don mattingly
Wednesday’s Sporting Stew
Wednesday, October 31st, 2007+ Congrats to new Yankee manager Joe Girardi. Though not a Yankee lifer, his role in the most recent run of 1990s-era Bronx dominance etched his pinstripes permanently. + But for (grown) kids (like me) whose sports affair with Donnie Baseball began in 1982, Girardi’s hiring at Don Mattingly’s (and Joe Torre’s) expense is bittersweet. [...]