NIGHT STALKER Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 Yanks interviewed three candidates. Girardi, Mattingly and Pena. I'm only asking this because Pena stayed and he's not a "true Yankee" in the sense that Mattingly is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drago Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 that's dissapointing. Mattingly is my favorite ball player of all time. He shouldn't wear anything but stripes. He is definition of Yankee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GM Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 Because he did not get the Manger job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nugentfan1 Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 he said he was disappointed about not being offered the job to be the manager. either hes staying loyal to joe and decided to go with him or hes upset about being passed over for girardi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackout Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 Because he did not get the Manger job. neither did Pena Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIGHT STALKER Posted November 22, 2007 Author Share Posted November 22, 2007 neither did Pena Thanks...I was about to post the same thing. I think it might go a little deeper than Mattingly is saying. Perhaps he was promised the Mgr job a few years back when old man Steinbrenner was still able to make decisions. Now, with the young Steinbrenner boys in charge, things changed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thai Jet Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 Thanks...I was about to post the same thing. I think it might go a little deeper than Mattingly is saying. Perhaps he was promised the Mgr job a few years back when old man Steinbrenner was still able to make decisions. Now, with the young Steinbrenner boys in charge, things changed. I think a lot of us had heard that Mattingly would follow Torre as Yankee skipper once Torre stepped down. That was in circulation for the last few years. Well it's 1/2 right... Mattingly DID follow Torre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smizzy Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 Donnie Baseball is the reason I am a Yankee fan...but he is in LA because he got rejected for the Manager job. I honestly thought Girardi was better suited for the job. Oh well...good luck in LA Donny B....You should have sucked it up and stayed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadianJet Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 Donnie Baseball is the reason I am a Yankee fan...but he is in LA because he got rejected for the Manager job. I honestly thought Girardi was better suited for the job. Oh well...good luck in LA Donny B....You should have sucked it up and stayed. I wish him good luck as well Im not sure why he left, but I bet he will be back in the Pinstripes some time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 Mattingly will be back in two years, after we miss the playoffs twice and Girardi is fired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GM Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 Mattingly will be back in two years, after we miss the playoffs twice and Girardi is fired. Whatever Bob... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kidhuman Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 Torre owes him 20 bucks, so Don doesnt want him to skip out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
124 Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 Mattingly will be back in two years, after we miss the playoffs twice and Girardi is fired. Yeah, okay. Right after Mattingly actually wins something where he goes, right Bob? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugg Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 Mattingly is being a silly goose. If he wants to manage, he should've asked to go to AAA SWB and become the manager in waiting. Randolph learned the same hard lesson and didn't get an offer for 9 years because he wouldn't go down to manage in the minors. Simply saying "Great idea, Joe!" all night is not the same as making the decisions yourself, even in AAA.Worse, it's more likely that Torre gets exposed as a goofball than Girardi fails. In fact, I'd wager a small fortune Torre will be an abject embarrassing failure, just as he was the day before he darkened the doorways of 161st Street. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadianJet Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 "Mattingly is being a silly goose" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 Yeah, okay. Right after Mattingly actually wins something where he goes, right Bob? I said Mattingly would be back, Joe. Didn't say I'd be happy about it. He'll fail, too, trying to win with no experience and a Girardized pitching staff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barton Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 Here's a picture of Bob: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smizzy Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 Here's a picture of Bob: is he under the table? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barton Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 is he under the table? LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYjet10 Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 i think he thinks when joe retires in a few years he'll get his shot in LA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetsMan57 Posted November 23, 2007 Share Posted November 23, 2007 I loved Mattingly as a player, but as a coach you can have him. i cant get excited about any baseball manager who says he didnt argue a call with an ump because the ump would not have changed the call anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anskyruben Posted November 23, 2007 Share Posted November 23, 2007 Donnie Baseball is the reason I am a Yankee fan...but he is in LA because he got rejected for the Manager job. I honestly thought Girardi was better suited for the job. Oh well...good luck in LA Donny B....You should have sucked it up and stayed. BINGO... Donnie got butthurt. Sorry , but he needs to put in his time before he gets the job , compared to someone who has already been there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbn007 Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 Mattingly is being a silly goose. If he wants to manage, he should've asked to go to AAA SWB and become the manager in waiting. Randolph learned the same hard lesson and didn't get an offer for 9 years because he wouldn't go down to manage in the minors. Simply saying "Great idea, Joe!" all night is not the same as making the decisions yourself, even in AAA.Worse, it's more likely that Torre gets exposed as a goofball than Girardi fails. In fact, I'd wager a small fortune Torre will be an abject embarrassing failure, just as he was the day before he darkened the doorways of 161st Street. I think this is what Mattingly should have done. Now, his "Managerial" path is linked directly with Torre. If Torre fails in LA, a possibility, even if they land Santana or Cabrera, then would you hire his "right hand man" after canning him? I think Donnie blew it by not asking immediately after learning that he lost out to Giradi, to get the AAA job, or even the AA job. You need to get a few years of experience in. It is rare for Manager's to take a career path like Giradi, and land a Major League job, after coaching only a few years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpartanJet Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 Mattingly followed Torre because 1) He was probably promised the job or it was implied he would be the next manager at some point and 2) Girardi probably wouldn't want him on his staff for several reasons (which is reasonable why would you want the guy who you just competed with for a job on your staff?). I wouldn't hire him on my staff. The Yanks clutch hitting seemed to stop when he became the batting coach anyway...good riddance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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