Joe Girardi
Joe Girardi
Joseph Elliott Girardiis an American professional baseball manager for the New York Yankees. Formerly a catcher, Girardi played for the Chicago Cubs, the Colorado Rockies, the Yankees and the St. Louis Cardinals. In 2006, he managed the Florida Marlins and was named the National League Manager of the Year...
knew meeting oh pitchers practice signed since toughest
Oh yeah, probably since I signed as a manager. Because I knew that would probably be the toughest meeting that I had. I had a little practice with the pitchers and catchers. Today, it was the whole squad.
along strength
You've got to go along with what your strength is.
philosophy term
I don't think I necessarily have a philosophy where you can put a term on it,
concerned daily deal hear issues none personal tend upset voice worries
I'm very concerned about it. None of us know what it is like to be Pokey Reese, the issues he's had to deal with on a daily basis. I'm not upset with him. I am just worried. We all have personal things that we have to tend to. I'm just concerned that he's OK. It worries me. I just want to hear his voice that he's OK.
feels healthy honor pitching rough spring sure
I don't make much of pitching in Spring Training. We want to make sure he is healthy and he is in shape. I don't think it's rough on him. I think he feels it's an honor to be there. He wanted to be there, that's why he went. This is an honor to play for your country.
catcher felt guy strides
I think I made most of my strides as a catcher working under him. He is the one guy I really felt I had to have.
appreciate far great knows lead matt sure tries watch work
So far he's been everything as advertised. He's pitched well. He's been great in the clubhouse. I really appreciate the way he tries to lead and his work ethic. I'm not sure Matt knows that I watch so closely.
locked seems
Miguel seems to be right where he always is -- locked in.
difficult fighting guys
They're making it difficult on us and that's the way you want it to be. You want guys fighting for it.
great hard lenny service start
He has put in a lot of great service. It's hard to tell someone like Lenny you're not going to go with us to start the year.
andy ball games guys task won
Andy Pettitte has won a lot of ball games and a lot of big games, too. Our guys were up for the task tonight.
healthy leg patient quick quickly remain respond send sure
It's not as quickly as we would have liked, but you have to remain patient and make sure he's healthy before we send him back out there. I know it's not as quick as he would like. He's a little miserable. The leg didn't respond the way he wanted it to.
bounce guys
Our guys are young and they are going to bounce back. Young guys bounce back.
batting practice
He will take batting practice today, and we'll make an evaluation. We'll see how it feels.