Joe Girardi emerges as Cardinals option after abrupt firing

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The last pitch Joe Girardi caught in the majors was as a Cardinal. The next team he manages may be in St. Louis, too. The Cardinals abruptly canned Mike Matheny on Saturday night, following an 8-2 loss to the Reds, a defeat that dropped St. Louis to 47-46 and 7 1/2 games back of the NL Central-leading Cubs. According to The Post’s Joel Sherman, Girardi has a good relationship with St. Louis president of baseball operations John Mozeliak. Girardi, who was not retained by the Yankees despite reaching Game 7 of the ALCS last season, told Sherman he is not commenting at this time. Girardi has said he wants to manage again, and he finished his career with St. Louis, in 2003. The fit is in question,

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