[NU Sports] Girardi (fwd)

[Hakirsch at aol.com]

In a message dated 10/19/2005 3:50:51 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
nolan at romaine.tssi.com writes:

> 
> >Joe Girardi will become the _Florida Marlins_ 
> >(http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/clubhouse?team=fla) ' new manager, the team 
> announced  Wednesday. He'll be 
> >introduced by the Marlins at a news conference Thursday. 
> > 
> >Is he the first Wildcat major league manager?
> 
> Probably in baseball.  Or does George Steinbrenner count?  :-)
> 
> I'd offer Joe my congratulations, but I'm not sure I'd wish the Marlins job 
> on my worst enemy.  It's got to be the only job in baseball worse than 
> managing
> the Cubs.  
> --
> Mike Nolan
> 

Great for Joe--class act and we should all be proud of him--More good press 
for NU student /athlete also 

As for Steinbrenner, he  may have coached at NU , but  no way would we want 
to claim him--Williams  College can have that  dubious honor !


Harry