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EXCLUSIVE: Yanks skipper Joe Girardi chats with Fox Lane High School students, tells them to 'help others'

May

After covering another story at Fox Lane High School this morning, I heard a buzz in the hallway about Yankees manager Joe Girardi visiting the school.

Sure enough, at the front entrance, there was No. 27 himself sporting a red polo shirt, chatting with students and autographing their shirts. Resisting the temptation to go all Chris Farley Show on him and say, “Hey, thanks for that triple in the ‘96 World Series,” I opted for the more professional approach:

Chris Serico/Suburbarazzi: “So, what are you doing here?”
Joe Girardi: “Just came to visit the school on my off day.”
Chris Serico/Suburbarazzi: “Nice. That’s cool. What did you tell the kids?”
Joe Girardi: “Reach out. Help others.”

Epic stuff on my part, I know. But the guy was swarmed with students and on his way out the door, so I left it at that. From what I could tell, he was very kind and accommodating to the kids, long before he knew a nosy reporter was in the building.

Here’s the exclusive clip, all seven seconds of it:

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Go Yanks.

(AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

This entry was posted on Monday, May 19th, 2008 at 12:26 pm by Chris Serico.
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