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...
agreed fact good talk
We agreed to talk again. I think the fact they wanted to talk to me is a good sign.
hurdles learn pitch slight
Those are little hurdles you have to get over. Sometimes you have to learn to pitch with a lead, even if it's a slight lead.
harder lead learn learning pitch
There are times when you have to learn to pitch with the lead. To me learning how to pitch with the lead is harder than learning how to pitch when you're behind. That's what we need to learn how to do.
center tough
We have to get one of our center fielders going. They are young, and it's a tough game, but we have to get them going.
capable days exciting few last seen
We've seen the last few days what he's capable of. That's exciting stuff.
loves ready says
What it says to me is he's ready to play. He loves what he does, and he's ready to play.
bothering confident days extra toe
The extra two days won't hurt. He was confident he could pitch, but the toe has been bothering him a little bit.
pitcher sliding
We will have discussions about that, especially a pitcher sliding head-first into first base.
catcher expose love pitchers pressure putting remember running stop weaknesses
We will look to expose the weaknesses of other clubs, ... I love putting pressure on the defense, because I remember as a catcher what it was like and what pitchers go through to try to stop the running game.