joe girardi

A long-time New York Yankees' player and coach was recently spotted at DeFazio's Pizzeria in Troy.

The New York Baseball scene is focused on the Yankees but the Mets are in the middle of a manager search. Who has the best odds of being the next New York Mets manager? Right now it's former Met and Yankee Carlos Beltran. Beltran is loved by players and known for being a solid locker room guy. Since retiring from playing in 2016, Beltran became Yankees' GM Brian Cashman's Special Assistant in 2018.

Former New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi was in the Capital Region yesterday to speak at the Capital about legalizing gambling. While in the area Girardi made a few stops, one of which was Station 4 in Troy.

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Everyone was so quick to blame Joe Girardi for the loss in game 2 in Cleveland because he failed to challenge a hit-by-pitch call on Lonnie Chisenhall when the Yankees led 8-3.

The Yankees skipper's future still remains in jeopardy

We answer those questions and more in this week's edition of Monday Mirages.

I'll admit I have always liked Joe Girardi. I liked him when he was a catcher for the Yankees, I like the way he handle the Cubs as a rookie manager and I liked the way he's handled the transition from the "Core Four" to the "Baby Bombers." All that being said it makes sense that I have defended the man when I felt others were way out of line with their chants of "FIRE GIRARDI!"

Last year Gary Sanchez burst onto the seen putting up offensive numbers comparable to Babe Ruth himself. The work Sanchez did with the bat was amazing but more impressive was the way this 23 year old called games and played defense behind the plate...

The New York Yankees are still under .500 and struggling to keep pace in the tough AL East. The team has a number of expiring contracts and players who just don't fit their roster and aren't helping the team win. With the trade deadline getting closer, and the Yankees slowly falling out of the playoff chase in the AL, we break down the key roster moves and if the Yankees should kick some players t

If you missed it this weekend, Brady Farkas and Zach Bye hosted a special edition of "Capital Region Sports Saturday" from 4-6 p.m. As always, the topics are broken down. We break down the topics by segments, which each segment lasting about 12 minutes...

Newly acquired New York Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman has had his share of off-the-field issues this off-season. Chapman was involved in a domestic violence incident involving his girlfriend in which he fired seven gunshots into a garbage can and another through a window of his garage...