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Joe Girardi: “We expected this to be a really tough series and we have a chance to close it out”
Joe Girardi: “We expected this to be a really tough series and we have a chance to close it out”
Joe Girardi has the most pressurized job in all of sports as the manager of the New York Yankees. I mean every coaching job in sports is pressure-packed but not like managing the Yankees. The Yanks are used to winning championships and that is not what Girardi did in his first year as the ...
With New York Yankees one win away from World Series title, Joe Girardi better be right about arms
With New York Yankees one win away from World Series title, Joe Girardi better be right about arms
nydailynews.com — knows the deal as well as he knows his way out to the mound. He's right about... using only three starters in the postseason if the Yankees win, tonight or tomorrow night. He's right if Andy Pettitte does the job in Game 6 on three days' rest that A.J. ... (more) With New York Yankees one win away from World Series ...
Yankees Capture 27th World Series Title
Yankees Capture 27th World Series Title
mlb.fanhouse.com — by FanHouse Newswire NEW YORK (AP) -- The New York Yankees have won the World Series, beating... the defending champion Philadelphia Phillies 7-3 in Game 6 behind Hideki Matsui 's record-tying six RBI. Andy Pettitte won the clincher Wednesday night, pitching the Yankees to their elusive 27th ... (more) Yankees Capture 27th World Series Title
Mo set to do whatever is needed
lohud.com — NEW YORK - Mariano Rivera has pitched three innings or more just twice in his postseason career.... The first time was in Game 2 of the 1995 division series, and then in Game 7 of the 2003 ALCS against the Red Sox. Rivera won the former, and, of course, ... (more) Mo set to do whatever is needed
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Joe Girardi on WFAN in New York
Digital Sports Daily — Joe Girardi joined Mike Francesca  on WFAN radio in New York Tuesday, you can listen to the audio here. Among the highlights Girardi says that he will think about giving Mariano Rivera extended work in Wednesday night’s Game 6. ” With Mo it can be and the other thing that you worry about a little bit is the up and down as well because that adds to the pitch count in our minds.I mean it is something that we are definitely going to think about.”

Girardi sez Mariano could throw 45 pitches, won’t rule out bringing him in during the 7th
Steady Burn — SportsRadioInterviews.com posted the skinny from Joe Girardi’s interview with Mike Francesca on WFAN today. Couple of intriguing thoughts swirling around in the manager’s well-bic’d noggin approaching game time - he’d be willing to throw Mariano for 45 pitches and isn’t ruling out bringing him in in the seventh inning. From Sports Radio Interviews, on Mariano coming in the 7th inning: “Well yeah you are going to think about that. I mean you think about if you can get him to throw one pitch per batter we could start him too. Mariano threw 39 ...

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