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Chill man no hard feelings. I don't want to start a fight here.Your my boy here, no hard feelings at all. But did you watch Noah Lowry tonight? The guy walks too many and can't strike out guys. Mike Mussina, IMO, is better than he is.
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we cool and yeh it was his worse start of the season it was all good until he met the hot hitting Prince Fielder who is hitting out of this world.
HCYanks wrote:Thanks for reminding me Clay Buchholz is a couple of blocks away from me, Fox. Now I have to go hide my laptop.
Girardi declines Orioles' offer to take over team
ESPN.com news services
Updated: June 21, 2007, 5:01 PM ET
BALTIMORE -- Joe Girardi declined an offer Thursday to become the new manager of the Baltimore Orioles, saying the timing wasn't right "for the Girardi family.
"Baltimore is a fine organization, a fine team, and I'm flattered that they considered me to possibly be their manager," Girardi said Thursday afternoon on The Dan Patrick Show on ESPN Radio. "But the timing is not right for my family and I. That's basically it."
The Orioles' pursuit of Girardi began quickly after Baltimore fired Sam Perlozzo early Monday after his two-plus seasons as manager, and there were indications over the last 48 hours that Girardi was poised to take the job. He interviewed with the Orioles on Tuesday and was offered the job the same day, ESPN's Peter Gammons reported.
By Wednesday night, the Orioles and Girardi had agreed to work on an agreement, ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney reported. But by early Thursday, a representative of Girardi phoned the Orioles to say Girardi would not be accepting the club's three-year offer for a little more than $1 million annually, a source told Olney.
Girardi reiterated Thursday that he intends to manage in the majors again.
"I've made my feelings pretty known that I want to manage again," he said. "I absolutely love what I did last year. I think I'll know when [the right opportunity] comes and I'll say, 'This is the right time for the Girardi family.' "
Girardi downplayed speculation that he would be a strong candidate to eventually replace Yankees manager Joe Torre, saying there are plenty of managing jobs that would be considered good jobs if they were to open. Torre is signed through this season.
Girardi was Torre's bench coach in 2005 and played for Torre with the Yankees from 1996 through 1999.
"I don't think there is a perfect scenario, but there's a ton of jobs obviously that at some point in your career a manager would love to have," Girardi said. "I'm extremely excited the Baltimore Orioles called me. It's a great job, too, but not at this time."
Girardi was a first-time manager last season, leading the Florida Marlins to a 78-84 record and keeping his youthful team in contention for a wild-card berth until late September.
The former big league catcher was fired at the end of the season following a rift with owner Jeffrey Loria and then was voted NL Manager of the Year -- the first to win the award with a losing record.
A former coach for Torre, Girardi returned to New York this season as a broadcaster for the club's YES Network.
After firing Perlozzo, the Orioles named bullpen coach Dave Trembley their interim manager and hired Andy MacPhail as chief operating officer of the Orioles. MacPhail has run both the Cubs and the Twins.
MacPhail and Girardi overlapped in Chicago during MacPhail's tenure as Cubs president, which began in 1994 and ended in 2006. Girardi was with the Cubs for two stints totaling six seasons, the last from 2000-02.
Good decision Joe. I'd love for him to become the manager once Torre is done. I love Torre but I really like Girardi and he seems to be a perfect fit for this team. I have a feeling he wants it too and I'll bet a little bit of that went into his decision to turn down the offer and also broadcast for none other than YES. I was afraid he'd take the job but I'm happy he's sticking around for the time being. Now the question becomes 'how much longer is he willing to wait?' Life with Peter Angelos, Part 3: One friend of Joe Girardi told Rumblings this week: "If Joe were to ask me whether he should take this job, I'd tell him he's nuts. I just can't see him working for Peter Angelos. I'd tell him to wait for a better job."
Girardi's buddies in the game say the one job he'd be interested in besides the Yankees, Mets and Cubs would surprise you. It's the Royals, if Buddy Bell ever gets fired, because of Girardi's respect for GM Dayton Moore.