Girardi stops to aid motorist after bagging Series

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EASTCHESTER, N.Y. (AP)—Yankees manager Joe Girardi capped off a victorious evening by helping a car crash victim in suburban New York.

Police said Girardi pulled over to help after a woman lost control on a Westchester County parkway and crashed into a wall around 2:30 a.m. Thursday.

That was just hours after Girardi’s team claimed a World Series victory over the Philadelphia Phillies.

Girardi told WFAN-AM that he was “really concerned” because of damage to her car. He said he had his wife call 911, then approached the mangled vehicle.

The woman had only cuts and Girardi talked to her until the police arrived minutes later.

“She had no idea who I was,” Girardi said. “I think the important thing is, you know, obviously there’s a lot of joy in what we do, but we can’t forget to be human beings where we help others out. I think that’s the most important thing we can do in life.”

Officer Kathleen Cristiano says that seeing Girardi at the accident scene later “was totally surreal.”

Updated Nov 5, 9:28 pm EST
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  1. Jackie
    252. Posted by Jackie Sat Nov 7 1:32pm EST

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    Good Job Joe....but I must make one observation before I leave....didn't a lot of Yankee Fans totally dis on Joe when they lost that game to the Angles in the ALCS???? I mean if I remember, most of the fans were ready to throw him out and many were accusing him of being paid off by the Angels.....sometimes I just question the fans loyalty.....I mean even though my beloved Angels didn't win this year....I would NEVER trash them and say they weren't giving their all...And I certainly wouldn't want to get rid of Sciosia.....that is FAN LOYAL!!!!!!!!!

    GO ANGELS IN 2020!!!!!!!!!!!! HOME OF THE 2010 ALL STAR GAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  2. steve h
    251. Posted by steve h Sat Nov 7 8:09am EST

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    166. Posted by littlegoldeyes Fri Nov 6 1:39am EST Report Abuse
    hey steve (157), you obviously have never lived in NY, or else you might know what you are talking about beyond such superficial, on the surface, and obvious observations.

    it was simply reported that joe g did a nice thing as it was related on the heels of a major sporting event. no different than if jerry jones or whoever had stopped and helped a motorist after the cowboys had played in a super bowl.

    only an @#$% would take an innocuous human interest story like this this and spin it into a "we vs ny thing."

    but that said, yeah, nyc does have the best looking women, the best cuisine, and many of the sharpest minds and most talented athletes, so i could see why you would be jealous and use the "garbage" and "rats" as easy points of reference as any jealous, idiotic simpleton would.

    Have you been anywhere else? The best looking women? The only good looking women here are the women VISITING here. The rest are fat taco's. He said Cuisine... oh my God he said cuisine... rat never tasted so good. If you come to NY rememeber this ...the food is dirty because the people are dirty. Yes i'm jealous of the 8 hours of GARBAGE sitting on the streets every night smelling up the city. Who wouldnt wanna see that. I had to come to NYC yesterday for work and at 4:30pm the daily garbage was already on the street and was still there at midnight. Thank God I brought food from the clean world with me to eat. I also saw 5 bums from the Port Auth. to my hotel. LittleGoldeneyes ...try going outside this area to see how humans live... you complete moron.
  3. brian
    250. Posted by brian Fri Nov 6 10:27pm EST

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    bought the series? yeah, I'm sure the phillies would've been there without the trade for cliff lee and signing pedro. Not the yankees fault other owners are @#$% and don't spend money, they just pocket the luxury tax money like pittsburgh. But I can see why ur pissed, if I was a "tradiers" fan, I'd be pissed to have a team that can lose to high school teams. As for the salary cap, there should be one, but also for players, I mean whats felix hernandez gonna get? 300 million? bdog
  4. GeorgeW
    249. Posted by GeorgeW Fri Nov 6 6:21pm EST

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    Go job Joe. That said Go Phils !!!!
  5. cyril p
    248. Posted by cyril p Fri Nov 6 6:15pm EST

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    Who cares what Yankees haters say, they are just envious because their team didn't make it this time. If, by some miracle or accident, their team does win the WS, I'm sure they will declare it the best team, ever. We have to live with these psychologically challenged folks, they make good,but harmless targets for our fun. Remember, the word 'fan' is short for fanatic, and every sport has an abundant supply.
  6. Brian
    247. Posted by Brian Fri Nov 6 5:08pm EST

