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...
believe camp pitch
We're going to see how he does out of the bullpen. It's just kind of a different role, some flexibility for us. He has pitched very well in camp and we believe we can pitch him anywhere.
fall guy
We fall asleep, and the guy scores. It can't happen.
capable days exciting few last seen
We've seen the last few days what he's capable of. That's exciting stuff.
bothering confident days extra toe
The extra two days won't hurt. He was confident he could pitch, but the toe has been bothering him a little bit.
dream following guys test
The only way we're going to find out if these guys can play is to test them. These guys are all following a dream and want a chance.
best bring close fans game lose sure
We are going to lose some close games, but fans have to be sure that we'll bring our best game every night.
harder lead learn learning pitch
There are times when you have to learn to pitch with the lead. To me learning how to pitch with the lead is harder than learning how to pitch when you're behind. That's what we need to learn how to do.
plan
We have a plan for what we're doing.
anxious gave good joe last model regular situations talk ton
I talk to Joe on a pretty regular basis. I talk to him about situations and advice. I'm anxious to see him. He's always been good to me as a player, as a coach. He gave me a ton of responsibilities last year. He's someone you can model yourself after, not only as a manager, but as a person.
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.
judgments third until week
I probably won't make any judgments until the third week in March.
bricks carry eyes father gave remember
I was the grunt. I used to carry the bricks and cement. I remember when my father gave me my first $100 bill. My eyes were huge.
choice early family happy hard hope issues player retire takes uniform
You don't want to see any player ever retire too early or have family issues that takes him away from the game. It's hard to retire. I hope if that's the choice that he made that he's happy with his decision. It's hard to take your uniform off.
situations tested youth
I'm going to be tested in a lot of different ways. Because of the youth we have, we're going to have a lot of situations that we go through as a club. We're going to be tested.