<P> In 2003, Girardi played for the Cardinals . He appeared in 16 games, batting . 130 with one RBI . Girardi retired at the end of the season . </P> <P> After a spring training stint with the Yankees in 2004, Girardi retired and became a commentator for the YES Network . He hosted the youth - oriented Yankees on Deck, received good reviews and was offered a larger role on 2005 Yankee broadcasts . But he rejected that offer, as well as an offer by Florida Marlins to become the bench coach with a guarantee to become the team's manager in 2006, although he subsequently got that job . Instead, he became the Yankees' bench coach . He managed a game during a Joe Torre suspension, a loss to the Kansas City Royals . Girardi remained the host of Kids on Deck in 2005, having shot his shows before spring training . During games, YES promoted Kids on Deck by showing Girardi sitting in the dugout during breaks in the game . </P> <P> Girardi was a broadcaster for the third, fourth, and fifth games of the 2006 World Series for Fox as part of the network's pregame and postgame team, along with host Jeanne Zelasko and regular analyst Kevin Kennedy . </P> <P> After fielding managerial offers for the 2007 season, Girardi instead came to terms with the YES network to return to the broadcast booth for 60 - plus games as a Yankees analyst and co-host a new show on the network, Behind The Plate, with John Flaherty, also a former Yankee catcher . Girardi also served as color commentator for the No. 2 booth (usually with Thom Brennaman) on Major League Baseball on Fox . </P>

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