SAN FRANCISCO, CA - CIRCA 1990: Joe Girardi #7 of the Chicago Cubs looks on during batting practice before an Major League Baseball game against the San Francisco Giants at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, California. Girardi played for the Cubs from 1989-92. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images)
He might be Phillies manager, but Joe Girardi’s roots are with the Cubs.
Long before Joe Girardi was managing the Phillies – or mismanaging, depending on who you ask – he was just an Illinois boy.
Born in Peoria, Illinois, Girardi grew up less than three hours away from Chicago.