Can Yankees Joe Girardi Survive A Third Straight October-less Season?

Nobody takes more of the blame internally for what has occurred over the past two seasons than New York Yankees’ skipper Joe Girardi. After Sunday’s finale, a victory over the rival Boston Red Sox, all the attention went from the Derek Jeter Farewell Tour and sendoff, to what went wrong and how can it be fixed? The half a billion dollars the Yankees threw at free agents in the face of Robinson Cano‘s departure did nothing to return the Yankees to October glory. Underperforming seasons from the likes of Carlos Beltran, Brian McCann, and the failed experiments with Brian Roberts and Kelly Johnson, have left a void in the once proud Bronx, and thousands screaming and demanding that someone pay for this atrocity of a season.

"“Will there be more pressure on me? It won’t change who I am…The pressure I feel is from within. Is there more pressure on the club? God, I hope they feel the same way I do. The pressure should come from within and not what your expectations are. Your expectations every year should be to win the World Series. Hopefully that feeling is there and the expectations and pressures are coming from within.’’ (Joe Girardi to George A. King, NY Post)"

It’s interesting that the Steinbrenner brothers, Hal and Hank, would even consider allowing GM Brian Cashman to fire Girardi, after all, he can only write out the lineup card with players he has available to him. Another interesting point, is how can ownership and Cashman blame Girardi and consider letting him go next season, when Cashman himself, is about to be given a new contract. Shouldn’t more of the blame be placed on Cashman for giving Girardi faulty parts than on Girardi for those faulty parts failing to live up to expectations?

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It’s just another reason why the Yankees aren’t the franchise they once were. The late owner, George Steinbrenner, has been perpetually rolling over in his grave as failing to succeed has become acceptable behavior in the Bronx rather than the exception to the rule. Under the Boss’ reign, there is no way former manager and recent Hall of Fame inductee, Joe Torre, survives by missing the playoffs three times period, let alone twice in a row. Cashman would most likely be looking for work as well, but Hal and Hank are not their father, and the past two seasons has made that vastly apparent.