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...
seemed top
It's kind of mind-boggling to us because he seemed to be on top of his game. I know he's much better than that.
beat good last looking
He's a good looking young hitter. He showed that last year. We made some mistakes, and he beat us.
coming ground home mind rushed tried trying
J.J. got the ground ball. I think we tried to do too much trying to get too outs. I don't mind him coming home there because we're only going to get one out. I just think he rushed it.
attitude goes great meek pitchers
He has an attitude when he goes out there, and that's what you want from a pitcher. When you think of all the great pitchers that have come before his time, they all have got an attitude. Some are a little more meek about it. But they all have an attitude.
intensity
I think you'll see a lot more intensity in this camp.
abuse along bit boat evaluate later pitchers rush sure
He's a little bit behind, but we've got to make sure that we don't rush him. He's in a little different boat than all the other pitchers here, but we said all along that we weren't going to rush our pitchers. We're not going to abuse him. We're going to evaluate him later down the road.
compliment goes hit hitters huge learn pitch stop walking younger
It's a huge compliment to him. As he goes on, he will learn how to hit in those situations. When some of our younger hitters get better, they will stop walking Miguel so much and have to pitch to him a little.
anytime love wants
I love his dog. He's got enough dogs. We told him anytime he wants to give us his dog.
effective last threw tonight
I actually thought Vargas was better tonight. He was down in the zone. He just threw a lot of pitches. I thought he was more effective tonight than in his last start.
carries expectation point talking
My expectation of him is to be a leader, and from everything I know about him, talking to him, he already is a leader. So that point is not going to change. The way he works, the way he carries himself, he's a leader. You talk about makeup, he's a 10.
catcher guys hitters job position stay team
But you think about it, what does a catcher do? His job is to keep the other team from scoring, try to set up the bullpen, put your guys in a position to win. And most catchers have to do the little things as hitters to stay around.
downhill hit hitters plane trying
That downhill plane that hitters are trying to hit is a lot different.
competing kids pressure situation
It's a pressure situation every day for these kids because they see they're competing for a job.
gets healthy pitching shape spring sure time worry
I don't make much of pitching in spring training. We don't worry about it. We want to make sure he's healthy and gets in shape and then he'll be dialed in once it's time to start.