Great stuff on Mattingly, boys. Truth is the new stadium will never be the old stadium, no matter who the manager is. One era will be gone and another will begin. If the Yankees win in 2009, a new mystique will be created. There is more Yankee lore with Mattingly and less with Girardi. Who [...]
0 comments February 09 2007 | Joe | Discussion
Just stumbled upon Mussina’s official page. Why is it we don’t hear about this? My guess because is the proceeds from his merchandise goes to raise money for local high school scholoarships in Pennsylvania and Moose probably doesn’t make a big deal about it here in NY. But seriously, who doesnt want to get some [...]
0 comments February 09 2007 | Mike T | Discussion
John, I agree with your assessment that Girardi is fine managerial material. But I want to point out a couple of things about Mattingly.
Designating Mattingly as the heir apparent is fine PR. But it takes more than PR to be a good manager capable of winning in this fishbowl. As far as [...]
0 comments February 09 2007 | Russ | Discussion
Let’s say the Yankees don’t win it all this year and Torre is out. Say Mattingly is the guy and gets a three year deal. That means the New Yankee Stadium’s first Yankee manager is Don Mattingly. He was a fine player and all, but really. The tradition of Huggins, McCarthy, Stengel, Houk, (yes, even Torre [...]
0 comments February 09 2007 | John S | Discussion
That’s right, baseball is back! That little round sphere with 216 stitches. Next week, pitchers and catchers report with Yankee position players scheduled to report on 2/18. Many players are down there right now, working out. And with the temperatures in the Northeast hovering around zero degrees day after day there is no better feeling [...]
0 comments February 09 2007 | Russ | Discussion
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