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...
future maybe spend talk time
I want to spend time with my family, ... Maybe in the future I can talk about that.
appreciate far great knows lead matt sure tries watch work
So far he's been everything as advertised. He's pitched well. He's been great in the clubhouse. I really appreciate the way he tries to lead and his work ethic. I'm not sure Matt knows that I watch so closely.
brutally meant
That meant as much to me as anything, ... Joe's brutally honest.
knock needs work
The knock on him is he needs work on his defense. I think he's been excellent.
pitch supposed
Their young shortstop has power. And we didn't pitch him the way we're supposed to.
area build fan fans good huge miami time
The fans want to see a good product. This is a young organization - it hasn't been around 50 years like others. It's going to take time for the Miami area to build up a huge fan base.
assuming came camp players tested
I'm going to be tested in a lot of different ways. We came into camp assuming that the players didn't know anything.
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.
chances
If you're a prospect, chances are there is going to be more than one shot.
sure toe
If you know what turf toe is like, it's miserable. We just want to make sure he's healthy.
calling
I just think they're excited. Miguel Cabrera unloaded the bags. He was calling out the numbers. It was kind of humorous.
dominant hard people pitch seem trend
Closers seem to be all over the place now. For a while the trend was to go with hard throwers, but if you have that one pitch that's a dominant pitch that can get people out, it's usually where you see the closers come from.
accuracy arm gets keeps quicker strength throwing
His arm strength and accuracy ... he will get better as he keeps going. His footwork and throwing will get quicker as he gets more confidence.
fan hurts takes
I'm not a big fan of doubleheaders. I think it takes a lot out of your players. It not only hurts them that day but it hurts them down the road.