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...
continues credit days difficult gary goes happy josh mean strides
I think Josh has made a lot of strides in the 10 days, 12 days we've been here. If he continues to progress, it's going to be a very, very difficult decision. I'm really happy with that. But that doesn't mean he doesn't keep working. I'm happy with the progress. A lot of that credit goes to Gary Tuck.
couple days eventually few hard josh last played start stretching three work
Miguel played a few days in a row. Josh is going to play a few days in a row. We'll eventually work up to three days in a row. It's hard because we have two catchers that need to play. We'll start stretching them out the last couple of weeks.
good hitters pitchers standing throw
I thought we had a very good day. Pitchers were able to throw with hitters standing in.
clearer monday
I think by Monday things will be a lot clearer to everyone.
expect mean
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'll be exciting. Don't underestimate these kids.
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.
bullpen failed tonight
Our bullpen has been pretty good, but tonight we failed Vargas.
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.
catch great pitchers spring time training year
I think he'll play catch up most of spring training just because of the time he's missed. He's going to play catch up the whole year really ... but that's OK. A lot of great pitchers have had to do it.
spring time training
I think he will play catch-up most of Spring Training because of the time that he's missed.