I was a big fan of Joe Girardi while he was playing baseball, so when he became the manager of the Florida Marlins this year, I was super-excited.
He did a great job with the team, that's for sure. No one expected the Marlins to do anything, and yet they finished the season with a 78-84 record. They still lost more games than they won, but they did a lot better than anyone thought they would. And Girardi had a lot to do with this.
But even so, the Marlins might not bring him back next season because of some discrepancies between Girardi and owner Jeffrey Loria. In fact, it sounds pretty certain that Girardi will not be with the Marlins next year, and Braves' third-base coach Fredi Gonzalez sounds like he'll become the Marlins new manager.
That's just not fair. Girardi turned the team around, and he had never managed before. The Marlins were projected to lose 100 games this season, and now Girardi is a candidate for National League Manager of the Year.
And he's still getting canned.
I hope some other team is smart enough to pick him up (hey, the Cubs, Nationals and Giants all need managers).
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