Joe Girardi was on the hot seat last night, and you could see him squirming. That's the way it is when your name has surfaced as a possible successor to Joe Torre. Girardi, a Fox Sports and YES analyst, appeared on Fox's ALCS Game4 pregame show. He mentioned Torre's name but only in the context of the Yankees' 1996 World Series run. He was never asked about the possibility of replacing Torre. Well-embedded TV moles said Girardi made it clear to Fox execs that he was "extremely uncomfortable" about addressing the Yankees' managerial situation. Dan Bell, a Fox Sports spokesman, declined to confirm or deny what Girardi may have told Fox brass but said, "We have too much respect for Joe Torre and Joe Girardi to enter into that kind of speculation. It's a no-win situation for everybody involved, especially when the Yankees have not made a decision."