Joe Girardi likes to be unfairly measured.

Apparently the Yankees like guys named Joe. Reports are saying that Joe Girardi will be the next Yankee Manager, and that the official word should come sometime today or Tuesday. Girardi would be following Joe Torre, who was the Yankee manager for 12 years, making the playoffs all 12 of those years. the other candidates for the job were former Yankee 1st baseman and fan favorite Don Mattingly, and current Yankee 1st base coach Tony Pena. Girardi played for the Yankees from 1996-1999 and was the teammate of a few current Yankees, such as Derek Jeter, Andy Petite, Jorge Posada, and Mariano Rivera.

I think Mattingly was the right choice here. This new Yankee front office seems to like to be in the driver seat, as does Girardi. He was the NL manager of the year in 2006, only to be fired because of disputes with the owner and front office. I wouldn't go as far as to call myself psychic, but I'd definitely take your $15, tell you that you're going to live to be 49, have an ugly wife, and that Joe Girardi doesn't make it past two seasons.

In the end, I am so fucking happy that the Yankees hired somebody, especially since A-Rod has already opted out. I for one have had my fill of annoying Yankee fodder. In fact, this will be the last Yankee post unless Brian Cashman admits to wearing women's underwear or Hank Steinbrenner suffocates a group of migrant workers for fun. In fact, if I slip and do put up a Yankee-centric post, I will submit myself to punishment. I mean real punishment, dominatrix, nipple claps, and leather paddles. What?? What's wrong with that? It's not like I'd enjoy being called a sniveling worm or maggot while Mistress Tonya punches me in the back of my head. I mean come on, thats just hot...I mean weird. Now tell me to shut up.