Hillman

    2 vote(s)
    3.8%
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  1. Chi City 81

    Chi City 81 Guest

    Bring back Buck Showalter!
     
    Chi City 81, Oct 9, 2007
    #49
  2. Double Down

    Double Down Well-Known Member

    Lee Mazzilli is waiting patiently by his phone.

    Still waiting.

    C'mon, guys, this is getting embarassing.
     
    Double Down, Oct 9, 2007
    #50
  3. Ben_Hecht

    Ben_Hecht Active Member

    Johnny Keane.

    Oh, wait . . .
     
    Ben_Hecht, Oct 9, 2007
    #51
  4. spnited

    spnited Active Member

    Stump Merrill
     
    spnited, Oct 9, 2007
    #52
  5. mike311gd

    mike311gd Active Member

    What, no Jim Tracy? ...

    It's going to be a combination of Girardi and Mattingly.

    I don't think Girardi's time in Florida was a disaster. Sure, he didn't get along well with the upper-management, but he got results from a young, inexpensive team. He's from the Yankees' dominant era in the late '90s, and will be welcomed back with open arms.
     
    mike311gd, Oct 9, 2007
    #53
  6. Overrated

    Overrated Guest

    Larry Brown
     
    Overrated, Oct 9, 2007
    #54
  7. andyouare?

    andyouare? Guest

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    andyouare?, Oct 9, 2007
    #55
  8. ondeadline

    ondeadline Well-Known Member

    La Russa is too thin-skinned to manage in New York.
     
    ondeadline, Oct 9, 2007
    #56
  9. jagtrader

    jagtrader Active Member

    The lack of compelling candidates is exactly why Torre will return.
     
    jagtrader, Oct 9, 2007
    #57
  10. BYH

    BYH Active Member

    An interesting theory, but it's not like there's a compelling candidate coming down the pike. (JOE MCCARTHY IS NOT COMING THRU THAT DOOR!! CASEY STENGEL IS NOT COMING THRU THAT DOOR!!!) Willie Randolph has proven why it took him 982 interviews to land a job: He couldn't manage a Pony League team, never mind an MLB team.

    Torre can't manage forever, which is about as long as it'll take for a decent-looking candidate to emerge.
     
    BYH, Oct 9, 2007
    #58
  11. hockeybeat

    hockeybeat Guest

    Lee Mazzilli? The same Lee Mazzilli that was hated by his Orioles teams?

    If Big Stein passes over Mattingly for Girardi, I wonder what the temperature in the clubhouse would be. Frosty? Warm?
     
    hockeybeat, Oct 9, 2007
    #59
  12. Ben_Hecht

    Ben_Hecht Active Member

    Girardi's too young to handle that roster -- as currently constituted.
     
    Ben_Hecht, Oct 9, 2007
    #60
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