IMAGE: Joe Girardi during batting practice prior to the game between the New York Yankees and Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. \/ Mitch Stringer \/ Imagn Images<\/div>\n
Joe Girardi was one win away from the World Series in 2017. His Yankees had pushed the Astros to the brink in the ALCS, taking a 3-2 lead before dropping Games 6 and 7 in Houston.<\/p>\n
Days later, Girardi was out as manager-his decade-long run in the Bronx coming to an abrupt end. If anyone had a reason to carry a grudge against that Astros team and the cheating scandal that later surfaced, it\u2019d be Girardi.<\/p>\n
But here\u2019s the thing: he\u2019s not interested in holding onto it.<\/p>\n
Appearing on Foul Territory<\/em>, Girardi shared a perspective that\u2019s rare in baseball circles when it comes to the 2017 Astros. He\u2019s not bitter.<\/p>\nHe\u2019s not looking for retroactive justice. He\u2019s ready to move on-and he thinks the rest of the baseball world should be, too.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was on a text chain the other day,\u201d Girardi said, \u201cand someone brought up 2017. They didn\u2019t realize I was on the chain.<\/p>\n
I just said, \u2018Hey man, you\u2019ve gotta let that go. I\u2019ve let that go.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s in the past. Let it go.<\/p>\n
It is what it is.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
That kind of response doesn\u2019t come from someone who\u2019s brushing off the seriousness of what happened. Girardi knows the line between gamesmanship and crossing the ethical line in baseball.<\/p>\n
He\u2019s been around long enough to understand the nuance. But he also knows that the sport-and the people in it-have to move forward.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s in every game,\u201d he said, referring to the constant search for tendencies and tells. \u201cYou always look for something that might help you predict the play.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s in basketball, football, everything. But you\u2019ve gotta do it the right way.<\/p>\n
And unfortunately, it wasn\u2019t done the right way. People paid for their sins, if you want to call it that.<\/p>\n
And you move on. That\u2019s over with.\u201d<\/p>\n
Girardi\u2019s comments aren\u2019t about excusing what the Astros did. They\u2019re about perspective.<\/p>\n
The scandal was investigated. Punishments were handed down.<\/p>\n
Reputations were altered, and the league took a long, hard look at how it polices sign stealing. But here we are, eight years later, and the conversation still lingers.<\/p>\n
Players like George Springer continue to hear it from fans every time they step into an opposing ballpark. The 2017 World Series title remains a lightning rod. And for some, it seems the only acceptable resolution would be to strip the championship altogether-something that\u2019s never going to happen.<\/p>\n
Girardi\u2019s stance is a reminder that at some point, the game has to be about the present. That doesn\u2019t mean forgetting what happened. But constantly revisiting the scandal doesn\u2019t change the outcome-it only distracts from the stories unfolding now.<\/p>\n
Baseball\u2019s moved on. The Astros have evolved.<\/p>\n
The Yankees have a new identity. And Joe Girardi?<\/p>\n
He\u2019s not stuck in 2017. He\u2019s looking forward, and maybe it\u2019s time more people did the same.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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