Yankees Plan To Bring Back Joe Girardi

The Yankees plan to bring back manager Joe Girardi at a raise, no matter what some fans may say about his reliance on his ever-present binder. He is well-liked by Yankees honchos Hal Steinbrenner, Randy Levine and Brian Cashman. Girardi hasn't been great in the ALCS, though, as he got greedy by staying too long in Game 4 with A.J. Burnett, who has been brutal and was pitching on 17 days' rest. Burnett should have been removed after five very good innings, rather than be left in to try to pitch out of a sixth-inning jam.

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