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 More Yankees NewsYankees LinksJoe Girardi spoke with George Steinbrenner and they quickly found common ground: Northwestern football. "I talked to him about their 5-3 record and that they were one game from bowl eligibility and that was big for Northwestern, so we had some laughs about that," Girardi said. Girardi is a Northwestern alumnus and from his days as a catcher for the Yankees, he knew the owner is a former Northwestern assistant football coach. On Monday, they talked on a different level, with Girardi becoming the first person to interview as a potential replacement for departed manager Joe Torre. |
