Yankees manager Joe Girardi knows how hard it is to run a team, especially one as storied as the Cubs. That's why he is hoping for the best for new Chicago manager Dale Sveum. "I had a chance to know Dale a little bit, not a lot," Girardi said. "And obviously, he's had a number of jobs, whether it's been a third-base coach in Boston or hitting coach in Milwaukee, and he's been around the game a long time and he's a guy that has prepared himself for this opportunity and I'm happy for him." Girardi didn't believe Sveum would have much of a problem adjusting to the culture surrounding the Cubs. "I think he understands the Cubs' culture as much as he can as being a visiting player, or visiting coach, because he's been part of it in a sense that Milwaukee plays the Cubs 15 times a year, so he has a chance to see it," Girardi said, referring to Sveum's previous job as Milwaukee's hitting coach. "There's things that I had to learn as a manager that you go through, but it's a pretty quick learning curve and you get thrown into it really quickly and you do the best that you can."