Joe Girardi was the manager the New York Mets needed, a gift who was available at a perfect time for the franchise. In typical Jeff Wilpon fashion, he disappoints the organization and their fans by letting him go to the rival Phillies. This almost assures the next manager of the Mets to be under a large amount of scrutiny from day one.
"This is not surprising, the Phillies have been way more on Girardi than the Mets"@martinonyc on the Phillies hiring Joe Girardi, and what it means for the Mets: pic.