Friday Night Open Thread: Awards For Girardi

post from Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog on 20 November 2009 02:45:00 PM. © Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog

- Joe Girardi may not have won AL manager of the year but he was able to snag a couple other awards. Girardi was named the March of Dimes Sportsman of the Year and will be honored at the 26th annual March of Dimes luncheon on December 2nd. Venus Williams was named sportswoman of the year.

- The New York Knicks also named Girardi the winner of the Sweetwater Clifton ?City Spirit? Award for November.

The award, named in honor of Nat ?Sweetwater? Clifton, the first African-American to play for the Knicks, recognizes individuals who have made a significant difference in the lives of others. Each month, a winner is chosen by members of the Knicks front office staff and honored at center court during a Knicks game with a $2,000 donation in his or her name made out to a charity of their choice.

The award was given to Girardi for stopping to aid a woman who was in an accident on the Cross County Parkway in Westchester County the night the Yankees clinched the World Series. He will accept the award on Sunday during the Knicks-Celtics game at Madison Square Garden.
- The Hall of Fame will be receiving many items from the Yankees most recent championship run. For a full list of the items check out this article on MLB.com.
- Steve Lombardi takes a look at a recent Bill James article on Jorge Posada's chances at having as good a 2010 season as he did this year. The conclusion is that Posada is the least likely player in baseball to improve next year.
- The folks over at Baseball Intellect tells us everything we need to know about Cuban defector Aroldis Chapman. It's definitely worth the read.

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