Joe Girardi

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• Yankees know Robinson Cano is money

  how much damage he can deliver in short order. On this roster, it's Cano and everyone else."Robby's so important to us,'' Joe Girardi said. "Offensively, defensively, his presence in the lineup. He's not someone you can replace.''Are you listening, Jay-Z ?   Read more »

• Joe Girardi and Terry Collins: Pair of New York managers with different expectations, results

  share the same job title, and both are employed in New York. But for Terry Collins and Joe Girardi , the similarities pretty much end there.Well, except for one other common thread: contracts that expire at the end of this season, and not much in the way of   Read more »

• Curtis Granderson plays rightfield for first time

  Yankees at the Improv season continues. The latest adjustment was manager Joe Girardi 's decision to put Curtis Granderson, the centerfielder who has been playing leftfield since returning from a broken forearm, in rightfield Saturday.It was the first time   Read more »

• Andy Pettitte goes on DL, but Yankees don't think injury is serious

  start, a sensation that dissipated. But it occurred again in the fifth, and after Pettitte struck out the first two batters, Joe Girardi removed him. Pettitte argued to stay in the game and found himself arguing again Friday, this time against the DL stint."I   Read more »

• Joba still not ready to return

  Chamberlain 's rehab hit a snag, though not one Joe Girardi was ready to call significant."He's just not quite ready yet," Girardi said.Chamberlain, on the disabled list with a right oblique strain, pitched in a rehab game Tuesday night for Triple-A Scranton.   Read more »

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• Sabathia glad he didn’t have to waste a start

  game or exchange their paid tickets for any regular-season game at Yankee Stadium, subject to availability. * Joe Girardi said Mark Teixeira continues to make progress in Tampa from his right wrist tendon injury and is almost ready to start doing more. “We’re 1:30 AM from New York Post Read more »

• Why the Yankees are in First Place

  strong point. Give him a team of non-superstars and force him to juggle and mix and match and the cream comes to the top. Joe Girardi's greatest enemy is himself, when he slots ballplayers into specific roles, and then sits back. He is so much the better manager 1:15 AM from NJ.com Read more »

• YANKEES: Rookie Vidal Nuno to be skipped in rotation after rain out with Blue Jays

  postponed before it started. No makeup date was announced. “It’s going to rain until probably 9 o’ clock,” Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. “It’s just not going to be playable.” The two AL East rivals are not scheduled to meet again in the Bronx until August. 5/19/13 from New Haven Register Read more »

• Austin Romine learning from Joe Girardi

  catcher Austin Romine is learning from someone with a lot of experience behind the plate -- manager Joe Girardi, MLB.com reports Sunday. Girardi has praised Romine's defensive, though his hitting may need work. "I think he's gotten into a better rhythm with 5/19/13 from CBS Sports Read more »

• Reid his lips: Jeter's the man

  was penciled into the No. 8 spot in the lineup for the game that never happened with the Blue Jays and R.A. Dickey . But Joe Girardi made it clear the left-handed-hitting Brignac will get plenty of playing time, especially against right-handed starters. "I've 5/19/13 from ESPN Read more »