A tale of two Joes
Posted by: Peter Abraham - Posted in Misc on Mar 03, 2008 
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I can’t speak for the rest of the Yankees. But Joe Girardi had a good workout before the game.
Girardi played first base for a while during batting practice, taking throws from the thrird baseman. He then warmed up BP pitcher Roman Rodriguez, squatting down to catch 10 pitches or so.
Girardi then threw a round of BP himself.
If every player had his energy, the Yankees would win 105 games. It’s a marked difference from Joe Torre. But then Torre is 24 years older and had a bad knee that he had replaced over the winter.
Is Girardi gonna be the first player / manager in MLB history?
didnt yogi player manage? it was just before my time…
there have been several player managers. frank robinson,
dusty baker , there have been more, i can’t remember. help me out guys
nah he’s just more hands on
oh yeah, yogi
I love his attitude too Pete, but it takes more than energy to win games.
Moose Jab: There have been a ton of them.
thrird
according to wikipedia, joe torre was a player-manager (is that accurate?)
thanks for correcting guys.
Has anyone found out of 790 is streaming the game live?
Pete Rose – player manager
woo hoo they are streaming live.
Pete Rose was also a player manager. He cost himself victories in pursuit of the guys record. It was sad to know that it might have also been due to his gambling.
Pete Rose? Didn’t he manage himself in order to get into the lineup to break Cobb’s hits record? By that time in his career he sucked really bad. I think that he was the only manager who would have played him at that point.
where are the mets fans when you need one?
Yes, Torre was a player-manager for the Mets.
Don’t discount his energy. It breeds aggressive play and that’s what this team needs to do coming out of the gate this year.
Looks like mlb.tv is the Astros feed.
Jennifer do you have a link
“The injury bug has hit A.J. Burnett, and he is currently unable to throw his curveball because of it, writes Cathal Kelly. ”
So much for that healthy year in Toronto……..
yeah, cause it’s an astros Home game. better than nothing
http://www.790kbme.com/pages/preempts.html
here it is
nevermind go it on mlb tv
whats 790? someone got a link to them?
For those of you listening to the game on the radio, here is your first trivia question of the day.
Milo Hamilton is the Astros Hall of Fame announcer. He is famous for making one of the most famous calls in baseball history.
Do you know what it is?
Answer a little later.
What happened to Pete?
Kaz Matsui on the field. Nothing on his medical “condition”. Will probably be a lot of Roger talk. Pettitte lined up to face Astros later this week.
strange camera angle!!
melky!!
As a player, Torre was better than Girardi was, but Torre’s time as a player ended more than two decades ago. Both are intelligent baseball guys. Right now, Girardi’s the one in great physical shape and he’s full of energy. If that energy rubs off on the players, and the players can stay healthy, I’d say 105 wins at the least. Nothing against Torre but if Girardi could keep his low-budget Marlins in the NL East race until mid September, he’s got to be a good motivator & leader. Every team, including the Yanks, could benefit from motivation to get in shape before the season and sustain it as the season drags on. Barring a rash of injuries to key guys, I expect them to be there deep into October.
BTW, Moose Jab … Off the top of my head I remember Pete Rose was player manager for Philly and Frank Robinson was player manager for Cleveland in ’75.
There were probably player managers before Robinson but I didn’t look it up. I’m pretty sure he was the first black manager in MLB though.
Didn’t having a player-manager used to be not uncommon WAAAY back in the day? Like, around the turn of the last century, I think it happened often enough that it wasn’t of particular note.
SJ44-
Milo called Henry “Hank” Aaron’s 715th HR…setting the then record.
they don’t test the managers for greenies do they?
FWIW, Torre used to throw BP. In fact, SI had a great shot of it in 1998.
Lou Boudreau was player/manager for the Indians
Milo: “HE DID IT! And Henry Aaron is the… all time… home run… leader… now.” He sounded uncertain of what to say.
Frank Chance was a player-manager with the Cubs before just managing the Yanks for a few years. This was, of course. well before our time. And before Babe Ruth’s time, for that matter.