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...
guy seems
J.J. seems to be the guy that when he pitches, we win. He's always down in the zone.
coming ground home mind rushed tried trying
J.J. got the ground ball. I think we tried to do too much trying to get too outs. I don't mind him coming home there because we're only going to get one out. I just think he rushed it.
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.
couple healthy huge last opportunity
I think it's a huge opportunity for him. He is healthy. He hasn't been healthy the last couple of years. But he was healthy in Tampa, that's why he pitched so well.
blood good safe tight
I think it's more, we're being safe than sorry. He was tight today. The good thing is there is no blood in there. It's just some tightness.
experience finish fire great houston picked teams thrown top
I think it's great. Why not get thrown right in the fire with Houston and New York, two teams that are picked to finish in the top of their division? I think it's a great experience for our young players. It's a measuring stick.
concern great hurt though
I think that's every manager's and every organization's concern about this, even though it's great for baseball. But they can get hurt here, too.
manager
I was with him 10 of my first 11 years (as a manager or coach) and it was great, ... I'd want him around if I would be there.
won
I was 1-4, and we won 125 games. I'll take 125 wins.
I think they can make a big difference.
cloud respect sure
He said 'I think I need to come and play.' I respect that. I'm sure he's on cloud nine.
bit rush sure ways
He's a little bit behind. We've just got to make sure we don't rush him. He's still got a ways to go.
abuse along bit boat evaluate later pitchers rush sure
He's a little bit behind, but we've got to make sure that we don't rush him. He's in a little different boat than all the other pitchers here, but we said all along that we weren't going to rush our pitchers. We're not going to abuse him. We're going to evaluate him later down the road.
almost bit rush spring sure ways
He's a little bit behind, but we just have to make sure we don't rush him. He still has a ways to go. It's almost like day one for him for spring training.