Joe Girardi will crush you with his legs

October 29, 2007 by Benjamin Kabak 12 Comments

Christening our new Joe Girardi category, let me present to you news from Dan Shanoff’s Quickie. Shanoff, a Northwestern alum like Girardi, shares an interesting story:

In the football weight room, where all athletes worked out … there are lists of weightlifting records, and the only non-football player ANYWHERE was in the squat, where Girardi was the all-time king.

So there you have it; all five feet, eleven inches of Joe Girardi, the new Yankee manager, could out-bench NU football players. Look out, Jason Giambi.

Pfistyunc

Now we know why NU wins so many football games!
yankz

When he was with the Marlins, he put on catching gear and caught his pitchers to get to know them better. I like him a lot.
- http://riveraveblues.com Mike A.
  
  I know one of the players challenged him to run sprints with them in ST, and he did it.
- dan
  
  I heard he once killed a bear with his bare hands just to prove that he could do it. True story.
  - Mike R.
    
    I heard he had the ability to kill a yak…from 1,000 yards away…with MIND BULLETS.
    
    I am stoked! Spring training can’t arrive soon enough.
    - yankz
      
      While catching, he once called pitches so well that the pitcher struck out Frank Thomas on 2 pitches.
      - dan
        
        Let’s not get carried away here, I think you’re confusing Sir Joseph Elliot Girardi with his Lordship Colbert Richard Hamels (silent T?)
    - http://riveraveblues.com Mike A.
      
      Mike wins today’s obscure reference contest. Well played sir.
      - Mike R.
        
        I had a feeling you would get it. You are the obscure reference king my friend.
      - http://www.riveraveblues.com Joseph P.
        
        It’s not that obscure.
        
        That’s telekinesis, Kyle.
dan

I don’t get it?
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