EASTCHESTER, N.Y. | Good thing Yankees manager Joe Girardi had a late night at the ballpark.</p><p>Girardi capped off a victorious evening by helping a car crash victim in suburban New York.</p><p>Police say Girardi pulled over to help after a woman lost control on a Westchester County parkway and crashed into a wall around 2:30 a.m. Thursday.</p><p>That was just hours after the Yankees won the World Series by beating the Philadelphia Phillies 7-3 in game six.</p><p>Girardi told WFAN-AM that he was &ldquo;really concerned&rdquo; because of damage to her car. He says he had his wife call 911, then approached the mangled vehicle.</p><p>The woman had only cuts, and police arrived minutes later.</p><p>&ldquo;She had no idea who I was,&rdquo; Girardi said. &ldquo;I think the important thing is, you know, obviously there&rsquo;s a lot of joy in what we do, but we can&rsquo;t forget to be human beings where we help others out. I think that&rsquo;s the most important thing we can do in life.&rdquo;</p><p>Officer Kathleen Cristiano said that seeing Girardi at the accident scene later &ldquo;was totally surreal.&rdquo; </p><p><hr class="infobox-hr-separator" /> <div class="infobox"> <strong><span class="infobox-head">More news </span></strong><br /> <strong>&bull;ABREU GETS $19 MILLION:</strong> Outfielder <strong>Bobby Abreu </strong>agreed Thursday to a $19 million, two-year contract to stay with the Angels rather than test the free-agent market again. After earning $16 million with the New York Yankees in 2008 under the final year of a contract he originally signed with the Philadelphia Phillies, Abreu became a free agent. He didn&rsquo;t find a new home until Feb. 12, just before spring training, when the Angels gave him a one-year contract that guaranteed $5 million.</p><p> Mostly playing right field, Abreu hit .293 with 15 homers, 103 RBIs, 30 steals and 94 walks.</p><p><strong>&bull;LINCECUM CITED FOR MARIJUANA POSSESSION:</strong> Giants pitcher <strong>Tim Lincecum </strong>is facing misdemeanor marijuana charges following a traffic stop in his home state of Washington. Lincecum was pulled over for speeding on Interstate 5 about four miles north of the Oregon border on Oct. 30.</p><p> An officer approached Lincecum&rsquo;s 2006 Mercedes and smelled marijuana. Police said Lincecum immediately complied with a request to hand over the drug and a marijuana pipe.</p><p><strong>&bull;SERIES RATINGS REBOUND:</strong> The Yankees&rsquo; six-game World Series victory over the Phillies on Fox averaged an 11.7 rating and 19 share. That&rsquo;s the highest since a 15.8/26 in 2004, when the Red Sox swept the Cardinals to end an 86-year championship drought. It&rsquo;s up 39 percent from the record-low 8.4/14 for the 2008 Phillies-Rays series. Fox said Thursday that was the biggest one-year increase ever.</p><p><strong>&bull;HALL OF FAME ITEMS:</strong><strong>Hideki Matsui&rsquo;s </strong>bat and <strong>Johnny Damon&rsquo;s </strong>spikes are among the items from the Yankees&rsquo; World Series title going to the Baseball Hall of Fame.</p><p> Nearly a dozen pieces were donated after New York won Wednesday night and will be displayed as part of an exhibit on baseball&rsquo;s postseason history. They include the bat Matsui used to drive in a record-tying six runs in game six and the spikes Damon wore when he stole two bases on one pitch in game four.</p><p><strong>&bull;AROUND THE BASES:</strong> Former Royal <strong>Clint Hurdle </strong>was hired as hitting coach of the Texas Rangers. Hurdle was the Rockies manager for seven-plus seasons before being fired in May. He had a 534-625 record and led Colorado to the 2007 World Series as an NL wild card team. &hellip; The Red Sox acquired outfielder <strong>Jeremy Hermida </strong>from the Marlins for left-handers <strong>Jose Alvarez </strong>and <strong>Hunter Jones</strong>. &hellip; <strong>Mark Kotsay </strong>agreed to a $1.5 million contract to remain with the White Sox. An infielder/outfielder, Kotsay hit .278 with four homers and 23 RBIs in 67 games combined with Boston and the White Sox last season. &hellip; The Dodgers declined a $10 million mutual option on pitcher <strong>Jon Garland </strong>for next season, making him eligible for free agency. Garland was acquired from Arizona ahead of the July 31 trade deadline. He was 3-2 with a 2.72 ERA in six games for the Dodgers. He was 8-11 with a 4.29 ERA in 27 games with Arizona. &hellip; Florida declined its $2.6 million option on first baseman-outfielder <strong>Ross Gload</strong>, who then filed for free agency along with right-hander <strong>Brendan Donnelly</strong>. Gload hit .261 with six homers and 30 RBIs in 230 at-bats this year after he was acquired from Kansas City.</p><p></div>