Fans, media may not know--Yankees no longer need to win--Newsday

Ken Davidoff again notes the Yankees are likely taking

• "a breather"

this year, ie not striving for the playoffs (or World Series), which he says is the right thing to do and that Girardi is a better person for this job (losing) than Torre was. I again ask,

• Why shouldn't sponsors and advertisers "take a breather" and cancel their millions of dollars in support of what they thought was a team going for the championship?

• Why shouldn't fans do likewise? It's one thing to lose and another to lose at these prices. It's called BAIT AND SWITCH.

(Newsday, Mr. Davidoff): "Girardi is secure, playoffs or no playoffs. He's the guy for the long term.

• Torre didn't possess that luxury. For four of his final five years on the job (2004 serving as the exception), Torre managed under the perceived mandate of "playoffs or bust." Rarely could he sacrifice a game",...

(Concluding, Newsday): "It could be this whole season...(is) a chance for the organization to take a deep breath and reload, even if the final results (missing the playoffs, in other words) aren't ideal.

• It's a sound plan. And with every day that passes, it appears increasingly likely that Girardi is the right man to see it through."

Right. Great plan. Losing. After being told it was all about winning the World Series, now we're told it's just an expensive diversion.

• And that Girardi is a glorified babysitter IN A BAIT AND SWITCH SCAM. (sm)

P.S. Mr. Davidoff references Girardi's personnel moves as "self-preservation." By that does Girardi mean ownership gave him no choice?

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