Yankees Fire Joe Girardi After Slow Start to the Year

Yankees fired manager Joe Girardi this morning, blaming his horrific start of the season that resulted in them having the worst record in the league heading into today's play.

"We haven't won a game all year" said Yankee GM Brian Cashman. "I am hoping that our new manager can improve over the remaining 161 games of the year."

The Yankees offense played well under Girardi, having won a World Series last year and averaging 7 runs per game. However, the pitching staff had a 9.00 era and were giving up an average of one run per inning. It was not known who would replace Girardi, however there are rumors that the Yankees will overpay like they normally do.

The Curse of the Matsui Getting Stronger

It's been over 60 days since the New York Yankees last won the World Series, and the curse of the Matsui seems to be getting bigger and bigger. The pressure from the fans and media built immediately after the Yankees decided not to resign the World Series MVP. The Red Sox had to deal with the curse of the Bambino after getting rid of Babe Ruth, and the Yankees are now dealing with similar spirits.

"It's one thing to get rid of Babe Ruth because nobody knew exactly how good he'd be" said ObnoxiousYanksFan2000 on an internet message board. "However, there's no excuse to giving up on the World Series MVP. The World Series Gods are never going to send their good spirits ever again after disrespecting them like that."

At first, many people didn't pay attention to the curse, as they thought the Yankees were just going into a slump. However, the longer the Yankees go without winning a World Series, the more and more people are jumping on the bandwagon and joining the Facebook group.

Things that Athletes Are Asking Santa Claus For

Kevin Youkilis: Nothing. He's Jewish.
Tim Donaghy: An application to become an MLB Umpire
Doug Mientkiewicz and Mike Krzyzewski: A new name so people can spell it correctly
Charlie Weis: A Bic Mac from McDonalds
Washington Redskins: A New Team
Usain Bolt: 3 new friends so Jamaica can have another bobsled team
Saint Louis Rams: A Detroit Lions win so they can get the #1 pick in the NFL Draft
New York Yankees: A World Series Ring. They haven't won one in two months
The Big 10 Conference: Football
Brett Favre: Someone to write his next retirement speech so he has something new to say this time around
Derek Jeter: Kate Hudson