Loria makes peace with Girardi
While the Yankees took batting practice late yesterday afternoon, Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria went behind the cage to exchange a handshake and a pleasant minute with Joe Girardi. It was the first time the two had spoken since Loria fired Girardi following the 2006 season, Girardi's only year as manager of the Marlins. That dismissal ended what had become a stormy season together. Loria had broken up the team shortly after hiring Girardi after telling the new manager that such a deconstruction would not occur. The animosity surfaced publicly when Loria was screaming at an umpire from behind the Florida dugout and Girardi told his owner to shut up. Loria wanted to fire him there. He ended up getting talked out of it, but Girardi's fate was sealed even in a season in which he won the NL Manager of the Year.
Joe Girardi, AP
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The Marlins dump players so they can save the buck. Plain and simple.
Bond 007
Jacksonville , FL
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He learned how to burn pitchers out from Torre. I would imagine you could hear fans sneeze when only 400 of them show up for a game.
sacked92
New York , NY
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You havent been to dolphins stadium recently guy so dont talk ^^^^
Legacyy84
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" I'm sorry - soo sorry - please accept my a p o l o g y " !!!
Kaycee6
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shake hands and move on ... Girardi got the best of all this after all
silverblack23
Dunsmuir , CA
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Loria's firing of this egomaniac was a good move. Plain and simple to those of us outside of the Yankee fandom.
EastCoastKeith
Jersey Shore, NJ
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Well one thing is for sure. And I'm really not sure what it is, so I'm just gonna sit over here quietly. You won't even know I'm here.
nflyoubet
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Shhh...
nflyoubet
Total Comments (639)
Giradi should have knocked him out! Loria lied to his face, threw him under the bus every chance he got and talked smack to the press...Loria's a cheap bum who should be running the local 5 n' dime, not a big league ball club...
TheFatMan
New York , NY
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Girardi shouldn't care. He's coaching somewhere else. He moved on long ago.
CanofOil...wants his…
Winston Salem, NC
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I lived in Miami then. Neither man showed humility, but Loria made the wrong move to fire him. Plain and simple
BlueWhiteLion
Monroe , MI
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Loria is an idiot and should NOT be allowed to own an MLB team.
rhymeister
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Loria did the wrong thing by firing him, because Girardi was a good manager and knew how to handle his ballclub. It turned out fine for Girardi, as he is probably managing where he wants to most. Its good that they made friends, but it doesn't really mean anything.
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baseballbrett
Colonial Heights , VA
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There's too much peace in sports today, Joe should have kneed him in the groin! That's the way I handle things.
Hillary Clinton
Rockford , IL
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hey EastCoastKeith -- see you in October when Girardi is managing in the World Series and Loria is watching from the cheap seats.
silverblack23
Dunsmuir , CA
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Jeffrey Loria ruined the Montreal Expos before moving to Miami to start destroying the Marlins.
What a great guy !
Jim McCord
New York , NY
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Whaaa Whaaa...Do the Skankees every stop Crying like little girls?
Lucic For President
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