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...
early push reason
It's early in the season, and there's no reason to push him. You don't want it to become chronic.
best both gets hope situation worked
It's a situation you hope gets worked out because it's best for both sides, and it's best for baseball.
cost eighth shame
It's a shame the little things we didn't do in the eighth cost us.
ask east gave great grew life nice opportunity people time tough town
It's a tough time to have it for me to go, but it's a nice honor. I grew up in a great town and had a great childhood. The people of Peoria and East Peoria were great to me. The town gave me every opportunity in life to succeed. I think that's all you can ask for as a kid.
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.
exciting fans fun
I want the fans to know we're going to be an exciting and fun team. We're going to play hard.
chance guys hitting teach
I want guys who can do a lot of different things with the bat. Situational hitting is important to me. We've got a real young team, and we've got a chance to teach these guys.
against brick cubs decisions drafted game played standing
It will be different. I'll be standing against that brick wall, making a lot of decisions tonight. It's great. This is where it all started for me. I was drafted by the Cubs and played my first game here in 1989.
calls woke
It woke me up. But all the calls have been neat.
fact good
It went great, ... The fact I'm having another one is a good sign.
eighth gets ground instead mean next pierre puts run tough tried walked walks
The walks in the eighth killed us. Pierre gets on, but his run doesn't mean anything. We walked the next two guys. That puts us in a tough situation. J.J. gets the ground ball. I thought we tried to do too much instead of just getting the one out. We tried to get two outs -- get one out.
asked faces guys job
They did everything we asked them to. These guys need innings. You see their faces when you tell them -- this is not the part of the job you enjoy.
capable count guys looking pitch
They are looking for a pitch to drive, and I'm not going to take it away from them. We have some guys who aren't capable of working the count yet.
bit create excitement four gifted next robert sound types
They are two really gifted athletes. They are fundamentally sound defensively. They are little bit different types of hitters. Hanley has a little more pop. Robert is probably more of a hit-and-run type of guy. They are two very gifted shortstops who should create some excitement over the next four weeks. They'll go at it, and let's find out.