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Here’s a leftover Joe Girardi quote from yesterday. He was asked about the uncertainty of whether Hideki Matsui will be back next year.

“There’s always uncertainty in this game,” Girardi said. ”Even if you’re signed, a lot of times there’s uncertainty in this game and you always want to hold onto the good times as long as you can. What he did in this postseason is truly amazing. What he did in the World Series is truly amazing. He was such an important part to our club. You look at his numbers after had those nine days when we played in the National League cities, which I complained about that I didn’t get to use our DH for nine days, I really think that rest helped him. He was a difference maker for our team.”

He was later asked when he would start planning for next season.

“Probably on Monday,” Girardi said. “I’ll start going in to meet with Cash. Try to put some semblance to my office. It’s out of control right now and I’ll even ask Kim to come in and help me organize it… You start with what you have and what you feel you might need next year. I think you start looking at everything from the rotation to the bullpen to positions, infield, outfield. You look at everything.”

監督の権限は限られており、どうなるかは不明。