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    win or loose i hate the yankees. go soxs! but it was nice.
  7. JohnnyBlue
    246. Posted by JohnnyBlue Fri Nov 6 4:41pm EST

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    Hero Joe!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Say it aint so!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  8. Charles W
    245. Posted by Charles W Fri Nov 6 4:26pm EST

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    One of the reasons that the Bills, Browns, Raiders and let's throw in the Lions as well continue to suck year after year is because of the salary cap. Those teams get the top selections in the draft every year. Which means they have to shell out megabucks for some player like Ryan Leaf who turns out to be a waste of money. But because they have given that player so much they can't afford to pay for the guys in the trenches and end up getting a bunch of people who no one else wants who can't block, tackle or keep up with the talented people in the league. So those teams end up losing more, drafting high and getting screwed all over again the next year.
  9. Dan
    244. Posted by Dan Fri Nov 6 4:21pm EST

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    He summoned all the roids left in his system from his playing days and lifted the car over his head to help out.
  10. Melissa
    243. Posted by Melissa Fri Nov 6 4:19pm EST

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    He's one class act, that's for sure!
  11. ToddS
    242. Posted by ToddS Fri Nov 6 3:40pm EST

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    Big time Yankees fan here. But enough about the Yankees for the moment. I thank Joe Girardi as a responsible community oriented human being for aiding someone who definitely needed help. Aside from all of the decision making criticisms the guy gets, his unselfish act definitely shows what type of guy he is. Not judging most of us, but the majority of us would simply rubber-neck the scene and probably drive on. Thanks Joe for risking your life to aid anothers.
  12. Rose Marie
    241. Posted by Rose Marie Fri Nov 6 3:26pm EST

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    Win or lose, I love the Yankees - of course winning is better, WE and the team have to take the bad with the good and this year WAS GREAT!
  13. M34
    240. Posted by M34 Fri Nov 6 2:48pm EST

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    hey #232. obviously every team technically pays for there players therefore a championship. but as a red sox fan having the 2nd highest payroll i know that it helps to have more money. it took the yanks 8 or 9 years cuz they spent money on crap but it had to happen eventually with them spending all there money like crazy A**holes. i know the sox coulda got teixeira if they really wanted him but they couldnt get him sabathia and burnett. anyway enjoy ur title and maybe next year youll get us in the ALCS instead of Chone @#$%ins and the Angels. thatll make things interesting!
  14. Johnny P
    239. Posted by Johnny P Fri Nov 6 2:13pm EST

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    Great job Joe with helping and with the Yanks. Tough to manage a bunch of superstars to a title as I'm sure the other Joe can attest too.
  15. Abe B
    238. Posted by Abe B Fri Nov 6 1:39pm EST

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    Hey jerks who have posted inane comments. I am a lifelong REDSOX fan and HATE the Yankees. HATE HATE HATE. But at least I can recognize Joe Giradi for what he did. If you witness an accident you must let the police know that you did but you don't have to stop, especially on a busy road. So quit the moaning and groaning and give Joe the credit he deserves you jerks.
  16. Winton H
    237. Posted by Winton H Fri Nov 6 1:24pm EST

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    Joe's a good guy - he did the "Good Samaritan" thing to help the woman, and his deed sets a good example to all the young kids out there who are eager to learn more & more about the MLB players & staff that they look up to. On the other hand, it would've been said had he (or anyone else) not have stopped to help her.
  17. norm
    236. Posted by norm Fri Nov 6 1:20pm EST

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    I'm willing to bet that the lady who lost control and crashed her car on Westchester County parkway is totally embarrassed (and lucky she didn't get someone else and herself hurt). First, kudos to Joe for stopping and helping- he gets an A+ for citizenship. But just as importantly, I wonder what made that lady "lose control" of her car and crash? I think the weather report was relatively clear (safe for driving) that morning? Congrats Yankees. I can't stand them and yes, I'm jealous, but I respect them. Go Giants!
  18. Kevin D
    235. Posted by Kevin D Fri Nov 6 1:12pm EST

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    dang people I know that every single person on the Yankees wasn't bought.

