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...
praise tend throw upbeat
I'm a pretty upbeat guy. I tend to throw a lot of praise around.
push
It's something you don't want to become chronic. It doesn't make any sense to push it.
eric gives goes good
Eric gives us a little more speed, and with the way Hanley goes to right field, it can be a pretty good combination.
drive great guy hitters walk
Great hitters are able to do that. They're still going to drive in 120 runs. You're not going to walk a guy 700 times. That would be a record.
days seventeen
It's embarrassing. We can't keep making mistakes. Seventeen days in, we can't keep making mistakes.
days season
It's embarrassing. We can't keep making mistakes. We're 17 days into the season now.
blown drive good guys hitters last lost supposed top tough
It is the way that it is supposed to be. Your top two hitters get on, and the 3-4-5 guys drive them in. We have lost some tough games, and we were pretty much blown out the last two days. It was good to see our guys come back and battle.
bullpen failed tonight
Our bullpen has been pretty good, but tonight we failed Vargas.
assuming came camp players tested
I'm going to be tested in a lot of different ways. We came into camp assuming that the players didn't know anything.
daughter fun son youth
Youth is fun to watch, because you get to see them grow. It's like when you see your daughter or son take that first step.
belong expect good guys job leagues mean next pitch step sure understand
A big part of my job is making sure these guys understand they belong in the big leagues and they can do it. That's going to be my message, that just because you're young doesn't mean you can't play. I expect you to do it just like you did in Double-A and Triple-A. It's the next step up, but if you make your pitch it's a good pitch.
chances
If you're a prospect, chances are there is going to be more than one shot.
early maybe practicing turned
I just turned away. Maybe we should have him out for early work, practicing head-first sliding, I don't know.
amazing
It's amazing to me. They know 25 handshakes, but they can't get the signs.