I don’t want to take anything away from Joe Girardi, He’s a former Cub and he hails from “up the the road a bit” (ok, he grew up in Peoria, IL about 90 miles from here).
He did a fantastic job this year with the Fish. I know that. But I also think there was a lot of sentimentality behind this vote. Let’s not forget despite how well he did, Joe Girardi did have a losing record.
I’m going to beg off on making my own definitive choice. But I will say this… I thought Willie Randolph did a pretty good job.