Joe Girardi has agreed to a three-year contract to manage the New York Yankees. The agreement to take over as Joe Torre’s replacement is worth an average salary of at least $2 million annually, a baseball official said Tuesday, speaking on condition of anonymity because the team had not yet announced the deal.
Tens of thousands of Red Sox fans lined the streets from Fenway Park to City Hall on Tuesday to cheer Boston’s second World Series title in four years, and celebrate how a team once known for losing was again baseball’s best. “People lived and died before they saw a world championship and we’ve seen two in the last four years,” Providence College student Mike Foley said.
The Milwaukee Brewers will decline a $9 million option for left fielder Geoff Jenkins, his agent said Tuesday. “We’ve been verbally told by the Milwaukee Brewers that they chose to decline Geoff’s option for the 2008 season,” agent Damon Lapa said. “We’re still awaiting formal written confirmation.” Jenkins, drafted by the Brewers in first round in 1995, had played his entire career for Milwaukee…
The Milwaukee Brewers will decline a $9 million option for left fielder Geoff Jenkins, his agent said Tuesday. “We’ve been verbally told by the Milwaukee Brewers that they chose to decline Geoff’s option for the 2008 season,” agent Damon Lapa said. “We’re still awaiting formal written confirmation.” Jenkins, drafted by the Brewers in first round in 1995, had played his entire career for Milwaukee…
Joe Girardi has agreed to a three-year contract to manage the New York Yankees. The agreement to take over as Joe Torre’s replacement is worth an average salary of at least $2 million annually, a baseball official said Tuesday, speaking on condition of anonymity because the team had not yet announced the deal.
Now that the New York Yankees have offered Joe Girardi their managerial job, it’s clear they’ve put the Joe Torre era behind them. What’s next for Torre? Even David Letterman wants to know, wondering Monday night whether Torre might be headed to Los Angeles. “Maybe Dodgers, maybe Angels?” Letterman asked.
The home run king is looking for a job. Barry Bonds filed for free agency Monday on the first possible day after the World Series ended with Boston’s sweep of the Colorado Rockies on Sunday night. That means the slugger’s tenure with San Francisco is now over. Giants owner Peter Magowan told him last month the club would not bring him back for a 16th season.
Now that the New York Yankees have offered Joe Girardi their managerial job, it’s clear they’ve put the Joe Torre era behind them. What’s next for Torre? Even David Letterman wants to know, wondering Monday night whether Torre might be headed to Los Angeles. “Maybe Dodgers, maybe Angels?” Letterman asked.
The Milwaukee Brewers will decline a $9 million option for left fielder Geoff Jenkins, his agent said Tuesday. “We’ve been verbally told by the Milwaukee Brewers that they chose to decline Geoff’s option for the 2008 season,” agent Damon Lapa said. “We’re still awaiting formal written confirmation.” Jenkins, drafted by the Brewers in first round in 1995, had played his entire career for Milwaukee…
Major League Baseball had this message for Alex Rodriguez and agent Scott Boras: Shame on you. Boras announced during Game 4 of the World Series on Sunday night that A-Rod was opting out of the final three seasons of his contract with the New York Yankees. The timing left baseball officials livid, and Boras apologized Monday evening, just after Rodriguez filed with the players’ association and…
