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...
battle fight guy guys hit jim played time
Jim is a guy who played a long time in the big leagues. Every day he had to battle to fight for every hit he got. I like that, guys who have battled through adversity.
came chance guys win
Our guys buckled down, came back and we had a chance to win. Eventually, our guys are going to win those games.
bounce game guys happens learn level prove themselves
Our guys are young and they're going to bounce back. They know they have to prove themselves every day in this league. They have to learn how to play the game at this level and it's not something that happens overnight.
bounce guys
Our guys are young and they are going to bounce back. Young guys bounce back.
anxious belong good guys hurry prove start trying
We have a lot of guys who are in a hurry to get hits. They are trying to do too much. They want to have a good start and are anxious to prove they belong here. They need to be patient.
catcher felt guy strides
I think I made most of my strides as a catcher working under him. He is the one guy I really felt I had to have.
guys learn watch watching
I think guys will look up to Pokey. I know I like to watch him play. Guys will learn by watching him.
guys pressure takes
I think this takes a little pressure off of them. And it's going to take a lot of pressure off guys who haven't done it before.
guy seems
J.J. seems to be the guy that when he pitches, we win. He's always down in the zone.
behind guys hard hate playing
That's the hard thing, he's not having a chance. The guys who aren't playing every day, you hate to see them behind when they come back.
best great guys learn triple until
To me the best way to learn is on the job. You could keep guys down until they're 24 and 25 and they have great years in Triple A, you still don't know if they can do it here.
guard guys hardest injuries starting talk
We'll just have to talk about it. You have to guard against, first and foremost, injuries to your starting pitchers. They're the hardest guys to replace.
camp fighting great guys push spots taken
To me, this camp is great because guys will have to push themselves. We have two spots taken and about 40 guys fighting for the rest.
ahead asleep base call fall forget guy hard knowing learned runners thinking
We fall asleep and the guy scores. You can't forget who's on base. I call it always thinking ahead and knowing your base runners and knowing what the run means. We learned the hard way. Again.