Fired as manager of the Florida Marlins earlier this month, Joe Girardi likely will spend next season as a broadcaster, Newsday reported on its Web site Wednesday.

Girardi removed himself from contention for the Washington Nationals managerial opening Monday, citing family reasons.

According to a story in The Washington Post on Tuesday, Girardi, considered one of the top candidates for off-season managerial openings, was rumored to be waiting for New York Yankees manager Joe Torre to retire after the 2007 season.

The YES Network is one of his broadcasting options, Newsday reported.

"We have had preliminary discussions with him," a YES spokesman said in an e-mail to Newsday. "We obviously think very highly of him, given his performance with YES in 2004, his brief analyst work elsewhere, and his accomplishments as a manager and coach."

Girardi, fired by the Marlins after one year as manager because of disputes with ownership,  was seen a logical candidate to join the Yankees coaching staff in some capacity for next season, but instead prefers a year away from the field, Newsday reported.

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"I loved managing. I loved it," he told Newsday on Tuesday. "It's a wonderful job. I do want to manage again."

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