    Let me ask you this, where would the Yankees be w/o all those huge free agent signings? (Texiera, CC, Burnett, ARod, on and on).

    Well considering they didn't have three out of those four I just mentioned last year and didn't make the playoffs........ and their are still more that I am not mentioning.

    I love it when people say the Yankees won with their core players. That is a lie. The didn't make the playoffs last year. They spent a ton of money in the offseason, then won the world series. Deal with it.......

    I am not going to argue all day about it, and I am a Cleveland Indians fan. They are by far my favorite team. They have a cheap owner and have made some terrible trades so I am not going to blame all of their terrible times on the Yankees. That is a completley different point.

    But getting on topic, good job by Girardi.
  19. Common Knowledge
    234. Posted by Common Knowledge Fri Nov 6 1:07pm EST

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    Hey #229, Help. Do you the number or location for an M.A.T.D. office? (Mothers Against Texting Drivers).
    The police should check the driver's cell phone records. She was probably testing or talking on the cell phone when she crashed.
  20. Lind
    233. Posted by Lind Fri Nov 6 1:07pm EST

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    Joe g rules the world!!!!!!!!! girardi for president in 2012
  21. ANTHONY
    232. Posted by ANTHONY Fri Nov 6 1:00pm EST

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    Ok first off, this goes to all the Yankee haters out there. Get a life. The Yankees won it by putting the best team they could on the field. All those other "small market teams" couldn't put the best team on the field because their owners are pocketing the money they get form the teams that pay more luxury tax. This is why, if a team like the marlins spends more to create a better team, the owner pays more tax. do you think the owner wants to do that? HELL NO HE DOESNT!!! Thats why teams like yours aren't competitive. And one more thing...a lot of comments say put in a salary cap because that will even the playing field. If that's the case then can someone tell me why the NBA L.A.clippers suck and the NFL oakland raiders suck? those two leagues have salary caps but both thoes teams suck year after year (except for the 2007 clippers when they made the playoffs, i think). if you want to say the Yankees bought a title, fine. That means every team in the history of sports bought a title because thats the whole point of a payroll. If you really want to argue about this just email me at wjad17 because all of these comments are utter nonsence. Oh one more thing, WAY TO GO JOE!!

    NEWW YORRRK YANNNKEEESSSSS!!!!!!! THE BEST TEAM EVER!!!!! and by the way, some canadien hockey team has more titles than the Yankees so they also bought their title....then got rid of everyone like those stupid marlins did(perfect example of buying a title by the way)
  22. M34
    231. Posted by M34 Fri Nov 6 12:47pm EST

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    yah what was Giradi doin driving home anyway. im pretty sure he must have been over the alcohol limit. unless hes a little girl and didnt drink anything lol.
  23. pistolpete
    230. Posted by pistolpete Fri Nov 6 12:44pm EST

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    He stopped to give her some steroids to help her heal faster.
  24. Slinger
    229. Posted by Slinger Fri Nov 6 12:35pm EST

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    HE ONLY STOPPED BECAUSE ITS THE LAW...! ... If the woman had died because he didn't stop, he'd be managing from a Jail Cell...!! Doesn't matter who you are, if you witness an accident or stumble upon one, IT IS THE LAW to stop and assist... Or you could wind up in jail...!!
  25. Help
    228. Posted by Help Fri Nov 6 12:26pm EST

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    For those in NY who take drinking and driving seriously I suggest you contact a local M.A.D.D Office.


    NEW YORK

    790 WATERVLIET SHAKER RD, #6
    LATHAM NY, 12110
    phone: 5187856233

    WESTERN NEW YORK
    2125 BUFFALO ROAD #115
    ROCHESTER NY, 14624-
    phone: 5854263130

    LONG ISLAND
    33 WALT WHITMAN ROAD, STE LL7
    HUNTINGTON STATION NY, 11746-
    phone: 6315476233


    For those outside NY who take this issue seriously you can contact the national office of MADD at the following:


    MADD National Office
    511 E. John Carpenter Freeway
    Suite 700
    Irving, TX 75062

    Phone:
    800-GET-MADD (800-438-6233)
    Local 214-744-6233

    Victim Services 24-Hour Help Line
    877-MADD-HELP (877-623-3435)
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