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Managerial poll

Joe Girardi

9 votes

Buck Showalter

2 votes

Joe Espada

2 votes

Joe McEwing

2 votes

Tony DiFrancesco

0 votes

Mike Matheny

3 votes

Dusty Baker

0 votes

Mex17 Oct 06 2019 06:46 AM

I like this better than the "Joes only" poll. Including what I think to be are realistic options but leaving out Maddon since he seems destined for Anaheim.

nymr83 Oct 06 2019 07:46 AM Re: Managerial poll

In guessing McEwing, because he will be the cheapest.

Farmer Ted Oct 08 2019 03:56 PM Re: Managerial poll

Edgardo Alfonzo, please. Where's the "other" button?

kcmets Oct 08 2019 04:17 PM Re: Managerial poll

Girardi, Showalter and Baker will want more say in what goes on than the baseball-genius Wilpons will be willing to surrender. What the hell, pencil me in for Edgardo.

ashie62 Oct 08 2019 07:17 PM Re: Managerial poll

Other, Alfonzo or David Wright

Edgy MD Oct 08 2019 07:22 PM Re: Managerial poll

=nymr83 post_id=23866 time=1570369614 user_id=54] In guessing McEwing, because he will be the cheapest.

Well, the cheapest was to stick with Mick.

LWFS Oct 08 2019 07:39 PM Re: Managerial poll

Beltran's not a realistic option?

HahnSolo Oct 09 2019 09:43 AM Re: Managerial poll

=LWFS post_id=24034 time=1570585195 user_id=84] Beltran's not a realistic option?

Ditto for Rojas.

And I am still not counting Maddon out, though I admit he is not very likely.

Johnny Lunchbucket Oct 09 2019 09:57 AM Re: Managerial poll

Fonzie, if I'm not mistaken, has experience limited to a terrible team in Brooklyn

41Forever Oct 09 2019 10:44 AM Re: Managerial poll

Help me understand the support for Giardi. Didn't he have a rep as a wound-too-tight, one-blown-save-away-from-a-stroke kind of guy in the Bronx? I saw him mentioned as an option for the Cubs, but I otherwise don't see a lot of interest out there for him, especially compared to Maddon. What am I missing? Tracky makes it sound like they are taking a hard look at Beltran, but I don't see how they give it to a guy with no managerial experience again.

Frayed Knot Oct 09 2019 11:32 AM Re: Managerial poll

Girardi's 'tightness' (pressure?, intensity?) is probably more a long term problem than a short one, something that wears a team/media down over time. And he did last 10 years in the Bronx following his one year stint for a goofy owner in Miami where he got canned after winning Manager of the Year (for whatever that's worth). Showalter is a different kind of guy from Girardi but carries a similar type of rep where his voice starts to wear thin after a while as guys get tired of hearing him, but it's not like he was getting bounced early either: four, three, four, and nine seasons at each of his stops. But those same traits can also be a short term boost to a club, and if Brodie and the brass think they have a win-now club ...

41Forever Oct 09 2019 11:37 AM Re: Managerial poll

Makes sense!

HahnSolo Oct 09 2019 12:39 PM Re: Managerial poll

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: Fonzie, if I'm not mistaken, has experience limited to a terrible team in Brooklyn They did win the NYPL championship this year. So yeah, he's limited to Brooklyn but not all terrible.

Lefty Specialist Oct 09 2019 12:59 PM Re: Managerial poll

Espada. I know almost nothing about him but four things stand out. 1) He works for AJ Hinch in Houston, and Brodie and Hinch are very tight. 2) He'll come cheaply, so the Wilpons will like him. 3) He's not a name that will be battling for control of the headlines like Girardi or Showalter would. 4) He has no Yankee history like the two above. But I'm not making the decisions. They'll probably go with a 'safe' choice like Girardi and regret it.

Mex17 Oct 10 2019 05:18 PM Re: Managerial poll

Lefty Specialist wrote: Espada. 4) He has no Yankee history. You mean other than his stint as Brian Cashman's Special Assistant and the major league team's infield/third base coach?

LWFS Oct 10 2019 05:40 PM Re: Managerial poll

2 of the three confirmed interviewees aren't here.