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...
future maybe spend talk time
I want to spend time with my family, ... Maybe in the future I can talk about that.
amazing special talent
He's an amazing talent. He's a special player.
continue work
It's a work in progress. It's slow, and we'll continue to try to make him better.
compete determines innings needs ready speed
He's not going to get the innings he needs to get. He's a starter, and he's behind. I told him, 'It's kind of a speed bump. When you had that injury, it was a speed bump. You're the one who determines when you're going to get back.' ... He's not ready enough to compete as a starter.
accident fighting fights-and-fighting win
It was no accident what he did. They were fighting to win the division. He is a good-looking player.
biggest changed level seemed work
I don't think his at-bats have changed a lot. Sometimes, you just don't get hits. The biggest thing is you keep your frustration level down, and he has seemed to work through that.
confidence mean playing
It's important for them to get confidence playing at this level. And when I say playing at this level, I mean by winning.
shave
With our guys, it shouldn't be a problem. They're probably too young to shave anyway.
camp great guys positions push veteran wide
Those positions are wide open. We have a veteran in Reese and two young kids. To me, this camp is great because guys will have to push themselves.
andy bad eyes good looking remember thinking
There is something about their eyes that is different. I remember thinking about Andy Pettitte. I could tell by the way Andy was looking at you if he was going to have a good day or a bad day. When he was in the windup or the stretch, he had that look about him. And I see that in Vargas.
coaches focused mode reason teaching took
The reason it took so long is I really focused on coaches who have been in the mode of teaching young players.
good saying
There is probably not a lot of good that can come from me saying anything.
changed excited
We just changed some things. We've changed some other pitches. I'm excited to see how he pitches, actually. I'm excited to see what transpires, when we get home.
happy mexico seen
We haven't seen Amezaga play yet. I'm happy for him that Mexico is winning, but it's making it kind of tough.