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...
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You have to understand there's no one behind you. No one can come in and really save your butt if you get in a jam.
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You have to understand is there is no one behind you. There is no one who can come in and save your rear end if you get into a jam. That's the mentality you have to learn quick. The other thing is you have to learn to forget it quick. You can't think about it a couple of days. Whether you saved it or didn't save it, that day is over. You have to move on to the next day.
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Sometimes you have some young pitchers who get too fine. And you have to bring them back in the zone and understand that you expand the zone when you get ahead, not before you get strike one.
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He's put together a pretty good little stretch here. The thing we've talked about the whole way is consistency through the whole year, understanding you are going to go through some struggles. How are you able to get out of them? Are you able to get out of them quicker than other players? Those are the great players.
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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.
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A big part of my job is making sure that these guys understand that they belong in the big leagues and they can do it.
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It's not gonna wear on my patience. I expect our guys to be perfect but I understand they're not gonna be.
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I thought we had a very good day. Pitchers were able to throw with hitters standing in.
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I think by Monday things will be a lot clearer to everyone.
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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.
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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.
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Our guys buckled down, came back and we had a chance to win. Eventually, our guys are going to win those games.
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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.
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Our guys are young and they are going to bounce back. Young guys bounce back.