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...
ball bit breaking easy pitcher point score seemed
It seemed like the left-handed breaking ball was a little bit more of a strikeout pitcher than the right-handed breaking ball. The point I made is that it's not easy to score runs.
bad ball breaking hit
He has made the adjustments. He will look bad on a breaking ball and then he will get a hit on a breaking ball.
bad feet guys head learn next resilient sit
I don't like to sit guys down after a bad day. It makes them feel like they're being punished. I told him to keep his head up, learn from it -- and set his feet the next time. He's a resilient kid.
ball boxing gary keeping pitchers step strikes
The first thing you look at is his receiving. You don't see him boxing balls. He's actually getting strikes for pitchers and he's keeping the ball in the zone. For me, that's step 1. Gary wanted to get him comfortable with that first.
talk win
I'll talk to him, but I don't want to take away from anyone's focus, ... The most important thing is to win tonight.
knock needs work
The knock on him is he needs work on his defense. I think he's been excellent.
depends gives
A lot of it depends on how they all feel. It gives you some flexibility.
decide influences issue maybe outside people trying
If you're trying to decide if you want to keep playing, if that's what the issue is, maybe he doesn't want any outside influences to make up his mind. When you have things that are going on in your head, a lot of times people don't think rationally.
guy seems
J.J. seems to be the guy that when he pitches, we win. He's always down in the zone.
great guys home slide
He just got in there. It's a great slide. You tell guys never to slide headfirst into home plate, but it worked.
knee worry
You worry it's a knee or an ankle, and fortunately he just got a little spike. He'll be fine.
check comparable exactly numbers rest rookie
Derek Jeter, in his rookie year, put up numbers comparable to the rest of his career. Not exactly the same. But comparable. Check it out.
arms games great progress until wait win
You win with pitching, and there are some really great arms in this camp. I can't wait until we get going in the games and see the progress they make.
opposite sure
The Yankees, usually they have one of the 25-man roster they're not sure who they're taking. We have like two that we know we're taking. It's about as opposite as it can be.