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...
danny everyday playing ready second time
Danny was going to get most of the playing time anyway. He was ready to be the everyday second baseman.
deception downhill exactly good might people plane swings
People don't see the ball, they don't have good swings on him. I can't really tell you exactly why, but there's some deception to him. Some of it might be his height, some of it might be the downhill plane all the time, but there's deception to him and I really like it.
advantage bats days guys taking
Guys are just doing the little things, taking advantage. And our two-strike at bats the first two days have been tremendous.
finer learned points
They learned a lot about the finer points of catching.
neck pain
They're a pain in the neck to play against, I can tell you that,
manager
I was with him 10 of my first 11 years (as a manager or coach) and it was great, ... I'd want him around if I would be there.
camps thoughts
You don't see camps like this. You have thoughts on who's going to be where, but there are no guarantees. Everything comes down to one big competition.
chicago couple healthy huge hurt last opportunity
It's a huge opportunity for him. He hasn't been healthy the last couple of years in Chicago and it hurt him.
fairly good manager means talked together wants
It was fairly brief. He didn't want to do too much without (General Manager Larry) Beinfest there. We talked about getting together again. The idea that he wants to talk to me is a good sign. It means I still have a chance.
besides bullpen center directors farm grow guys left maybe mean means press public reason second top
The bullpen guys are going to have to grow up just like the starters, just like our shortstop, second baseman, first baseman, right, center and left fielders probably. It's OK. Just because a guy is young doesn't mean he can't play. It just means that no one in the public besides maybe farm directors and the press know who they are. They can still play. There's a reason that they are top prospects.
outfield sure throw work
He's been there before, so he's going to work in the outfield a little bit, and then we are going to work him in a game. I want to make sure he's comfortable out there before I just throw him out there.
forecast forecasts matters mean nature press rain reading
I've been reading press clippings about what I can do and what I couldn't do for a long time. That's just the nature of the business. ... Forecasts are forecasts. It's forecast to rain today, probably, but that doesn't mean it's going to. What matters is what we think about ourselves.
learned ton
I learned a ton of things from Joe,
good
I would say that it is a good probability.