NEW YORK (AP) — Joe Girardi sounded a bit defensive.
The Yankees manager went to his office Friday for the first time since New York was eliminated. After wasting a seven-game AL East lead and finishing six games behind Toronto — the largest blown lead in Yankees history — New York’s return to the postseason after a two-year absence lasted nine innings.
“I did what I thought was right every day. The bottom line is we didn’t win, so that’s going to be questioned,” Girardi said. “People thought that I could have done better.