Girardi was gone, no matter what

NEW YORK - Not even a World Series title would have saved Joe Girardi's job as manager of the New York Yankees.

Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner on Wednesday said the decision to end Girardi's tenure after a decade had long been discussed before it was announced on Oct 26, five days after the season-ending loss to Houston in Game 7 of the AL Championship Series.

A 28th title wouldn't have caused Steinbrenner to change his mind.